WE HEAR YOU
To provide support through counselling for individuals who have been affected personally or through association by cancer and other life threatening illnesses. Re-registered from unincorporated charity number 1095533 effective 1st April 2014
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £65,934, which is below the Trustees' recommended minimum policy target of £77,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £31,993 for the year, reversing a previous deficit, and the trustees focus for the coming year is to stabilize finances and create a surplus to return reserves to the policy level.
What the accounts disclose
“Much like in previous years, approximately 50% of our income was from grants from trusts and foundations.”
“The level of reserves is below the Trustees’ recommended range of a minimum of £77,000 and a maximum of £260,000” — page 12
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (28/10/2015)
Trustees
- ANNE MONTAGUEchair
- Daniel Denningberg
- Darren Irwin
- Demi Papadimitriou
- Katharine Pinches
- Laura Fenson
- Mollie Mountford
- Rachel Notley
- Tessa Warry
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £471k | £439k |
| 31/03/2024 | £426k | £524k |
| 31/03/2023 | £521k | £557k |
| 31/03/2022 | £450k | £533k |
| 31/03/2021 | £558k | £443k |
Common questions
Is WE HEAR YOU financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £65,934, which is below the Trustees' recommended minimum policy target of £77,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £31,993 for the year, reversing a previous deficit, and the trustees focus for the coming year is to stabilize finances and create a surplus to return reserves to the policy level. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds WE HEAR YOU?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WE HEAR YOU as a grant recipient include PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON, THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £416k | |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON | FY2024 | £15k | |
| THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £14k | |
| THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £10k | Care of Cancer Patients |
| PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £5k | |
| THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £5k | |
| THE LESLIE SMITH FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £5k | |
| SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £2k | 2 Grants |
| PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £2k | |
| PINK RIBBON FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £1k | |
| CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £1k | |
| ST. JAMES TRUST | FY2023 | £500 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Community Foundation | 09/07/2026 | £2k | We Hear You |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 02/04/2026 | £5k | We Hear You (WHY) |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 04/06/2025 | £5k | We Hear You |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/01/2025 | £158k | Expert counselling for residents affected by cancer and incurable illnesses. |
| UK government | 01/03/2024 | £10k | We Hear You |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 01/03/2024 | £5k | Core cost for WHY counselling across Somerset |
| UK government | 01/03/2024 | £80k | We Hear You |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/02/2024 | £20k | WHY peer groups |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 01/02/2023 | £4k | Contribution towards the overheads of a service for people by cancer in Somerset, which have risen due to the cost-of-living crisis |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 24/05/2022 | £13k | Business development to grow voluntary and traded income streams in order to provide emotional support to people affected by cancer |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/03/2022 | £10k | WHY and Headway pilot |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/08/2021 | £124k | WHY counselling continuation funding |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 27/10/2020 | £6k | COVID19 Counselling for people affected by life threatening conditions |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 07/04/2020 | £4k | COVID19 Virtual counselling and bereavement support for people affected by life-threatening conditions |
| UK government | 02/01/2019 | £8k | Tampon Tax Community Fund |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 21/12/2018 | £3k | Cancer Self-Care |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 18/12/2018 | £8k | Living With and Beyond Cancer Womens Activity Group |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 04/10/2018 | £313 | Bursary for the SWDDF Leaders Development Programme |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 09/06/2017 | £3k | The WHY gallery |
| Somerset Community Foundation | 18/07/2016 | £4k | Counselling for the over 50s |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/08/2015 | £240k | Service Expansion |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/03/2015 | £10k | Pilot of Skype counselling |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/08/2005 | £5k | P A C in the community |