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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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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
- Claire Oliver
- DENNIS LESLIE FURNELL
- James Bole
- Julie Bayford
- Mark Ian Jarvis
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
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.
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