Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 1

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3
Multiple returns filed late: -3

Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -4

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
There has been strong growth in spending since inception

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 3 trustees?
The Board composition appears to be rather static
Returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
01/09/23?		£86	£84	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/07/22?	*	£72	£89	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/01/21?	*	£25	£27	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/08/19	*	£25	£23	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/08/18		£16	£22	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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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

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 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 socially excluded from society, support mental ....more 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 socially excluded from society, support mental health provision via counselling. Funding is for core costs to maintain online service and act as collection/ delivery service; volunteer expenses (phone, fuel etc.), rent, insurance, support for families.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

MISS R JONES Appointed: 2017

MRS S ANDREW Appointed: 2017

STEVEN CURTIS Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/07/2017, number: 1173906

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 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;

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