# HI KENT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1052036
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 17, 1996
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1052036


## Contact

- **Address:** HI KENT, 18 BREWER STREET, MAIDSTONE
- **Postcode:** ME14 1RU
- **Phone:** 01622691151
- **Email:** enquiries@hikent.org.uk
- **Website:** www.hikent.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF HEARING-IMPAIRED PERSONS.

**Activities:** Hi Kent aims to raise awareness of the needs of deaf people and provide practical support to manage hearing loss throughout Kent.   Activities include: Assessments of need for people over the age of 26 on behalf of Kent County Council.  Provision of assistive equipment and advice.  Advice, Hearing aid maintenance, Sign language & Deaf Awareness training, Support groups and Lipreading courses.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE KENT AND SURROUNDING AREA




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Kent
- Medway



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £574282 | £581222 | £173515 | 16 |
| March 31, 2024 | £563052 | £580052 | £180455 | 18 |
| March 31, 2023 | £580008 | £621580 | £197455 | 21 |
| March 31, 2022 | £575178 | £602618 | £239027 | 22 |
| March 31, 2021 | £661594 | £563201 | £266467 | 19 |



## Trustees

- **CLIVE REDDIHOUGH** (Chair)
- CAROLINE ELIZABETH HIGHWOOD — appointed Dec. 20, 2012
- Julia Samantha Cox — appointed Nov. 12, 2024
- MARY SHAW — appointed Oct. 17, 2017
- Pat Todd — appointed Oct. 14, 2014