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title: "Swansea Samaritans — charity 1173627 | CharityCompare"
description: "Swansea Samaritans (charity 1173627): income £35,661 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile."
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Registered charity · No. 1173627CIO

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# Swansea Samaritans

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

Swansea 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/samaritans-swansea) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1173627&subId=0)

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At a glance · official register

## What are the key facts about Swansea Samaritans?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31

£35,661

Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31

£45,052

Registered charity number

1173627

Status in source extract

Registered

Charity type

CIO

Register contact address detail (not service area)

17 St. Johns Road

Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)

Not recorded

Website

[www.samaritans.org/branches/samaritans-swansea](http://www.samaritans.org/branches/samaritans-swansea)

Quick answer

Swansea Samaritans (number 1173627) 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 Swansea Samaritans do?

To provide emotional support to people by Telephone, SMS, Email or face to face. Operate A listener scheme in Swansea Prison and work in Partnership with other Organisations to provide emotional support. Fund raise to support the running of a Branch and to operate a Charity Shop.

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

From the annual return

## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Swansea Samaritans

Answers Swansea 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 Swansea Samaritans's highest-paid staff paid?

Swansea 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 Swansea Samaritans as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Swansea 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

30 June 2017

Where it says it operates

Carmarthenshire · City of Swansea · Neath Port Talbot

## 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 1173627. They are not counted as separate charity registrations in this directory. Check each linked record for its purposes.

View 1 linked records

- [The Samaritans - Swansea (1173627-1)](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1173627&subId=1)

## What causes is Swansea Samaritans registered for?

Education/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

## Why is there no Clarity Score for Swansea Samaritans yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Swansea 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 Swansea 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.

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## Frequently asked questions

Is Swansea Samaritans a legitimate charity?

The register data used for this profile lists Swansea Samaritans as a registered charity (number 1173627) 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 Swansea Samaritans's charity number?

Swansea Samaritans's charity number is 1173627. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.

How do I check charity number 1173627?

Search 1173627 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 Swansea Samaritans do?

To provide emotional support to people by Telephone, SMS, Email or face to face. Operate A listener scheme in Swansea Prison and work in Partnership with other Organisations to provide emotional support. Fund raise to support the running of a Branch and to operate a Charity Shop.

Does Swansea Samaritans have reviews and complaints?

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Swansea 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 Swansea Samaritans?

Swansea Samaritans's website listed in our register data is http://www.samaritans.org/branches/samaritans-swansea. 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 Swansea Samaritans's chief executive paid?

The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Swansea 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 Swansea Samaritans?

The register does not record Swansea Samaritans as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Are Swansea Samaritans's trustees paid?

Swansea 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 Swansea Samaritans registered as a charity?

Swansea Samaritans was entered on the register on 30 June 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=1173627&subId=0).