OPEN EARS

Registered charity 1181896 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARD OF HEARING CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

provide training/demonstrations to church leaders/church groups to highlight the needs of those with impaired hearing & offer advice on suitable equipment, e.g. loop systems;provide pastoral support to those in need;provide publications/information;organise fellowship/bible teaching events;

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION AMONG THE HEARING IMPAIRED; AND(B) THE RELIEF OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR SICKNESS, IN PARTICULAR THE RELIEF OF THOSE WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS.

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

Causes: Disability · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Leicester, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of OPEN EARS (charity 284487) — merger registered 15/01/2020.

Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).

Latest income

£216k

Latest spending

£21k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £197,991.08 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £154,046.27. The trustees' policy is to maintain reserves equivalent to twelve months of expenditure, though the document does not explicitly calculate the current expenditure level to confirm if this target is met. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months’ worth of expenditure (reserves figure: £154k)

“The charity's policy is to have, as a minimum level of reserves, funds equivalent to twelve months’ worth of expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 6

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 4

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (15/01/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Anthea Owenchair
EMILY LOUISE OWEN
MARY BUCKNALL
MARYLIN KILSBY

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£216k	£21k
31/12/2024	£8k	£22k
31/12/2023	£9k	£19k
31/12/2022	£6k	£9k
31/12/2021	£5k	£8k

Common questions

Is OPEN EARS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £197,991.08 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £154,046.27. The trustees' policy is to maintain reserves equivalent to twelve months of expenditure, though the document does not explicitly calculate the current expenditure level to confirm if this target is met. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE DULVERTON TRUST	2	£225k
THE ANGUS LAWSON MEMORIAL TRUST	2	£24k
THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION	1	£367k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	1	£257k
DAVID & RUTH LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£255k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST	1	£220k
HOLMFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£202k
John Lewis Partnership Foundation	1	£181k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE EAR TRUST.

THE EAR TRUST income £34k
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION income £1.2m
OPEN DOOR SOCIETY LIMITED income £1.9m
HEIRS income £34k
BECOME CHARITY income £2.0m
CHILDREN HEARD AND SEEN income £579k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
OPEN EARS	£216k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE EAR TRUST FY2025	£34k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OPEN DOOR SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£1.9m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
HEIRS FY2026	£34k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BECOME CHARITY FY2025	£2.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.