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LISTENING BOOKS

Registered charity 264221 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LISTENING LIBRARY, THE NATIONAL LISTENING LIBRARY LIMITED

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1972

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£32k
Reserves (reported)
£265k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£1.2m
31/03/2024£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2023£877k£1.0m
31/03/2022£896k£1.0m
31/03/2021£867k£887k

Common questions

Who funds LISTENING BOOKS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LISTENING BOOKS as a grant recipient include THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUST, THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION, ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
THE W A HANDLEY CHARITY TRUSTFY2023£25k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2024£15k
ALLAN AND NESTA FERGUSON CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2024£15k
PEACOCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£14k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
THOMAS POCKLINGTON TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2022£8k
THE DICKINSON FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£8k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£8k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2024£6k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2025£6k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£6k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUSTFY2023£6k
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE LESLIE MARY CARTER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN AND LEONORA CHILDREN'S FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE WALTER GUINNESS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
GERALD PALMER ELING TRUST COMPANYFY2023£5k
G M C TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2023£5k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2024£5k
THE BOOTH CHARITIESFY2025£5k
THE BOOTH CHARITIESFY2025£5k
THE HEATHCOAT TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2024£4k
SIR JOHN PRIESTMAN CHARITY TRUSTFY2021£3k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE WALTER GUINNESS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE VARRIER-JONES FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2025£3k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
ST OLAVE'S & ST SAVIOUR'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION CIOFY2025£3k
THE KENNETH AND BARBARA BOARDMAN-WESTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE BOLTINI TRUSTFY2024£3k
ST OLAVE'S & ST SAVIOUR'S SCHOOLS FOUNDATION CIOFY2024£3k
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2023£3k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
MRS B L ROBINSON'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k