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the listening ear

The charity supports children and young people. The Listening Ear is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Christchurch and operates in Dorset, Bournemouth, and Poole.


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

The Listening Ear's objectives are to provide a professional and confidential counselling and training service to the BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole) community, supporting children and families to overcome issues with mental health and wellbeing. Such provision shall be restricted to those children, young people, and their families, who are either domicile in or in full time education

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£92,062
Latest Expenditure
£112,823

Financial Efficiency

Overall Efficiency 122.6%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Expenditure Ratio 122.6%
Expenditure as % of income

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£92,062£112,8230 / 15
2023£129,409£134,4210 / 5
2022£149,130£107,1900 / 10
2021£44,964£39,4550 / 5

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers