LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE)
Registered charity 1117324 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £276,370, reducing its total reserves to £891,682. The trustees acknowledge a shortfall in unrestricted reserves relative to their policy target of three months' operating costs, noting that free reserves of £414,775 are below the required £713,401. Despite this, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“3 employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year (2024:1).” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 3
“3 employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year (2024:1).” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income)
“Charitable activities 3b 2,506,581 178,337 2,684,918 2,627,525” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £415k; policy: three months’ operating costs)
“The charitable company has set aside designated funds of £159,026 (Breakdown see note 14) and requires £713,401 for three months’ running costs, total of £872,427. The trustees at Listening Ear are aware of this shortfall”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2024) → 3 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Listening Ear (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- STEAD, Sarah — director, appointed 24/07/2023on trustee list
- CONNOR, Karl John — director, appointed 20/01/2021on trustee list
- THOMSON, Roderick Peter Macgregor — director, appointed 04/09/2019on trustee list
- HUNT, Heidi Elizabeth — director, appointed 20/08/2019on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Sarah Steadchair
- Heidi Elizabeth Hunt
- Karl John Connor
- Professor Roderick Peter MacGregor Thomson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Kent · Knowsley · Lancashire · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Staffordshire · Wirral
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £276,370, reducing its total reserves to £891,682. The trustees acknowledge a shortfall in unrestricted reserves relative to their policy target of three months' operating costs, noting that free reserves of £414,775 are below the required £713,401. Despite this, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.
What does the highest-paid employee of LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) earn?
Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 3 employees earned over £60,000.
Who funds LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) as a grant recipient include VINCI UK FOUNDATION, SKELTON BOUNTY.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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