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listening books

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, and people with disabilities. Listening Books is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

To provide a postal and internet based audiobook service to: Any child or adult who suffers from an illness or disability which makes it hard to hold a book, turn its pages or read in the usual way; including people with specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, and people with visual impairments.

Fundraising

See where Listening Books is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,113,056
Latest Expenditure
£1,224,689

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 107.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 97.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,030,159
Charitable Activities £82,217
Other Trading £0
Investments £680
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,192,258
Raising Funds £32,431
Governance £7,436
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£1,113,056£1,224,689£1,192,258£405,284£264,68010 / 8
2024£1,068,544£1,146,237£1,105,408£518,791£304,96213 / 9
2023£877,320£1,037,440£995,611£596,486£439,79613 / 20
2022£895,706£1,002,405£960,250£770,597£663,93213 / 14
2021£867,313£887,484£855,216£837,125£661,74112 / 5

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers