Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Sheffield Samaritans is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives.
Sheffield Samaritans (number 1173942) 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 Sheffield Samaritans do?
Sheffield Samaritans provides confidential emotional support, by telephone, face to face, email and letter. We provide assistance to individuals who are suicidal, despairing or in distress in order to reduce the incidence of suicide. We advance education by providing society with a better understanding of suicide, suicidal behaviour, and the value of expressing feelings that may lead to suicide.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Sheffield Samaritans
Answers Sheffield 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 Sheffield Samaritans's highest-paid staff paid?
Sheffield 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 does not record Sheffield Samaritans as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Sheffield 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
Where it says it operates
Sheffield 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 1173942. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.
What causes is Sheffield Samaritans registered for?
Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Why is there no Clarity Score for Sheffield Samaritans yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Sheffield 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.
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The register data used for this profile lists Sheffield Samaritans as a registered charity (number 1173942) 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 Sheffield Samaritans's charity number?
Sheffield Samaritans's charity number is 1173942. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1173942?
Search 1173942 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 Sheffield Samaritans do?
Sheffield Samaritans provides confidential emotional support, by telephone, face to face, email and letter. We provide assistance to individuals who are suicidal, despairing or in distress in order to reduce the incidence of suicide. We advance education by providing society with a better understanding of suicide, suicidal behaviour, and the value of expressing feelings that may lead to suicide.
Does Sheffield Samaritans have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Sheffield 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 Sheffield Samaritans?
Sheffield Samaritans's website listed in our register data is http://www.samaritans.org/branches/sheffield-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 Sheffield Samaritans's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Sheffield 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 Sheffield Samaritans?
The register does not record Sheffield Samaritans as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Sheffield Samaritans's trustees paid?
Sheffield 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 Sheffield Samaritans registered as a charity?
Sheffield Samaritans was entered on the register on 25 July 2017.