HERTFORDSHIRE HEARING ADVISORY SERVICE

Charity number: 1063430
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity provides practical help and advice to people affected by hearing loss. Our volunteers help people in supported housing with hearing aid maintenance/advice. Our Equipment Service helps with alerting, amplifying and telephone equipment. Hearing Support Services in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Suffolk Hearing Advisory Service, and West Northants pilot support NHS hearing aid users.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £344,006
Total expenditure: £341,552

Total income includes £313,617 from 5 government contract(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

45 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Barnet
  • Bedford
  • Central Bedfordshire
  • Enfield
  • Essex
  • Hertfordshire
  • Luton
  • Northamptonshire
  • Suffolk

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 July 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BEDFORDSHIRE HEARING ADVISORY SERVICE (Working name)
  • HHAS (Working name)
Company number:
03376847 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark Ian Jarvis Trustee 12 June 2024
None on record
Julie Bayford Trustee 28 February 2024
None on record
James Bole Trustee 21 November 2018
None on record
Claire Oliver Trustee 15 July 2015
None on record
DENNIS LESLIE FURNELL Trustee 05 September 2012
None on record
JOHN MICHAEL STOKER Trustee 05 September 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £220.85k £285.08k £284.79k £298.28k £344.01k
Total expenditure £233.33k £240.10k £269.52k £317.37k £341.55k
Income from government contracts £199.87k £228.57k £258.79k £271.49k £313.62k
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 22 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 22 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 March 2023 45 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 March 2023 45 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 10 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 10 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26 MAY 1997 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 23 SEP 2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 NOV 2016 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 07 JUN 2017

Charitable objects

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO RELIEVE THOSE PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM:- (A) HEARING IMPAIRMENT; (B) DEAFNESS; (C) DEAFBLINDNESS, (D) SIGHT IMPAIRMENT; AND (E) BLINDNESS AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS AS WELL AS TO RELIEVE CARERS FOR PEOPLE WITH SUCH CONDITIONS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

HERTFORDSHIRE AND BEDFORDSHIRE INCLUDING LUTON

Contact information

Address:
Hertfordshire Hearing Advisory Service
Unit 25 & 26A
Weltech Business Centre
Ridgeway
WELWYN GARDEN CITY
Hertford
Phone:
01707 324582
Email:
info@hhas.org.uk
Website:

www.hhas.org.uk Open in new window