01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 6 July 1972
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01056004
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £1,280,571
- Latest expenditure
- £982,904
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Canopi, 82 Tanner Street, London, SE1 3GN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.listening-books.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,280,571
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £982,904
- 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
- 28 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,113,056
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,224,689
- 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
- 8 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,068,544
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,146,237
- 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
- 4 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £877,320
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,037,440
- 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
- 26 September 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £895,706
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,002,405
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 26 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,280,571
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £982,904
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 28 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,113,056
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,224,689
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 8 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,068,544
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,146,237
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 9
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 4 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £877,320
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,037,440
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 26 September 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £895,706
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,002,405
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 14
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 26 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1185721
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 850
- Income Charitable Activities
- 93503
- Income Investments
- 497
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1280571
- Income Legacies
- 78251
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £28,488
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £954,416
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 982904
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7130
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 28580
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10213
- Gain Loss Investment
- 7771
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £357,568
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2042925
- Assets Own Use
- 1924599
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 118326
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £362,475
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £46,207
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,359,193
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 46207
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £190,983
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2282167
- Funds Restricted
- 77026
- Funds Total
- 2359193
- Count Employees
- 11
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 28 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1030159
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 82217
- Income Investments
- 680
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1113056
- Income Legacies
- 51926
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £32,431
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,192,258
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1224689
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7436
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 31565
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 19829
- Gain Loss Investment
- -1874
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £264,680
- Assets Total Fixed
- 140659
- Assets Own Use
- 14562
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 126097
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £299,408
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £34,783
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £405,284
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 34783
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £154,063
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 264680
- Funds Restricted
- 140604
- Funds Total
- 405284
- Count Employees
- 10
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 8 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 946401
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 13374
- Income Charitable Activities
- 74631
- Income Investments
- 34138
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1068544
- Income Legacies
- 8774
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £40,829
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,105,408
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1146237
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6280
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 37353
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 23544
- Gain Loss Investment
- 34136
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £304,962
- Assets Total Fixed
- 302362
- Assets Own Use
- 34391
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 267971
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £258,202
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £41,773
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £518,791
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 41773
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £140,458
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 304962
- Funds Restricted
- 213829
- Funds Total
- 518791
- Count Employees
- 13
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 4 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 798831
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 16522
- Income Charitable Activities
- 61967
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 877320
- Income Legacies
- 20530
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £41,829
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £995,611
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1037440
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5760
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 37779
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 38388
- Gain Loss Investment
- -13991
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £439,796
- Assets Total Fixed
- 355079
- Assets Own Use
- 51244
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 303835
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £274,667
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £33,260
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £596,486
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 33260
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £180,070
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 439796
- Funds Restricted
- 156690
- Funds Total
- 596486
- Count Employees
- 13
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- 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
- 26 September 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 793559
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 42884
- Income Charitable Activities
- 59263
- Income Investments
- 40171
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 935877
- Income Legacies
- 55098
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £42,155
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £960,250
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1002405
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5766
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 36840
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 46461
- Gain Loss Investment
- 40171
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £663,932
- Assets Total Fixed
- 476460
- Assets Own Use
- 88634
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 387826
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £330,772
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £36,635
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £770,597
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 36635
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £181,660
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 663932
- Funds Restricted
- 106665
- Funds Total
- 770597
- Count Employees
- 13
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LISTENING BOOKS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1972-07-06T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26/05/1972AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22/01/1974AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/03/1988AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/06/1988AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/04/1989AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/06/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/07/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 13/10/1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/01/2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/05/2014
- Charitable Objects
- TO RELIEVE DISABILITY OR INCAPACITY, WHETHER PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY, ARISING FROM ANY SICKNESS, INJURY OR OTHER PHYSICAL OR MENTAL CONDITION, IN PARTICULAR, BY THE PROVISION OF AN AUDIO BOOK LIBRARY SERVICE INCLUDING RECORDED LITERATURE AND OTHER MATERIAL, TOGETHER WITH EQUIPMENT FOR THE REPRODUCTION OF SUCH LITERATURE OR OTHER MATERIAL, INCLUDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM SUCH CONDITIONS.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 242199
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE NATIONAL LISTENING LIBRARY LIMITED
- Charity Name Id
- 242193
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE LISTENING LIBRARY
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures