LISTENING EARS

Charity number: 1145028
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Listening Ears was born from a sincere worry about increasing community isolation and loneliness. Our mission is to support marginalized individuals facing loneliness, depression, or grief. We offer a caring space for empathetic listening, creating a supportive environment. With a focus on vulnerable groups, our robust programs promote health, lifestyle improvement, and total well-being.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £46,812
Total expenditure: £24,318

People

7 Trustee(s)

1 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Amateur Sport
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bexley
  • Greenwich
  • Newham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 December 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06227466 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MOSAD'OLUWA OROTAYO Chair 15 March 2011
None on record
Jadres Ferreira Trustee 13 October 2019
None on record
Bolutife Faseun Trustee 13 October 2019
None on record
Atinuke Eyiowuawi Trustee 13 October 2019
None on record
Roberta Omamurhomu Avwerosuo-Adeda Trustee 10 June 2018
None on record
Nehemiah Aderibigbe Akinyele Trustee 15 March 2011
COVENTRY HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ESTATE CHARITY
Received: On time
OLUYEMISI SHODE Trustee 15 March 2011
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 £192.51k £36.41k £20.62k £45.45k £46.81k
Total expenditure £162.06k £94.94k £65.78k £43.64k £24.32k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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 30 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 27 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 27 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 24 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 February 2022 16 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 30 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 30 January 2021 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 25/04/2007 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16/11/2011

Charitable objects

TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH’S OF GREENWICH AND NEWHAM THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE FORGOING BY: TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY). PROMOTE AND PROTECT PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING; THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.

Contact information

Address:
YMCA Building
Woolwich Dockyard
LONDON
SE18 5QG
Phone:
07956427194
Email:
listeningearsuk@gmail.com
Website:

www.listeningears.org Open in new window