The Auditory Verbal Centre
Analysis
The Auditory Verbal Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 04569764). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending July 2025, The Auditory Verbal Centre reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.8m, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.2m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Auditory Verbal Centre sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Anthony and Elizabeth Mellows Charitable Settlement (£1.2m), Crisis Aid (£1.2m) and BRAC Europe (£1.2m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 78% and charitable activities 22%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £7,000. Charitable activities took 65% of spending and raising funds 34%. It employed 30 people.
Data notes from the register: The register marks this charity as being in administration.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 77%
- Legacies 0.6%
- Charitable activities 22%
- Investments 0.1%
In the charity's own words
Our vision is to give all children with hearing impairment the opportunity to listen and speak as equals alongside their hearing peers. We will achieve this goal by establishing systems of training to create more qualified auditory verbal therapists allied with the provision of direct services for children and their families.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Anthony and Elizabeth Mellows Charitable Settlement | London | £1.2m |
| Crisis Aid | Bedfordshire | £1.2m |
| BRAC Europe | London | £1.2m |
| Millwall Community Trust | London | £1.2m |