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Registered charity · No. 1170449CIO

Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans

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Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.

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What are the key facts about Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans?

Reported income · year ending 2026-03-31
£52,091
Reported spending · year ending 2026-03-31
£44,129
Registered charity number
1170449
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
33 Cardiff Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes
Website
www.samaritans.org/branches/luton

Quick answer

Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans (number 1170449) 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 Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans do?

The charity provides a confidential emotional support service, primarily accessible by telephone, email, SMS and face to face contact.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans

Answers Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2026, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans's highest-paid staff paid?

Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 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 Luton, South Beds and Harpenden 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

Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Luton

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 1170449. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.

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What causes is Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans registered for?

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Why is there no Clarity Score for Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Luton, South Beds and Harpenden 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

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Frequently asked questions

Is Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans as a registered charity (number 1170449) 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 Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans's charity number?
Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans's charity number is 1170449. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1170449?
Search 1170449 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 Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans do?
The charity provides a confidential emotional support service, primarily accessible by telephone, email, SMS and face to face contact.
Does Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Luton, South Beds and Harpenden 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 Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans?
Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans's website listed in our register data is http://www.samaritans.org/branches/luton/. 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 Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 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 Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans?
The register records Luton, South Beds and Harpenden 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 Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans's trustees paid?
Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2026 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans registered as a charity?
Luton, South Beds and Harpenden Samaritans was entered on the register on 29 November 2016.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.