Let the Children Hear

Analysis

Let the Children Hear is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Let the Children Hear reported income of £35k and spending of £37k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £64k to £35k (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Let the Children Hear sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bravo Medics (£35k), Moulton Village Hall (£35k) and Frome Market Health Hub (£35k).