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Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.
Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire (number 1173720) 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 Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire do?
Samaritans provides a safe place for people to explore their thoughts and feelings without fear of being judged. This can be done in an anonymous way. We can be contacted by telephone, email, text or by visiting the Branch for face to face conversation.Portsmouth also visit local schools, are in partnership,with Queen Alexandra Hospital,GP practices and Veterans Outreach Support and Network Rail
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire
Answers Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire 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 Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire's highest-paid staff paid?
Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire'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.
Does Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire receive government funding?
The annual return does not answer this question for Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.
Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire 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
Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire'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
Where it says it operates
Portsmouth City
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
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 1173720. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.
What causes is Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire registered for?
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Why is there no Clarity Score for Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire.
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The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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What should you check before donating to Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire?
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Is Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire as a registered charity (number 1173720) 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 Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire's charity number?
Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire's charity number is 1173720. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1173720?
Search 1173720 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 Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire do?
Samaritans provides a safe place for people to explore their thoughts and feelings without fear of being judged. This can be done in an anonymous way. We can be contacted by telephone, email, text or by visiting the Branch for face to face conversation.Portsmouth also visit local schools, are in partnership,with Queen Alexandra Hospital,GP practices and Veterans Outreach Support and Network Rail
Does Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire. 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 Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire?
Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire's website listed in our register data is http://www.portsmouthsamaritans.org. 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 Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire'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 Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire?
The register records Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire 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 Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire's trustees paid?
Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire registered as a charity?
Samaritans of Portsmouth and East Hampshire was entered on the register on 7 July 2017.