East Sussex Hearing

Registered charity 1101140 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EAST SUSSEX HEARING RESOURCE CENTRE

TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO DEAF, HARD OF HEARING AND DEAFBLIND PEOPLE AND THEIR CARERS IN EAST SUSSEX

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Latest income

£384k

Latest spending

£450k

Registered

2003

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus on general funds of £24,404 after transferring £88,815 from the designated property fund. Per the trustees' report, the charity seeks to maintain reserves between £60,000 and £70,000, but the actual general fund balance was £41,800, which is below the stated policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £42k)

“The charity seek to maintain at least 3 months operating expenditure as reserves calculated to be between £60,000 and £70,000.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — East Sussex Hearing (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Benefact Group — “We have a fantastic opportunity to receive a £1000 donation from the Benefact Group's 'Movement for Good' campaign” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

Received assets from another charity (20/01/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

David Keith Bonechair
Adrian Richard Carter
Dr Jo Martyr
Dr Karen Norwood
Paul Anthony Murden
Susan Jayne Thursfield · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£384k	£450k
31/03/2024	£345k	£380k
31/03/2023	£234k	£344k
31/03/2022	£255k	£282k
31/03/2021	£287k	£279k

Common questions

Is East Sussex Hearing financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus on general funds of £24,404 after transferring £88,815 from the designated property fund. Per the trustees' report, the charity seeks to maintain reserves between £60,000 and £70,000, but the actual general fund balance was £41,800, which is below the stated policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds East Sussex Hearing?

Funders whose own accounts filings name East Sussex Hearing as a grant recipient include THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£10k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2022	£4k	Disability
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k
THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATION	FY2023	£1k	Health
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	—

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/03/2023	£550	'Ears' to The King!
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/10/2018	£10k	IT DEVELOPMENT FOR VOLUNTEERS
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	11/10/2016	£10k	"Sign of the Times: War Poetry for Deaf & Hearing-Impaired People"
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/08/2016	£9k	ENHANCED DEAFBLIND SUPPORT
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/10/2014	£10k	Five-Minute Fix-it
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/03/2013	£9k	Befriending & Interpersonal Skills
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/08/2011	£10k	Someone to Listen
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/11/2009	£10k	Deafblind Social Support Groups
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/10/2009	£256k	CLIVE
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/02/2007	£10k	Communication Skills Group