HEAR EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS NETWORK

Registered charity 1168591 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEAR NETWORK

HEAR is a network of equality and human rights voluntary and community sector organisations in London, bringing together groups pan-equality for mutual learning and support

Objects

(1) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY, FOR EXAMPLE:(A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF AGE, RACE, GENDER, GENDER REASSIGNMENT, MARRIAGE OR CIVIL PARTNERSHIP, PREGNANCY OR MATERNITY, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION OR BELIEF;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(C) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE WITH DIVERSE CHARACTERISTICS;(D) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH INTO EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS;(E) CULTIVATING RECOGNITION AND SUPPORT FOR GREATER EQUALITY AND RECOGNITION OF DIVERSITY.(2) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; (B) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS; (C) CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW; (D) COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION; (E) RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES; (F) PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;(G) PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS.IN FURTHERANCE OF OBJECT (2) BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIED OUT ITS OBJECTS.(3) TO PROMOTE THE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES BY CHARITABLE AND NON-CHARITABLE BODIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total net assets of £140,437, an increase from the previous year's £99,669. The trustees confirm that the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, indicating no material uncertainties were identified regarding the charity's ability to continue operations.

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 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

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

• City Bridge Foundation — “City Bridge Foundation” (source page)
• The National Lottery Community Fund — “The National Lottery Community Fund led by Superhighways and Flourishing Lives” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gary Buckleychair · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Grimsey
• Jane Blacklock

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HEAR US.

• HEAR US income £339k
• DEAF EMPOWERING NETWORK income £960k
• LISTENING EAR (MERSEYSIDE) income £2.7m
• Hear Me Out Music income £371k
• HEALTH EQUALITY AND RIGHTS ORGANISATION income £169k
• CHILDREN HEARD AND SEEN income £579k

Side by side with its peers

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