01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 23 November 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 2 April 2024 – 1 April 2025
- Latest income
- £942
- Latest expenditure
- £777
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 42 HEIGHAMS, HARLOW, CM19 5NU
Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.bigearradio.com/Index.html (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Equal Ability Radio, a registered charity broadcaster is based in the UK but potentially serving one billion disabled listeners, the disadvantaged, families and carers worldwide. We seek to provide medical equipment, treatments and respite care.It will fund its overheads and costs through commercial advertising, merchandise, donations, sponsorship, grants staged events and gift aid.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 2 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 April 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 1 February 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 February 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £942
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £777
- Fin Period Start Date
- 23 November 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 April 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 1 February 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,022
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £718
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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
- 2 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 1 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 2 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £942
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £777
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 15
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 23 November 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 1 April 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 1 February 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 23 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,022
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £718
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 15
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 115
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- EQUAL ABILITY RADIO
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-11-23T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 23 Nov 2022
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PERSONS WHO HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY IN RADIO BROADCASTING AND MEDIA SKILLS TECHNIQUES AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH RADIO BROADCASTS ON SUCH TOPICS AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM FIT; AND2. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS AND PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE SUFFERING LONG-TERM OR LIFE-LIMITING ILLNESSES AND / OR DISABILITIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF GRANTS TO COVER THE COSTS OF SPECIALIST TREATMENT OR EQUIPMENT AND SUCH OTHER ASSISTANCE AS THE TRUSTEES DEEM APPROPRIATE.
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 651985
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BIG EAR RADIO
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures