THE EAR TRUST

Registered charity 1000929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To support work with profoundly deaf people

Objects

THE RELIEF OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM DISEASES, INJURIES OR INFIRMITIES OF THE EAR, NOSE AND THROAT

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£34k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £39,982 against a policy to maintain sufficient working capital, with unrestricted reserves at £848,617. Per the trustees' report, the charity reported a net movement in funds of £29,465, driven largely by investment gains, resulting in total funds of £875,971 at year-end.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient working capital to allow the trustees to carry out the objectives of the charity (reserves figure: £40k)
“The policy of the charity is to maintain sufficient working capital to allow the trustees to carry out the objectives of the charity.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/11/2025

  • Volunteers: 1

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Ear Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/11/2025£34k£49k
30/11/2024£46k£42k
30/11/2023£40k£34k
30/11/2022£76k£209k
30/11/2021£30k£17k

Common questions

Is THE EAR TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £39,982 against a policy to maintain sufficient working capital, with unrestricted reserves at £848,617. Per the trustees' report, the charity reported a net movement in funds of £29,465, driven largely by investment gains, resulting in total funds of £875,971 at year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE EAR TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE EAR TRUST as a grant recipient include THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATIONFY2023£362k
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BEAULAND LIMITED1£128k
IGO FOUNDATION LIMITED1£10k
WOODLANDS GREEN LTD1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OPEN EARS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE EAR TRUST£34k—0unclear—no doubt
OPEN EARS FY2025£216k—0unclear—no doubt
THE AA TRUST FY2025£264k—0unclear—no doubt
THE EARLE AND STUART CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£83k—0unclear—no doubt
T. A. G. TRUST LTD FY2025£191k—0unclear—no doubt
THE AIRD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£88k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.