HERTFORDSHIRE HEARING ADVISORY SERVICE

Registered charity 1063430 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEDFORDSHIRE HEARING ADVISORY SERVICE, HHAS

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.

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Latest income
£382k
Latest spending
£388k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,082 for the year, with unrestricted reserves falling to £58,109. The trustees note that funding has struggled to keep pace with inflation and that the charity operates in challenging conditions, yet they remain confident in its ability to continue as a going concern. The charity holds cash reserves of £12,780, which is below the stated policy target of three months' operating expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £58k; policy: three months of operating expenditure)
The Trustees consider that one month's operating expenditure is sufficient to cover short term risks; and a further two months operating expenditure is sufficient to mitigate medium terms risks.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnet · Bedford · Central Bedfordshire · Enfield · Essex · Hertfordshire · Luton · Northamptonshire · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£382k£388k
31/03/2024£344k£342k
31/03/2023£298k£317k
31/03/2022£285k£270k
31/03/2021£285k£240k

Common questions

Is HERTFORDSHIRE HEARING ADVISORY SERVICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £6,082 for the year, with unrestricted reserves falling to £58,109. The trustees note that funding has struggled to keep pace with inflation and that the charity operates in challenging conditions, yet they remain confident in its ability to continue as a going concern. The charity holds cash reserves of £12,780, which is below the stated policy target of three months' operating expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/02/2006£5kVolunteer Support

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HERTFORDSHIRE HEARING ADVISORY SERVICE£382kbelowno doubt
NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE AND DISTRICT CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU FY2025£725k0withinno doubt
THE JEWISH DEAF ASSOCIATION FY2024£1.3m£80,001 - £90,0001unclearno doubt
CORNWALL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE FY2025£212k0unclearno doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE DEAF ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.2m0aboveno doubt
HI KENT FY2025£574k0unclearno doubt

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