The Speech, Language and Hearing Foundation

Analysis

The Speech, Language and Hearing Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02525240). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Speech, Language and Hearing Foundation reported income of £178k and spending of £177k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to December 2025, income fell from £204k to £178k (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Speech, Language and Hearing Foundation sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Reach Out for Mental Health CIO (£178k), Perez Chapel International (£178k) and Protection Against Stalking (£178k).