HEARING HELP UK
Demonstration, loan and provision of assessments for environmental hearing equipment including outreach bases throughout Derbyshire on behalf of Derbyshire County Council Adult Care and NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB. Information advise and support drop in sessions and home visits, monthly social groups, coffee mornings together with advisory services and guidance, low lever advocacy.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE ORGANISATION ARE TO RELIEVE HEARING IMPAIRED PEOPLE RESIDENT ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY THE PROVISION OF PRACTICAL HELP, SUPPORT, ADVICE AND INFORMATION.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £5,009 for the year ended April 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £92,575 to £87,566. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted reserves (capital account) stood at £87,566, financed entirely by the capital account with no disclosed restricted reserves or policy targets. The filing is unaudited, with NewStreet Accounting explicitly stating they do not express an opinion on the financial statements.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (25/11/2016)
Trustees
- BERYL MURDY
- EMILY LONGDEN
- Elaine Vokes
- Irene Brown
- MARGARET COPELAND
- Maureen Frearson
- Micheal Wallis
- NITA WEST
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £125k | £134k |
| 31/03/2024 | £127k | £129k |
| 31/03/2023 | £119k | £124k |
| 31/03/2022 | £124k | £118k |
| 31/03/2021 | £105k | £87k |
Common questions
Is HEARING HELP UK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £5,009 for the year ended April 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £92,575 to £87,566. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted reserves (capital account) stood at £87,566, financed entirely by the capital account with no disclosed restricted reserves or policy targets. The filing is unaudited, with NewStreet Accounting explicitly stating they do not express an opinion on the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION | 1 | £178k |
| THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £64k |
| THE OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | 1 | £55k |
| THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £30k |
| OVINGDEAN HALL FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| THE URSULA KEYES TRUST | 1 | £4k |
| THE KENTOWN WIZARD FOUNDATION | 1 | £3k |
Charities like this
- HERTFORDSHIRE HEARING ADVISORY SERVICE
- DERBYSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND LTD
- DERBYSHIRE VOLUNTARY ACTION
- DEAF EMPOWERING NETWORK
- DERBYSHIRE DALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE
- THE OXFORD DIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEARING HELP UK | £125k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HERTFORDSHIRE HEARING ADVISORY SERVICE | £382k | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| DERBYSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF THE BLIND LTD | £732k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DERBYSHIRE VOLUNTARY ACTION | £691k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DEAF EMPOWERING NETWORK | £960k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DERBYSHIRE DALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE | £404k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |