**Company Number: 03132542 Registered Charity Number: 1052036** ## **HI KENT** **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** **HI KENT (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** |**Patron:**|Rt. Hon. Ann Widdecombe| |---|---| |**Chief Operating Officer:**|Maxine Lucas| |**Trustees:**|Clive Reddihough (Chairman)| ||Caroline Elizabeth Highwood (Treasurer)| ||Patrick Todd| ||Mary Shaw| ||James Ransom – resigned 12thNovember 2024| ||Julia Cox – appointed 12thNovember 2024| ||Raymond Cuffley – appointed 12thNovember| |2024|| |**Company Registered Number:**|03132542| |**Charity Registered Number:**|1052036| |**Company Secretary**|Maxine Lucas| |**Head Office and Registered Office:**|18 Brewer Street| ||Maidstone| ||Kent| ||ME14 1RU| |**Independent Examiners:**|Henry Reeves & Co| ||5 West Court| ||Enterprise Road| ||Maidstone| ||Kent| ||ME15 6JD| |**Bankers:**|CAF Bank Ltd| ||25 Kings Hill Avenue| ||Kings Hill| ||West Malling| ||Kent| ||ME19 4JQ| |**Solicitors:**|Warners| ||Solicitors| ||180 High Street| ||Tonbridge| ||Kent| ||TN9 1BD| **HI KENT (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **Page** |1 - 6|Report of the Trustees| |---|---| |7 - 8|Report of the Independent Examiners| |9 - 10|Statement of Financial Activities| |11|Balance Sheet| |12|Statement of Cashflows| |13 - 15|Accounting Policies Statement| |16 – 24|Notes to the Financial Statements| **PAGE 1** **HI KENT (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** The Trustees (who are also directors of Hi Kent for purpose of company law) present herewith their Annual Report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 ## **Legal and Administrative Details** The charity is a company limited by guarantee (company number 03132542, registered charity number 1052036). The charity is governed by the Memorandum & Articles of the company dated 21 November 1995. The Trustees, who comprise the Management Committee of the charity, are responsible for governance of the charity in accordance with the governing document, with dayto-day management delegated to the Chief Operating Officer. ## **Principal Activities and Policy Statement** Hi Kent’s aims and objectives are to provide people who are deaf, have hearing loss and/or tinnitus with information, assistive equipment and support required to maximise communication and enable them to live fulfilled lives socially and in employment. In line with these core values the principal activities of the company continue to be the assessment of the needs of people with a hearing loss on behalf of Kent County Council, and the provision of relevant advice, equipment services and support. Our support activities also include free lipreading classes, social groups, tinnitus support groups, community clinics for NHS hearing aid maintenance, deaf awareness classes, British Sign Language courses and suitable premises where equipment can be demonstrated to clients. Additionally we provide a Technology Support service to help people access the gadgets and technology available to help them with hearing loss. We also provide Ear Care services to help people to access low cost ear checks and wax removal via microsuction. Hi Kent’s objectives and activities are solely for the benefit of the public. The Trustees of Hi Kent have had due regard to guidance published by the Charity Commission. According to the RNID one in three adults in the UK are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus. Over half of the population aged 55 or more will have hearing loss and this rises to 80% of people over the age of 70. With a growing population in Kent, particularly in older people, the need for Hi Kent’s services increases year on year. Hearing loss can add to or worsen depression and dementia so its effects can have far reaching consequences. Looking after your hearing is therefore very important and will help to mitigate these risks. ## **Review of the Year** It was our fourth year of the Kent County Council Wellbeing Contract in which we are subcontracted to Kent Association for the Blind. We help around 8,000 people from the Kent County Council area per year through this work by providing information, advice, assessment of needs and provision of equipment. Our community clinics which provide NHS hearing aid maintenance are now back to pre-Covid pandemic levels, in 2024-2025 we saw nearly 30,000 people. Our Social Groups project has been given a lifeline by the National Lottery Community Fund awarding us a 5 year grant, year 2 starting 1[st] March 2025. The first half year funding for the year 2025-2026 is included in the accounts to 31[st] March 2025. This funding has enabled us to have stability for our social groups and to provide activities and information sessions. Our Lipreading courses and Tinnitus support groups continued to be offered free of charge helping people to cope with the issues they face and learn strategies to make their lives better. The Ear Care Service is now well established with appointments being offered from both our centres and home visits available. Income for Ear Care in 2024-2025 is three times the previous year which is amazing. Our British Sign Language courses, Deaf Awareness Training and sale **PAGE 2** **HI KENT (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (Continued)** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** of assistive equipment along with Ear Care have all brought in funds to help us to provide the other services free of charge to those that need them. We have once again managed to get through the year with a manageable deficit. This is due to the many grant applications that we make throughout the year resulting in some of them being awarded and the generous donations we have received. Our Fundraising activities also continue to bring in much needed funds. ## **Financial Status** The steps taken in planning the budget for 2025 have helped to continue the financial health of the organization. The actual revenue for 2025 was £574,282 (2024 was £563,052), an increase of £11,230. On the cost control side, expenditures were £581,222 (2024 was £580,052) which is an increase of £1,170 in costs. The net movement in funds was therefore a £6,940 deficit (2024 was a £17,000 deficit). We had budgeted for a £13,000 deficit so this is an improved result. ## **Reserves Policy** Total funds of the Charity at 31 March 2025 were £173,515 (2024: £180,455). Free reserves, calculated as being reserves after the removal of restricted funds, designated funds and tangible fixed assets, held at 31 March 2025 were £133,334 (2024: £137,892). It is held in a mixture of fixed term deposits, bonds and open access interest bearing accounts intended to maximise investment returns whilst not impairing liquidity. This position may fluctuate temporarily during the year as it smooths operational costs. It is our longer term aim to maintain reserves at the equivalent of between four to six months’ operational costs, as a contingency to enable us to honour all contractual obligations. ## **Associations with Organisations** We continue to work closely with The Kent Association for the Blind under the Kent County Council Community Wellbeing Services contract. We collect detailed statistics which are reported quarterly. We also receive financial support from NHS Kent and Medway CCG which go towards providing hearing aid maintenance services throughout the county. We were very pleased to have been granted five year funding by the National Lottery Community Fund which gives stability to our Social Group project. We receive funding from many local organizations and businesses which are all gratefully received. We have also continued to provide British Sign Language courses under contract for Kent Adult Education. Our relationships with all these organisations underpin our work and are of enormous benefit to our clients. We have established working relationships with several private hearing aid providers supporting them to provide NHS services or services such as wax removal which is not readily available via the NHS. We are grateful for the ongoing support of Tinnitus UK who provide information, training and publicity for our support groups. Hi Kent continues to chair the Kent Charities Group which involves joint fundraising with several other local charities in the County. ## **Corporate Risk Assessment** The Management Committee have conducted a review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed. Where appropriate, systems or procedures have been established to mitigate the risks the charity faces. Hi Kent operates budget control procedures and formal reports are provided to the **PAGE 3** **HI KENT** **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (Continued)** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** Management Committee at its bi-monthly meetings. Progress of actual vs. budget funding/spending and cash flow analysis are kept under close review. Internal control risks are minimised by the stringent application of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects. Hi Kent operates its own quality system based on the principles of the ISO 9001:2015 standard. Procedures are in place to: - a) ensure compliance with health and safety of staff, volunteers, clients and visitors to all Hi Kent premises and when undertaking work on behalf of Hi Kent at other locations; - b) ensure that all necessary policies are in place and reviewed at appropriate intervals, including, inter alia, environmental issues, adult protection, data protection, etc; - c) ensure security of tenure in respect of premises occupied under long-term leases; - d) recruit, retain and develop staff - e) ensure compliance with all relevant legislation. These procedures are regularly reviewed to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of the charity, and all policies and procedures are examined rigorously as part of the annual quality procedure. ## **Methods Adopted for Recruitment and Appointment of new Trustees** Hi Kent appoints ‘fit and proper persons’ to serve as its Trustees and ensures its Board is balanced with a wide range of skills. As far as is possible Hi Kent aims to have diversity in its Trustees in terms of breadth of skills, age, gender, race and background, as well as personal experience or understanding of hearing loss and the needs of our client group. ## **Induction of Trustees** Potential new Trustees are provided with briefing material by the Chairman and the Chief Operating Officer then invited to attend one or more Trustees’ Meetings as observers before a decision is taken to appoint them as Trustee. They also receive copies of recent accounts, annual reviews, Memorandum and Articles of Association. ## **Employee Remuneration** The remuneration of key employees is set by the Trustees. ## **Acknowledgements** We are indebted to our many volunteers who provide NHS hearing aid maintenance service in their local communities and those who help to run our network of Social Groups. The monetary value of the contribution these volunteers make is more than £80,000 per year, we could not do the work without them. We again appreciate the support of staff in Local Authorities and NHS bodies which enables us to develop service provision for our mutual clients. We are also grateful for the help and support of Kent Association for the Blind over this fourth year of the contract and we look forward to working together on shaping future provision of this work. Hi Kent gratefully acknowledges the generous donations of those funding bodies which have awarded grants this year. The support of the many local organisations who help us provide our services and raise funds via fundraising events is very much appreciated. We also give grateful thanks to the numerous individuals who contribute regularly to our work on behalf of Kent’s 537,000 plus people with a hearing loss. **PAGE 4** **HI KENT** **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (Continued)** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **Future Plans** Our ongoing aim is to help more of Kent’s 537,000 d/Deaf and hard of hearing people year on year. The Community Wellbeing Contract has continued into year 5 which is the final year. We will work with Kent Association for the Blind to support their future contract negotiations with Kent County Council. We are very grateful for the National Lottery Community Fund grant for our Social Groups project. It means we have been able to make plans for the next few years and build on the success we have started. The groups get people together to make new friends and receive the support to help them to live well with hearing loss. The National Lottery Community Fund also provided a one year grant towards our Lipreading courses for the academic year 2024-2025 which again was gratefully received. Our Ear Care service is now well established with appointments now available from our centres in Maidstone and Canterbury as well as home visits. The income from this service is growing which is thanks to the Hi Kent team for working so hard to make it a success. ## **For the Year Ending 31 March 2026** The Community Wellbeing Contract is going into the final year and we hope to hear what plans there are for the future very soon. We are participating with Kent County Council in their work to prepare an Adult Social Care Prevention Framework which encompasses our work. We continue to offer a good quality service helping around 8,000 people and providing assessment of needs, where appropriate, resulting in advice or equipment free of charge to help them to live safely and independently. We have a fully costed budget for 2025-2026 which provides for a small, manageable deficit. We hope that we can reduce the amount of this deficit to a break-even result, if possible. We are scaling up efforts to boost activities that bring in funds as well as continuing to make savings on general costs. We track progress of grant funding and fundraising with internal funding meetings monthly. Our British Sign Language courses continue to be offered in partnership with Kent Adult Education which enables us to offer concessions to people on benefits or low income. We have another new BSL tutor for the 2025-2026 academic year and are running courses in Dover, Canterbury and Maidstone as well as online. We will continue to offer 2 hour BSL Taster sessions which are proving very successful and feeding people into our courses. Tinnitus Support Groups continue to be offered as face to face in various locations and online. These provide a place where people can meet others with the condition to share coping strategies and hear the latest advice. We will be attending Tinnitus UK’s first face to face conference since Covid in September 2025 and hope to pick up lots of information on the latest research. Our Lipreading Courses are all online and fully subscribed for the next academic year 2025-2026 with a waiting list. We were very fortunate to receive a National Lottery Community Fund grant for the academic year 2024-2025 which enabled us to continue to offer this course free of charge. We are keeping up the momentum with our social media posts and sending out email bulletins regularly too. We will continue