HEARING LINK

Registered charity 264809 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HEARING CONCERN LINK, LINK, THE BRITISH CENTRE FOR DEAFENED PEOPLE, THE LINK CENTRE FOR DEAFENED PEOPLE

Everyone should enjoy life and participate fully and confidently, whatever their level of hearing. We offer people with hearing loss and their families individual support, advice and information through peers living with hearing loss in the community. We provide a helpdesk, volunteer scheme, informative website, self-management and rehabilitation courses, membership, magazine and campaigns.

Objects

FOR THE RELIEF OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM IMPAIRED HEARING BY SUCH MEANS AS ARE CHARITABLE IN LAW.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Merged into HEARING DOGS FOR DEAF PEOPLE (charity 293358) — merger registered 14/12/2017.
Received the assets of HEARING CONCERN (charity 1094497) — merger registered 05/12/2008.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£671k
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1972

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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 31/12/2015

  • Volunteers: 150

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2014

  • Volunteers: 193

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2013

  • Volunteers: 124

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2015)

Total income
£671k
Total spending
£1.2m
Reserves (reported)
£169k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2017——
31/12/2016——
31/12/2015£671k£1.2m
31/12/2014£917k£1.4m
31/12/2013£491k£1.3m