Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Return overdue: -3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -15 ?

LISTEN-HEAR! 

Provide advice and guidance to parents, young people and services working with families and young people.Provide 1:1 support in schools for targeted groupsProvide 1:1 support in schools for pupilsProvide training/workshops for young people, parents and schoolsAdvocacy support for young people and parentsProvide drop in services for young people and parents
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static
  • Latest return is overdue

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 4 years
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/07/22?*£72£89£-17n/an/an/an/an/a5
30/01/21?*£25£27£-2n/an/an/an/an/a5
30/08/19*£25£23£2n/an/an/an/an/a5
30/08/18£16£22£-7£0£0£0n/a05
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 7 years

http://listen-hear.org.uk/

info@listen-hear.org.uk

01892 603020

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports 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
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Listen-Hear!
£2,500 17/11/2021
12
Funding was provided towards venue costs, staff and volunteer training and resources.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Listen-Hear!
£4,500 04/05/2020
Listen-Hear are a resource for young people and families living in Wealden, working with schools. Providing a 'one stop' advice service, they promote social inclusion among parents and their children ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/07/2017, number: 1173906
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
4 returns made; AR22: 385 days late, AR21: 329 days late, AR19: 240 days late,
Main office

C/O Beacon Community College
North Beeches Road
CROWBOROUGH
East Sussex
TN6 2AS

Objectives

(1) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES LIVING IN WEALDEN BY PROVIDING THROUGH PROVISION OF A 'ONE STOP SERVICE' ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND PARENTS LIVING IN WEALDEN WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, STATUS, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS; (C) ADVANCING EDUCATION(2) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY (OR PART OF IT) AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; RACE; GENDER; POOR EDUCATIONAL SKILLS OR ATTAINMENT; DISABILITY; ETHNIC ORIGIN; SEXUALITY; OR WHO ARE WITHIN OR HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PUBLIC CARE OR PENAL SYSTEM BY MEANS OF:(A) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT PARENTS TO MAXIMISE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN:(B) PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT(C) BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES THAT CAN LEAD TO SOCIAL EXCLUSION(3) TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS/PAIN OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND PARENTS RESIDENT IN WEALDEN SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BY PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS;(4) TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE (AND PARENTS) IN MATTERS OF SEXUAL HEALTH AND DEVELOP AMONGST THEM A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY WITH REGARD TO SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, WITH THE AIM OF REDUCING UNWANTED PREGNANCIES AND THE SPREAD OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS BY PROVISION OF TARGETED DROP IN'S AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND AGENCIES;

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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