to use free advertising available in local magazines and display posters and flyers where we can. We also will continue to take every opportunity available to us to speak to groups about what we do to spread the word. **PAGE 5** **HI KENT** **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (Continued)** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** As always we will be doing our best to generate income from our fundraising activities to help fund our services. ## **Fundraising Activities** Our Fundraising activities were affected by the loss of our Fundraising Officer in October 2024 but we have done what we can with limited resources. New initiatives for 2025-2026 are an Afternoon Tea with John Sandon from The Antiques Roadshow in September 2025 and use of our new Ebay account to sell donated items. We are actively looking for a new Fundraising Officer to keep up the momentum of our fundraising activities. Income from donations and fundraising was £53,585 for 2025 (£61,348 for 2024) so down by £7,763 on 2024 levels. The Kent Charities Group Christmas Draw made £2,134 for 2024-2025 (£3,447:2023-2024) which was less than 2023-2024 but still a very helpful amount. The Hi Kent lottery raised £1,230 and we hope to increase this amount in 2025-2026. We maintain our policy of not using any professional fundraisers or commercial participators. The charity is fully compliant with the GDPR regulations and does not make any direct approaches to vulnerable people or members of the public using intrusive or unreasonable methods. The charity has received no complaints about its fundraising activities. Hi Kent is registered with the Fundraising Regulator. Hi Kent continues to rely heavily on its team of 88 volunteers, the majority of whom are deployed on running our hearing aid support clinics, after receiving necessary training. A few volunteers also help run our Social Groups and help out at occasional fundraising events. All are required to undergo a DBS check before acting on our behalf. ## **Trustees during the year** The trustees of the charity who served during the year were as follows: Clive Reddihough Caroline Highwood Patrick Todd Mary Shaw James Ransom (resigned 12[th] November 2024) Julia Cox - appointed 12[th] November 2024 Raymond Cuffley – appointed 12[th] November 2024 ## **Investment Powers** Day-to-day funds management decisions in the current account rested with the Chief Operating Officer, pursuant to policies approved by the trustees and members of the Management Committee. Long-term investment decisions are subject to Board review. There are no restrictions in the Memorandum and Articles of Association on the type of investments permitted. ## **Auditors** Henry Reeves & Co Limited (previously Charcroft Baker LLP) were re-appointed as auditors at the 2024 Annual General Meeting. We have elected to have an Independent Examination instead of an audit for 2025 as we are not required by The Charities Commission or Companies House to have a full audit. A resolution proposing we tender for this work in 2026 will be put to the 2025 Annual General Meeting. ## **Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities** The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom **HI KENT PAGE 6 (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (Continued)** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). ## **Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities - continued** Company law requires the trustees, to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: - select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; - make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; - prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. ## **Disclosure For Information To Independent Examiner** Each of the persons who are trustees at the time when this Trustees’ report is approved has confirmed that: - so far as that Trustees are aware, there is no relevant information of which the charitable company’s Independent Examiner is unaware; and - that Trustees have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as a Trustee in order to be aware of any relevant information and to establish that the charitable company’s Independent Examiner is aware of that information. This report was approved by the Trustees, on 17 November 2025 and signed on their behalf by: ## **C E Highwood** Treasurer **PAGE 7** **HI KENT** **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT** ## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF HI KENT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **Independent examiner’s report** We have examined the financial statements of the charity for the financial year ended 31 March 2025, which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account), the Balance Sheet and the related notes. This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our work has been undertaken so that we might compile the financial statements that we have been engaged to compile, report to the Board of Directors that we have done so, and state those matters that we have agreed to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's members, as a body, for our work, or for this report. ## **Respective responsibilities of directors and examiner** The charity's trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. The charity's directors consider that an audit is not required for this financial year under Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and that an independent examination is required. It is our responsibility to: - examine the financial statements under section 145 of the Act; - follow the procedures laid down by the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) of the Charities Act 2011; and - state whether particular matters have come to our attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner's report** Our examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from the directors concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent examiner's statement** In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention which gives us cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006 - the financial statements do not accord with those accounting records - the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act **PAGE 8** **HI KENT (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT** ## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF HI KENT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ● the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) ● there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. We have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached. ## **Andrew Drinkwater FCCA HENRY REEVES AND CO** Chartered Certified Accountants and Registered Auditors 5 West Court Enterprise Road Maidstone Kent ME15 6JD GB **Date: 17 November 2025** **PAGE 9** **HI KENT (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** |||||**2025**|**2024**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**|||**Total**|**Total**| |||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**| ||**Notes**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |**INCOMING RESOURCES**|||||| |**Incoming resources from generated funds:**|||||| |Voluntary income:|||||| |Membership subscriptions|2|90|-|90|90| |Donations & fund raising|2,3|53,585|-|53,585|61,348| |Legacies|2|-|-|-|-| |Investments:|||||| |Bank interest received|4|1,273|-|1,273|1,175| |Bank investment bond movement 4||(49)|-|(49)|-| |**Incoming resources from charitable**|||||| |**activities:**|||||| |Grants|2|23,828|167,009|190,837|168,978| |Contract income|2|233,520|-|233,520|255,000| |Sales & installation of aids|3|37,494|-|37,494|22,159| |Deaf awareness & Sign|||||| |Language courses|3|42,218|-|42,218|48,582| |Ear Care Services|3|15,314|-|15,314|5,720| |**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**||407,273|167,009|574,282|563,052| |**RESOURCES EXPENDED**|||||| |**Costs of generating funds:**|||||| |Costs of generating voluntary|||||| |income||7,279|-|7,279|8,455| |**Charitable activities**||402,689|167,206|569,895|565,553| |**Governance costs**||4,048|-|4,048|6,044| |**TOTAL RESOURCES**|||||| |**EXPENDED**|5|414,016|167,206|581,222|580,052| |**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**||**(6,743)**|**(197)**|**(6,940)**|**(17,000)**| |**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**|||||| |Total funds brought forward||158,691|21,764|180,455|197,455| |Total funds carried forward||151,948|21,567|173,515|180,455| **HI KENT PAGE 10 (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** The Statement of Financial Activities incorporates the Income and Expenditure Account. The results for the year derive from continuing activities and there are no gains and losses other than those shown above. **PAGE 11** **HI KENT** ## **(A Company Limited by Guarantee) BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ||**Notes**|||**2025**||||**2024**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||**£**|**£**||**£**||**£**|| |**FIXED ASSETS**|||||||||| |Tangible Assets|9|||18,614||||20,799|| |**CURRENT ASSETS**|||||||||| |Stock||14,258||||13,161|||| |Debtors|10|25,504||||33,896|||| |Prepayments & accrued income|10|19,615||||19,296|||| |Cash at Bank & in Hand||138|,764|||149|,021||| |||198,141||||215,374|||| |**CREDITORS**|||||||||| |Creditors|11|(26,142)||||(21,710)|||| |Accruals and deferred income|11|
(17|,098)|||(34|,008)||| |**NET CURRENT ASSETS**||||154,901||||159,656
______|| |**NET ASSETS**||||173|,515|||180|,455| |**INCOME FUNDS**|||||||||| |Restricted funds|16|||21,567||||21,764|| |Unrestricted funds|16|||151|,948|||158|,691| |||||||173|,515||| ||180,455||||||||| The Trustees have elected for the financial statements to be Independently Examined in accordance with section 145(1) of the Charities Act 2011. The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for: - (a) ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and - (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime. Approved by the trustees on 17 November 2025 and signed on its behalf by: C E Highwood **Treasurer** **PAGE 12** **HI KENT (A Company Limited by Guarantee) STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **Statement of Cash flows:** |**Statement of Cash flows:**|**Statement of Cash flows:**|**Statement of Cash flows:**|**Statement of Cash flows:**| |---|---|---|---| |2025
2024
£
£
Cash flows from operating activities:
(8,765)
(21,144)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
1,224
1,175
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment
-
-
Purchase of property, plant and equipment
(2,712)
(2,166)
Proceeds from sale of investments
-
-
Purchase of investments
-
-
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(1,488)
(991)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of borrowing
-
-
Cash inflows from new borrowing
-
-
Receipt of endowment
-
-
Net cash provided (used in) financing activities
-
-
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period
(10,253)
(22,135)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting
period
149,021
171,156
Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate
movements
-
-
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period
138,768
149,021
**Reconciliation of net income / (expenditure) to net cash flow from operating activities:**
2025
2024
£
£
Net income / (expenditure) for the reporting period (as per
SOFA)
(6,940)
(17,000)
Adjustment for:
Depreciation charges
4,898
5,526
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
(1,224)
(1,175)
Loss / (Profit) on the sale of fixed assets
-
-
(Increase) / decrease in stocks
(1,096)
506
(Increase) / decrease in debtors
8,074
(4,910)
Increase / (decrease) in creditors
(12,477)
(4,091)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
(8,765)
(21,144)
**Analysis of changes in Net Debt**
at 01/04/24
Cash Flow
at 31/03/25
**Net Cash**
Cash at bank and in hand
149,021
(10,253)
138,768
149,021
(10,253)
138,768
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Net income / (expenditure) for the reporting period (as per
SOFA)
Adjustment for:
Depreciation charges
Dividends, interest and rents from investments
Loss / (Profit) on the sale of fixed assets
(Increase) / decrease in stocks
(Increase) / decrease in debtors
Increase / (decrease) in creditors
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
**Analysis of changes in Net Debt**
at 01/04/24
**Net Cash**
Cash at bank and in hand
149,021
149,021
**HI KENT**
**(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**|||| ||149,021|(10,253)
138,768|| ||||**PAGE 13**| **ACCOUNTING POLICIES STATEMENT** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **a) Statutory Information** liability of each member in the event of a winding up is £1. The company’s registered number and registered office address can be found on the company information page. ## **b) Basis of Preparation** The financial statements of the charitable company have been prepared under the historical cost convention, in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102 section 1A), the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting By Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) and the Companies Act 2006. There were no material departures from those standards. Hi Kent meet the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical costs or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy. The company’s functional and presentation currency is GBP. ## **c) Fund Accounting** Restricted funds are funds subject to specific purposes which may only be expended in accordance with the conditions imposed by the trustees. Unrestricted funds are funds which are expended at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objectives of the charitable company. ## **d) Going concern** At the time of approving the financial statements the trustees are confident that the charitable company has adequate resources and has taken appropriate measures to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The trustees therefore deem it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. ## **e) Recognition of Income** Income is recognised at fair value, derived from ordinary activities and net of sales taxes and any trade discounts. Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charitable company becomes entitled to the resource, it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. **PAGE 14** **HI KENT (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **ACCOUNTING POLICIES STATEMENT (Continued)** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** Income is recognised in respect of the following sources: ## i) Grants Income from government and other grants are recognised using the performance model. Grants are recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds and when any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met. Grants received before the revenue recognition criteria are satisfied are recognised as a liability. ## ii) Sales and courses Income from the sale of equipment is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity has transferred the significant risks and rewards of ownership to the customer. This is usually at the point the customer receives the goods. Income from the installation of equipment and the delivery of courses represents amounts invoiced in respect of the rendering of services. This is recognised with reference to stage of completion and is recognised in the period in which the service is performed. ## iii)Donations and fund raising Income from donations and fund-raising activities is recognised when the funds are received, in line with the general income recognition criteria. ## iv) Investment income Income from investments is recognised when receivable. ## v) Legacies Income from legacies are recognised when the charity becomes entitled to the income. This is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the charity is made aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor to the charity that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the estate. ## vi) Contract income Contract income is recognised when the charity becomes entitled to the income and any performance conditions have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. ## **f) Tangible Fixed Assets and Depreciation** Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment. Depreciation is provided to write down the cost of each asset to its estimated residual value over its expected useful life. It is calculated at the following annual rates: |Computers|- 20% of net book value| |---|---| |Equipment|- 20% of net book value| |Fixtures and fittings|- 20% of net book value| |Motor vehicles|- 25% of net book value| **PAGE 15** **HI KENT (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **ACCOUNTING POLICIES STATEMENT (Continued)** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **g) Stocks** Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is calculated on a first in first out basis and includes all costs incurred in bringing the stock to its present location and condition. Net realisable value is based on the estimated selling prices from which are deducted further costs to completion and disposal. ## **h) Operating Leases** Rentals payable under operating leases are charged against income on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. ## **i) Pensions** The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable for the year are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities. For more details see note 14. ## **j) Liabilities and Other Resources Expended** Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to that category. Support costs are allocated to the Charitable activities which they support. Where support costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a proportionate basis in line with income. Governance costs are not allocated to Charitable activities as they represent costs in respect of governing the charity as a whole and do not directly relate to a specific activity. ## **k) Creditors** Short term trade creditors are measured at the transaction price. Other financial liabilities, including bank loans, are measured initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest method. ## **l) Financial instruments** Basic financial assets and liabilities include trade and other receivables, trade and other payables and cash and bank balances. These are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction (loan over a period of time) where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Such assets and liabilities are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method. ## **m) Cash at Bank & In Hand** Cash held in income funds are classified as Cash at Bank and in Hand due to being highly liquid accounts. **PAGE 16** **HI KENT (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **2. INCOME FROM DONATIONS, LEGACIES AND CONTRACTS** |Donations
Subscriptions
Legacies
Government grants - Covid support
Contract income
Grants
**Total donations, legacies and contracts**
**Total 2024**

**3.**
**FUNDRAISING INCOME**
Fundraising
Sales & installation of aids
Deaf awareness & Sign
Language courses
Ear care services
**Total Fundraising Income**
**Total 2024**
**4.**
**INVESTMENT INCOME**
Bank Interest received
Bank investment bond movement
**Total Investment Income**
**Total 2024**
**HI KENT**
**(A Company Limited by Guarantee)**|Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
funds
2025
2025
£
£
32,498
-
90
-
-
-
-
-
233,520
-
23,828
167,009|Total
Total
funds
funds
2025
2024
£
£
32,498
38,441
90
90
-
-
-
-
233,520
255,000
190,837
168,978
**456,945**
**462,509**
**462,509**
Total
Total
funds
funds
2025
2024
£
£
21,087
22,907
37,494
22,159
42,218
48,582
15,314
5,720
**116,113**
**99,368**
**99,368**
Total
Total
funds
funds
2025
2024
£
£
1,273
1,175
(49)
-
**1,224**
**1,175**
**1,175**
**PAGE 17**|Total
Total
funds
funds
2025
2024
£
£
32,498
38,441
90
90
-
-
-
-
233,520
255,000
190,837
168,978
**456,945**
**462,509**
**462,509**
Total
Total
funds
funds
2025
2024
£
£
21,087
22,907
37,494
22,159
42,218
48,582
15,314
5,720
**116,113**
**99,368**
**99,368**
Total
Total
funds
funds
2025
2024
£
£
1,273
1,175
(49)
-
**1,224**
**1,175**
**1,175**
**PAGE 17**| |---|---|---|---| ||**289,936**
**167,009**||| ||
**319,581**
**142,928**||| ||
Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
funds
2025
2025
£
£
21,087
-
37,494
-
42,218
-
15,314
-
||| ||
**116,113**
**-**||| ||**99,368**
**-**||| ||Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
funds
2025
2025
£
£
1,273
-
(49)
-||| ||
**1,224**
**-**||| ||**1,175**
**-**|**1,175**|| ||||| ||||| ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **5. ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITES** |**Unrestricted Restricted**|**Unrestricted Restricted**|**Unrestricted Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**Funds**|**funds**|**funds**|**funds**| ||**2025**|**2025**|**2025**|**2024**| |Lip reading support/Social Groups/Tinnitus|5,048|54,791|59,839|49,117| |Sign language/Ear care/DAT/Exhibitions|53,967|-|53,967|47,443| |VVS clinics|5,804|85,792|91,596|89,373| |Sale of equipment|338,938|25,555|364,493|379,620| |Costs of generating voluntary income|7,279|-|7,279|8,455| |Governance|4
,048|-|4
,048|6
,044| |**Total**|**415**
**,084**|**166**
**,138**|**581**
**,222**|**580**
**,052**| |**Total for 2024**|**452**
**,454**|**127**
**,598**|**580**
**,052**|| ## **6. TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED** |Sign
Lip Reading
Language
VVS
Sale of
2025
2024
etc.
etc.
Clincs
Equipment Governance
Total
Total
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
**Direct Costs**
Supplies & Installation
Of aids
-
-
-
31,422
-
31,422
18,304
Training costs
13,743
31,685
-
-
-
45,428
45,782
Staff costs
1,580
12,983
-
123,186
-
137,749 138,910
Office costs
-
-
13,738
7,279
-
21,017
18,657
**Total Direct Costs 15,323**
**44,668**
**13,738**
**161,887**
**-**
**235,616**
**221,653**

**Total Direct Costs 202413,124**
**39,937**
**10,202**
**158,390**
**-**
**221,653**
**Support Costs**
Staff cost
34,621
-
64,865
149,253
1,000
249,739 254,266
Office costs
3,606
3,389
4,735
22,097
-
33,827
38,292
Premises costs
4,533
4,260
5,952
27,774
-
42,519
44,767
Deprecation of fixed assets
522
491
685
3,200
-
4,898
5,526
Bank charges
237
223
312
1,455
-
2,227
2,103
Travel cost
997
936
1,309
6,106
-
9,348
8,401
Statutory audit cost
-
-
-
-
3,048
3,048
5,044
Fixed Asset Disposals
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**Total Support Costs 44,516**
**9,299**
**77,858**
**209,885**
**4,048**
**345,606**
**358,399**

**Total Support Costs**
**2024**
**35,993**
**7,506**
**79,171**
**229,685**
**6,044**
**358,399**
**HI KENT**
**PAGE 18**|Sign
Lip Reading
Language
VVS
Sale of
2025
2024
etc.
etc.
Clincs
Equipment Governance
Total
Total
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
**Direct Costs**
Supplies & Installation
Of aids
-
-
-
31,422
-
31,422
18,304
Training costs
13,743
31,685
-
-
-
45,428
45,782
Staff costs
1,580
12,983
-
123,186
-
137,749 138,910
Office costs
-
-
13,738
7,279
-
21,017
18,657
**Total Direct Costs 15,323**
**44,668**
**13,738**
**161,887**
**-**
**235,616**
**221,653**

**Total Direct Costs 202413,124**
**39,937**
**10,202**
**158,390**
**-**
**221,653**
**Support Costs**
Staff cost
34,621
-
64,865
149,253
1,000
249,739 254,266
Office costs
3,606
3,389
4,735
22,097
-
33,827
38,292
Premises costs
4,533
4,260
5,952
27,774
-
42,519
44,767
Deprecation of fixed assets
522
491
685
3,200
-
4,898
5,526
Bank charges
237
223
312
1,455
-
2,227
2,103
Travel cost
997
936
1,309
6,106
-
9,348
8,401
Statutory audit cost
-
-
-
-
3,048
3,048
5,044
Fixed Asset Disposals
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**Total Support Costs 44,516**
**9,299**
**77,858**
**209,885**
**4,048**
**345,606**
**358,399**

**Total Support Costs**
**2024**
**35,993**
**7,506**
**79,171**
**229,685**
**6,044**
**358,399**
**HI KENT**
**PAGE 18**|Sign
Lip Reading
Language
VVS
Sale of
2025
2024
etc.
etc.
Clincs
Equipment Governance
Total
Total
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
**Direct Costs**
Supplies & Installation
Of aids
-
-
-
31,422
-
31,422
18,304
Training costs
13,743
31,685
-
-
-
45,428
45,782
Staff costs
1,580
12,983
-
123,186
-
137,749 138,910
Office costs
-
-
13,738
7,279
-
21,017
18,657
**Total Direct Costs 15,323**
**44,668**
**13,738**
**161,887**
**-**
**235,616**
**221,653**

**Total Direct Costs 202413,124**
**39,937**
**10,202**
**158,390**
**-**
**221,653**
**Support Costs**
Staff cost
34,621
-
64,865
149,253
1,000
249,739 254,266
Office costs
3,606
3,389
4,735
22,097
-
33,827
38,292
Premises costs
4,533
4,260
5,952
27,774
-
42,519
44,767
Deprecation of fixed assets
522
491
685
3,200
-
4,898
5,526
Bank charges
237
223
312
1,455
-
2,227
2,103
Travel cost
997
936
1,309
6,106
-
9,348
8,401
Statutory audit cost
-
-
-
-
3,048
3,048
5,044
Fixed Asset Disposals
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**Total Support Costs 44,516**
**9,299**
**77,858**
**209,885**
**4,048**
**345,606**
**358,399**

**Total Support Costs**
**2024**
**35,993**
**7,506**
**79,171**
**229,685**
**6,044**
**358,399**
**HI KENT**
**PAGE 18**| |---|---|---| ||


|**44,516**
**9,299**
**77,858**
**209,885**
**4,048**
**345,606**
**358,399**

**35,993**
**7,506**
**79,171**
**229,685**
**6,044**
**358,399**
**PAGE 18**| |||




| **HI KENT (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **7. STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS** Staff costs were as follows: |Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension costs
Healthcare and reduced insurance
Total|**2025**
**£**
351,805
25,253
8,455
1,975
387,488|**2024**
**£**
356,961
25,770
8,669
1,776| |---|---|---| |||393,176| Staff costs include a provision of £4,031 (2024: £9,669) to reflect the impact of unused staff holiday entitlement at the year end. This is an accounting entry and will be released to the income and expenditure account as the holiday entitlement is utilised going forward. No employee received emoluments of more than £50,000 (2024: none more than £50,000). No trustee received any remuneration during the year (2024: nil). No trustee was reimbursed during the year for expenses incurred on behalf of the company (2024: nil). The charity operates a Group Pension Savings Plan for employees. Further information is provided in note 14. The average number of employees during the year was as follows: ||**2025**|**2024**| |---|---|---| ||**Number**|**Number**| |Chief Executive|1|1| |Project support|12|13| |Administration and management|3|4| |Total|16|18| The charity significantly benefits from the work of 88 (2024: 85) full and part-time volunteers, who are in addition to the average numbers shown above. ## **8. TAXATION** No liability to United Kingdom corporation tax arose in the year, on the basis that the charity is exempt from tax on income and gains. **HI KENT PAGE 19 (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS** |||**Computer**|**Other**|**Fixtures**|**Fixtures**|**Motor**|**Motor**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Equipment Equipment **||**& Fittings**||**Vehicles**|||**Total**| |||**£**|**£**||**£**||**£**||**£**| ||**COST**||||||||| ||At 1 April 2024|26,766|13,809||20,419||37,006||98,000| ||Additions|2,782|-||-||-||2,782| ||Disposals|-|(3,911)||(1,200)||-||(5,111)| ||At 31 March 2025|29,548|9,898||19,219|37,006||95,671|| ||**DEPRECIATION**||||||||| ||At 1 April 2024|12,847|11,290||19,969||33,095||77,201| ||Charge for the year|3,340|494||87||977||4,898| ||Disposals|-|(3,859)||(1,183)||-||(5,042)| ||At 31 March 2025|16,187|7,925||18,873|34,072||77,057|| ||**NET BOOK VALUE**||||||||| ||At 31 March 2025|13,361|1,973||346||2,934||18,614| ||At 31 March 2024|13,919|2,519||450||3,911||20,799| |**10. **|**DEBTORS**||||||||| ||||||**2025**||||**2024**| ||||||**£**||||**£**| ||Trade debtors||||25,503||||33,896| ||Other debtors||||-||||-| ||Prepayments and accrued|income|||19,615||||19,296| ||||||45,118||||53,192| ||||||||||| **PAGE 20** **HI KENT (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** |**11. CREDITORS**
Trade creditors
Other taxes and social security
Accruals and deferred income
Other creditors
**Deferred income**
At 1stApril
Additions during the year
