HEARING HELP ESSEX LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 30 March 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05664873
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £262,172
Latest expenditure: £256,484
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Moulsham Mill, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7PX

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Hearing Help Essex is a registered charity governed by a memorandum and articles of association. The charity's object is the relief of people with an acquired hearing loss and who are hard of hearing resident in mid-Essex and the surrounding areas.

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: 27 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £262,172
Total Gross Expenditure: £256,484

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: 3 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £224,324
Total Gross Expenditure: £238,558

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: 15 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £150,708
Total Gross Expenditure: £183,478

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: 5 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 14 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £132,428
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,231

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: 29 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 21 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £101,977
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,955

04 Official extract

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: 27 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £262,172
Total Gross Expenditure: £256,484
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 207658
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: 64

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: 3 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £224,324
Total Gross Expenditure: £238,558
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 126113
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: 56

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: 15 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £150,708
Total Gross Expenditure: £183,478
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £37,869
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: 53

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: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £132,428
Total Gross Expenditure: £121,231
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: £5
Income From Government Grants: £33,786
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 45

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: 29 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £101,977
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,955
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 16038
Income From Government Grants: £9,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 55

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: HEARING HELP ESSEX LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-05-10T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 1051761
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1051761
Assoc Charity Name: MALDON AND DISTRICT VISION IMPAIRED CLUB

Charity Name: HEARING HELP ESSEX LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2015-01-15T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 289280
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 289280
Assoc Charity Name: HEARING HELP - UTTLESFORD

Charity Name: HEARING HELP ESSEX LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-02-23T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 3967889
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1078781
Assoc Charity Name: THE ROTARY CLUB OF BRENTWOOD BREAKFAST TRUST FUND

Charity Name: HEARING HELP ESSEX LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-03-30T00:00:00

Charity Name: HEARING HELP ESSEX LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 5
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-09-25T00:00:00
Reason: Removed by application
Assoc Organisation Number: 5162563
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1190195
Assoc Charity Name: ESSEX HEARING ADVICE SERVICES LIMITED

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED ON 3 JANUARY 2006
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH AN ACQUIRED HEARING LOSS AND WHO ARE HARD OF HEARING RESIDENT IN MID-ESSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS
Area Of Benefit: MID-ESSEX AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling