THE LISTENING CENTRE

Registered charity 1098571 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TLC

The Listening Centre provides an affordable counselling service to individuals on limited incomes who live in and around Oxford. Counsellors & Psychotherapists in training support the service on an unpaid basis.

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Latest income
£104k
Latest spending
£74k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £103,686 while total resources expended were £73,780, resulting in a surplus for the year. Free reserves stood at £48,778, which is above the trustees' stated policy target range of £18,444 to £36,889. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Listening Centre (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£104k£74k
31/03/2024£60k£56k
31/03/2023£33k£42k
31/03/2022£41k£41k
31/03/2021£37k£22k

Common questions

Is THE LISTENING CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total incoming resources increased to £103,686 while total resources expended were £73,780, resulting in a surplus for the year. Free reserves stood at £48,778, which is above the trustees' stated policy target range of £18,444 to £36,889. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE LISTENING CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LISTENING CENTRE as a grant recipient include DAVID RIDDELL MEMORIAL CIO, THE BATCHWORTH TRUST, THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITY, WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION, THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
DAVID RIDDELL MEMORIAL CIOFY2025£10kSuicide Awareness and Prevention
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE ST MICHAELS AND ALL SAINTS CHARITYFY2021£5kCommunity development
WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
THE SIR BERNARD & LADY SCHREIER FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1kSingle payment
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500Single payment