Released to income
At 31stMarch|**2025**
**£**
14,218
11,700
17,099
224
43,241
**2025**
**£**
11,309
33,357
(40,234)
4,432|**2024**
**£**
8,459
12,573
34,008
678
55,718
**2024**
**£**
9,616
46,791
(45,098)
11,309| |---|---|---| year end. ## **12. FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS** At 31 March 2025, the company had annual commitments under operating leases as set out below: ||**2025**|**2025**|**2024**|| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**Land and**||**Land and**|| ||**Buildings**|**Other**|**Buildings**|**Other**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Operating leases which expire:||||| |Within one year|31,500|-|31,500|-| |Between two and five years|49,625|-|69,125|-| |In over five years|9,000|-|21,000|-| ||90,125|-|121,625|-| The company’s total future financial commitments under operating leases are £90,125 (2024 - £121,625). **PAGE 21** **HI KENT** **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **13. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS** The company had no capital commitments at the 31 March 2025. ## **14. PENSION COMMITMENTS** The company operates a Group Pension Savings Plan. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the company and amounted to £8,455 (2024: £8,669). There were contributions of £273 (2024: £273) payable at the end of the year. ## **15. RELATED PARTIES** There have been no related party transactions in the year ended 31 March 2025. **PAGE 22** **HI KENT** **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** |**16. STATEMENT OF FUNDS**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Statement of funds – current year**||**Movement in Funds**|||| ||**Balance**|**Incoming**|||**Balance**| |**1.04.2024**||**Resources Expenditure**
**31.03.2025**|||| ||**£**||**£**|**£**|**£**| |**Unrestricted funds**|||||| |Unrestricted funds
|158,691||407,273|(414,016)|151,948| ||158
,691||407
,273|(414
,016)|151
,948| |**Restricted funds**|||||| |Volunteer Visiting Scheme (East Kent)|2,726||41,136|(43,862)|-| |Volunteer Visiting Scheme (North Kent –|||||| |formerly West Kent)|-||19,728|(19,728)|-| |Volunteer Visiting Scheme (West Kent –|||||| |Formerly Mid Kent)|2,679||19,523|(22,202)|-| |Lip Reading – Fundraising Income|5,319||31,453|(26,366)|10,406| |Tinnitus Groups|-||5|(5)|-| |Provincial Lodge – Van donation|646||-|(155)|491| |Technology Support Grants|-||25,400|(25,400)|-| |Social Groups Grants|-||4,486|(4,486)|-| |Social Groups Grant – National Lottery|||||| |Community Fund
|10,394||25,278|(25,002)|10,670| ||21
,764||167
,009|(167
,206)|21
,567| |Total of funds|180,455||574,282|(582,290)|173,515| ## **Restricted Funds Carried Forward** ## **Volunteer Visiting Scheme East Kent and West Kent** The restricted funds have been designated to cover the costs of the Volunteer Visiting Scheme in the 3 areas of Kent helping people with maintenance of their NHS hearing aids. ## **Lipreading** The restricted funds have been designated to cover the costs of the Lipreading Courses in the following year. ## **Social Groups Grant – National Lottery Community Fund** The restricted funds have been designated to cover the costs of Hi Kent’s ‘Social Groups Project for People Living with Hearing Loss’ for which National Lottery funding has been awarded. **PAGE 23** **HI KENT** **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **Provincial Lodge – Van donation** These funds have been designated to cover the depreciation costs of the van purchased with the funding. ## **Statement of funds – prior year** |**Statement of funds – prior year**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||**Movement in**|**Funds**|| ||**Balance**|**Incoming**|||**Balance**| |**1.04.2023**||**Resources Expenditure**
**31.03.2024**|||| ||**£**||**£**|**£**|**£**| |**Unrestricted funds**|||||| |Unrestricted funds
|191,021||420,124|(452,454)|158,691| ||191
,021||420
,124|(452
,454)|158
,691| |**Restricted funds**|||||| |Volunteer Visiting Scheme (East Kent)|1,480||36,551|(35,305)|2,726| |Volunteer Visiting Scheme (North Kent –|||||| |formerly West Kent)|-||8,670|(8,670)|-| |Volunteer Visiting Scheme (West Kent –|||||| |Formerly Mid Kent)|4,101||29,251|(30,672)|2,680| |Lip Reading – Fundraising Income|-||27,191|(21,873)|5,318| |Tinnitus Groups|-||5,507|(5,507)|-| |Provincial Lodge – Van donation|853||-|(207)|646| |Technology Support Grants|-||5,908|(5,908)|| |Social Groups Grants|-||17,377|(17,377)|-| |Social Groups Grant – National Lottery|||||| |Community Fund
|-||12,473|(2,079)|10,394| ||6
,434||142
,928|(127
,598)|21
,764| |Total of funds|197,455||563,052|(580,052)|180,455| **HI KENT (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** **PAGE 24** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **17. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS** ## **Analysis of net assets between funds – current year** |**Analysis of net assets between funds – current year**|||| |---|---|---|---| ||**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**||**Total**| ||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**| ||**2025**|**2025**|**2025**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**| |Tangible fixed assets|18,614|-|18,614| |Current assets|176,574|21,567|198,141| |Creditors due within one year
|(43,240)|-|(43,240)| ||151,948|21,567|173,515| |**Analysis of net assets between funds – prior year**|||| |**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|| ||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**| ||**2024**|**2024**|**2024**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**| |Tangible fixed assets|20,799|-|20,799| |Current assets|193,610|21,764|215,374| |Creditors due within one year
