Scene and Heard

Analysis

Scene and Heard is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03761808). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2026, Scene and Heard reported income of £412k and spending of £453k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2026, income fell from £419k to £412k (-1.8%), an average of -0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Scene and Heard sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redeemed Christian Church of God ("RCCG") International Christian Centre (£411k), Debt Advice Foundation (£412k) and Jubilee Church, Coventry (£411k).