Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 5

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Static board: -3
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -6

OPEN EARS

provide training/demonstrations to church leaders/church groups to highlight the needs of those with impaired hearing & offer advice on suitable equipment, e.g. loop systems;provide pastoral support to those in need;provide publications/information;organise fellowship/bible teaching events;

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is completely female
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 4 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£5,823	£8,920	£-3,097	4
31/12/21		£4,851	£8,277	£-3,426	3
31/12/20	*	£3,218	£12,131	£-8,913	3
31/12/19	*	£1,960	£4,675	£-2,715	3

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

www.openears.org.uk

Info@openears.org.uk

07396 236214

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Religious Activities

GiG Classification

Christian congregations

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Work and Pensions - PEAK HOME ASSIST
£-1,500	01/04/2022	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit.
Department for Work and Pensions - PEAK HOME ASSIST
£17,531	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANTHEA OWEN (Chair) Appointed: 2019

MARY BUCKNALL Appointed: 2018

MARYLIN KILSBY Appointed: 2019

JULIA CHAPMAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: None, Other trusteeships: THE TORCH TRUST FOR THE BLIND, THE TORCH TRUST FOR THE BLIND,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/02/2019, number: 1181896

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR20: 92 days late, AR19: 456 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from OPEN EARS on 15/01/2020

Main office

6 WESTFIELD ROAD
LEICESTER
LE3 6HR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AMONG THE HEARING IMPAIRED; AND(B) THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR SICKNESS, IN PARTICULAR THE RELIEF OF THOSE WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS.

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