|(55,718)|-|(55,718)| ||158,691|21,764|180,455| **HI KENT (A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **THIS PAGE DOES NOT FORM PART OF THE STATUTORY ACCOUNTS** ## **GRANTS** |**TS**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||**2025**|**2024**| |**Unrestricted Restricted**|||**Total**|**Total**| |**Funds**||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Ann Peirson Trust|-|1,500|1,500|-| |Arnold Clark|-|200|200|-| |Ash Cum Ridley Parish Council|-|450|450|440| |Awards for All|-|19,941|19,941|-| |Beerling Foundation|-|-|-|500| |Boshier Hinton Foundation|-|1,200|1,200|-| |Childwick Trust|-|5,000|5,000|-| |Civil Service Insurance Society|-|800|800|1,200| |Cobtree Charity Trust|2,500|2,450|4,950|4,913| |Cole Trust|-|-|-|1,500| |Colyer Fergusson|-|-|-|10,000| |Culverstone Valley Lodge|-|500|500|-| |Darent Valley Lions Club|-|-|-|250| |Dartford Lions Club|-|2,500|2,500|2,000| |Dr Saul Lanyado|-|-|-|300| |Duke of Kent Lodge|-|-|-|100| |East Peckham Town Council|-|480|480|-| |Edenbridge Town Council|-|400|400|400| |Faversham Lipreading Support Group|-|-|-|500| |Faversham Town Council|-|2,337|2,337|-| |Fitton Trust|-|300|300|-| |Grain Over Forty Fives|-|-|-|50| |Henry Smith Charity|-|-|-|10,000| |Hextable Parish Council|-|330|330|-| |Holmsdale Lodge|1,500|-|1,500|1,000| |Hoo St Werburgh PC|-|480|480|480| |Horsmonden Parish Council|-|200|200|-| |H R Pratt Boorman Foundation|-|-|-|2,000| |Involve Kent – Warm Space|-|-|-|1,500| |Joan Ainslie Charitable Trust|5,000|-|5,000|5,000| |Kent Community Foundation|-|2,000|2,000|-| |Kent Community Foundation – Tech Support|-|4,000|4,000|1,333| |Kent Community Foundation – Tech Support/||||| |Tinnitus|-|-|-|1,333| |Kent Community Foundation – Lipreading|-|-|-|1,333| |Lawson Trust|-|-|-|5,000| |Lenham Parish Council|-|480|480|-| |Leysdown Parish Council|-|-|-|-| |Lipreading donations|-|1,005|1,005|2,295| **HI KENT** **(A Company Limited by Guarantee)** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **THIS PAGE DOES NOT FORM PART OF THE STATUTORY ACCOUNTS** ## **GRANTS** |||||**2025**|**2024**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Unrestricted Restricted**|||**Total**|**Total**| ||**Funds**||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**| |||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| ||Maidstone Borough Council – Tinnitus|-|-|-|1,000| ||Maidstone Borough Council – Lipreading|-|-|-|1,000| ||Maidstone Rotary Club|275|-|275|250| ||National Lottery Community Fund|-|25,278|25,278|12,473| ||NHS Kent and Medway CCG|-|60,012|60,012|60,012| ||NHS Kent and Medway CCG – Adult||||| ||Community Engagement|2,000|-|2,000|-| ||Paddock Wood Town Council|-|480|480|-| ||Pat Newman Memorial Trust|-|1,500|1,500|1,500| ||Pembury Pavilion Community Coffee Shop|-|550|550|250| ||Phillips Foundation|-|6,000|6,000|-| ||Poult Wood Ladies Golf Club|4,553|-|4,553|-| ||Ranmore Trust|-|1,000|1,000|1,000| ||Robert McAlpine Foundation|-|10,000|10,000|5,000| ||Rotary Club of Ashford|250|-|250|-| ||Rotary Club of the Channel Trust Fund|-|-|-|1,000| ||Rotary Club of Dover|-|-|-|200| ||Rotary Club of Edenbridge and Westerham|-|-|-|100| ||Rotary Club of Gillingham|500|-|500|-| ||Rotary Club of Medway|-|-|-|600| ||Rotary Club of Sandwich|-|-|-|500| ||Rotary Club Tunbridge Wells|-|300|300|-| ||Rotary Club Westgate and Birchington|250|-|250|200| ||Saedingburna Lodge|-|-|-|400| ||Sevenoaks Town Council|-|1,000|1,000|1,000| ||Shanley Foundation|-|2,500|2,500|-| ||Sheerness Town Council|-|500|500|500| ||Simon Langton Lodge|-|-|-|250| ||Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust|3,000|-|3,000|2,500| ||Snar Gate Lodge|-|-|-|250| ||Social Groups Donations|-|701|701|1,043| ||South East Equalities Micro Fund|-|-|-|2,000| ||St Edmunds School|-|-|-|100| ||St Mary’s Gillingham Green Lodge|-|-|-|250| ||Staplehurst Parish Council|-|440|440|-| ||Swanley Town Council|-|-|-|500| ||Tenterden Town Council|-|1,000|1,000|-| ||Tesco Groundwork UK|1,750|2,605|4,355|14,393| ||Thanet Rotary Club|250|-|250|250| ||Tinnitus Donations|-|5|5|-| ||Tonbridge Lions Club|-|125|125|480| ||Tonbridge and Malling Parish Council|-|2,500|2,500|-| ||Tonbridge and Malling Seniors Forum|-|200|200|-| |**HI**|**KENT**||||| |**(A**|**Company Limited by Guarantee)**||||| **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** ## **THIS PAGE DOES NOT FORM PART OF THE STATUTORY ACCOUNTS** ## **GRANTS** |**2025**
**2024**
**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Tory Family
2,000
-
2,000
3,000
Westgate On Sea Town Council
-
480
480
-
Westerham Town Council
-
300
300
300
Whitehead Monckton Charitable Trust
-
-
-
750
Whitfield Parish Council -
-
480
480
-
Worshipful Company of Insurers
-
-
-
2,500
Zedra Trust
-
2,500
2,500
-|**2025**
**2024**
**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Tory Family
2,000
-
2,000
3,000
Westgate On Sea Town Council
-
480
480
-
Westerham Town Council
-
300
300
300
Whitehead Monckton Charitable Trust
-
-
-
750
Whitfield Parish Council -
-
480
480
-
Worshipful Company of Insurers
-
-
-
2,500
Zedra Trust
-
2,500
2,500
-| |---|---| |Totals:
23
,828
167
,009
190
,837
168
,978
**CONTRACT INCOME**
**2025**
**2024**
**Unrestricted Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
KAB – KCC Wellbeing Contract
233,520
-
233,520
255,000|| |Totals:|233
,520
-
233
,520
255
,000|