HI KENT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 17 January 1996
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03132542
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £574,282
Latest expenditure: £581,222
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Hi Kent, 41 Albion Place, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DZ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.hikent.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Hi Kent aims to raise awareness of the needs of deaf people and provide practical support to manage hearing loss throughout Kent. Activities include: Assessments of need for people over the age of 26 on behalf of Kent County Council. Provision of assistive equipment and advice. Advice, Hearing aid maintenance, Sign language & Deaf Awareness training, Support groups and Lipreading courses.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 19 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £574,282
Total Gross Expenditure: £581,222

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 13 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 13 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £563,052
Total Gross Expenditure: £580,052

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £580,008
Total Gross Expenditure: £621,580

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 21 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £575,178
Total Gross Expenditure: £602,618

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 20 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £661,594
Total Gross Expenditure: £563,201

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £574,282
Total Gross Expenditure: £581,222
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 293532
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 88

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 13 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £563,052
Total Gross Expenditure: £580,052
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 60012
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 85

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £580,008
Total Gross Expenditure: £621,580
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £15
Income From Government Grants: £16,115
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 146

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £575,178
Total Gross Expenditure: £602,618
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 140

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £661,594
Total Gross Expenditure: £563,201
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £277,662
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 140

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 19 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 22879
Income Other Trading Activities: 30796
Income Charitable Activities: 519383
Income Investments: 1224
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 574282
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £7,279
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £573,943
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 581222
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4048
Expenditure Support Costs: 345606
Expenditure Depreciation: 4898
Gain Loss Investment: -49
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £133,334
Assets Total Fixed: 18614
Assets Own Use: 18614
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £198,141
Assets Total Liabilities: £43,240
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £173,515
Creditors One Year Total Current: 43240
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £138,764
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 151948
Funds Restricted: 21567
Funds Total: 173515
Count Employees: 16
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 13 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 61438
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 500439
Income Investments: 1175
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 563052
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £8,455
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £571,597
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 580052
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6044
Expenditure Support Costs: 358399
Expenditure Depreciation: 5526
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £137,892
Assets Total Fixed: 20799
Assets Own Use: 20799
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £215,374
Assets Total Liabilities: £55,718
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £180,455
Creditors One Year Total Current: 55718
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £149,021
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 158691
Funds Restricted: 21764
Funds Total: 180455
Count Employees: 18
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 42895
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 536292
Income Investments: 821
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 580008
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £9,652
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £611,928
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 621580
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5783
Expenditure Support Costs: 410134
Expenditure Depreciation: 3974
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £166,862
Assets Total Fixed: 24159
Assets Own Use: 24159
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £233,105
Assets Total Liabilities: £59,809
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £197,455
Creditors One Year Total Current: 59809
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £171,156
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 191021
Funds Restricted: 6434
Funds Total: 197455
Count Employees: 21
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 21 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 63645
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 511055
Income Investments: 478
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 575178
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £7,208
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £595,410
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 602618
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5504
Expenditure Support Costs: 406772
Expenditure Depreciation: 7188
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £204,144
Assets Total Fixed: 26434
Assets Own Use: 26434
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £265,884
Assets Total Liabilities: £53,291
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £239,027
Creditors One Year Total Current: 53291
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £186,533
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 230578
Funds Restricted: 8449
Funds Total: 239027
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 61093
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 599261
Income Investments: 1240
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 661594
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,449
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £557,752
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 563201
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 6792
Expenditure Support Costs: 399100
Expenditure Depreciation: 9101
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £210,560
Assets Total Fixed: 31986
Assets Own Use: 31986
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £280,576
Assets Total Liabilities: £46,095
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £266,467
Creditors One Year Total Current: 46095
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £237,203
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 242546
Funds Restricted: 23921
Funds Total: 266467
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Medway
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kent
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: HI KENT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1996-01-17T00:00:00

Charity Name: HI KENT
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2026-02-24T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5226172
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1205329
Assoc Charity Name: MALLING DISTRICT LIONS CLUB (CIO)

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 30TH NOVEMBER 1995
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF HEARING-IMPAIRED PERSONS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE KENT AND SURROUNDING AREA

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures