--- title: "Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans — charity 1173717 | CharityCompare" description: "Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans (charity 1173717): income £120k (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/herts-and-essex-ware-samaritans-2 retrieved: 2026-10-07T13:24:48.017Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1173717CIO HA # Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.samaritans.org/branches/herts-and-essex-ware-samaritans) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1173717&subId=0) Work at Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=herts-and-essex-ware-samaritans-2&type=claim&name=Herts%20and%20Essex%20(Ware)%20Samaritans) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £120,017 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £99,133 Registered charity number 1173717 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) Ware Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.samaritans.org/branches/herts-and-essex-ware-samaritans](http://www.samaritans.org/branches/herts-and-essex-ware-samaritans) Quick answer Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans (number 1173717) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans do? We enable persons in East Hertfordshire and West Essex and the surrounding area as well as elsewhere who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those who may be at risk of suicide, to receive confidential emotional support at any time of the day or night in order to improve their emotional health and reduce the incidence of suicide. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans Answers Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans's highest-paid staff paid? Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 7 July 2017 Where it says it operates Essex · Hertfordshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## Linked funds and trusts The register records these funds under parent charity number 1173717. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes. View 1 linked records - [Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans (1173717-1)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1173717&subId=1) ## What causes is Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans registered for? Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. An unrated profile means we lack a full assessment; it is not a negative rating. [How to read charity accounts](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/guides/how-to-read-accounts) · [Explore rated charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity-directory) ## Is this your charity? Claim this profile free to submit your description and an optional logo for review, correct details, or respond publicly. Approved claims show attribution and claimed status. Optional paid plans add enhanced media, reporting and labelled featured visibility by tier; they never change a score. [Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=herts-and-essex-ware-samaritans-2&type=claim&name=Herts%20and%20Essex%20(Ware)%20Samaritans) [Visit charity website](http://www.samaritans.org/branches/herts-and-essex-ware-samaritans) ## Frequently asked questions Is Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans as a registered charity (number 1173717) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans's charity number? Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans's charity number is 1173717. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1173717? Search 1173717 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans do? We enable persons in East Hertfordshire and West Essex and the surrounding area as well as elsewhere who are experiencing feelings of distress or despair, including those who may be at risk of suicide, to receive confidential emotional support at any time of the day or night in order to improve their emotional health and reduce the incidence of suicide. Does Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans? Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans's website listed in our register data is http://www.samaritans.org/branches/herts-and-essex-ware-samaritans. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans? The register records Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans's trustees paid? Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans registered as a charity? Herts and Essex (Ware) Samaritans was entered on the register on 7 July 2017. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1173717&subId=0).