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Hear Me Out Music

Music In Detention

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1119049
Status
Registered
Registered
May 2, 2007
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
Undefined. In Practice, National.

Address

Address
Hear Me Out
Rich Mix Cultural Foundation
35-47 Bethnal Green Road
LONDON
E1 6LA

Activities

Hear Me Out brings people living in immigration detention centres together with professional musicians and people living in the community, to create and perform powerful artistic work, and convey it to new audiences through live and recorded performance, thereby increasing wellbeing and empathy, and helping change attitudes to migrants.

Objects: 1 The Promotion And Protection Of The Physical And Mental Health Of Immigrants And Asylum Seekers, With Particular Reference To Those Detained Under Immigration Laws, Through The Provision Of Music And Other Activities.2 The Advancement Of Education Of The Public About The Position And Experience Of Immigration Detainees, And The Promotion Of Good Community Relations Between People Of Diverse Backgrounds, With Particular Reference To Those Living In Disadvantaged Communities, Through The Provision Of Music And Other Activities.3 The Advancement Of Education Of The Public, In Particular But Not Exclusively, Current And Former Immigration Detainees, In The Creative Arts.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who
Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Country
Scotland
Local Authority
Bedford, Cumbria, Durham, Islington, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £371,361 £332,661
March 31, 2024 £285,514 £364,108
March 31, 2023 £347,262 £350,614
March 31, 2022 £319,810 £232,186
March 31, 2021 £257,311 £242,129

Trustees

Name Appointed
Sue Lukes (Chair) May 2, 2007
Aksa Canolli Dec. 11, 2025
Bridget Rennie Jan. 30, 2018
Clare Scott Booth Feb. 1, 2019
Hannah Wilkinson July 5, 2019
Joanna Ridout Jan. 28, 2010
Kaveh Ghandizadeh Dezfuli Nov. 22, 2022
Kidu Zerabruk Gebreegziabher Dec. 11, 2025
Marie-Anne Mackie July 31, 2014
Seyedardavan Nikaeen Dec. 11, 2025
Vebi Kosumi LLB LLM May 2, 2007