The Listening Place

Analysis

The Listening Place is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Listening Place reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.2m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £2.7m (+115%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 73% 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 Listening Place sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beva Limited (£2.7m), Bethshan Sheltered Housing Association (£2.7m) and Empire Fighting Chance (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and investments 4.7%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 7.6%. Reserves of £3.4m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.