# LISTENING EARS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1145028
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 13, 2011
- **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=1145028


## Contact

- **Address:** YMCA Building, Woolwich Dockyard, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SE18 5QG
- **Phone:** 07956427194
- **Email:** listeningearsuk@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.listeningears.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE IN THE LONDON BOROUGH’S OF GREENWICH AND NEWHAM THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME, IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION TO THE FORGOING BY:TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).PROMOTE AND PROTECT PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING;THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.

**Activities:** Listening Ears was born from a sincere worry about increasing community isolation and loneliness. Our mission is to support marginalized individuals facing loneliness, depression, or grief. We offer a caring space for empathetic listening, creating a supportive environment. With a focus on vulnerable groups, our robust programs promote health, lifestyle improvement, and total well-being.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Amateur Sport
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bexley
- Greenwich
- Newham



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £29668 | £26486 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £46812 | £24318 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £45454 | £43636 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £20623 | £65781 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £36409 | £94937 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MOSAD'OLUWA OROTAYO** (Chair) — appointed March 15, 2011
- Atinuke Eyiowuawi — appointed Oct. 13, 2019
- Bolutife Faseun — appointed Oct. 13, 2019
- Jadres Ferreira — appointed Oct. 13, 2019
- Nehemiah Aderibigbe Akinyele — appointed March 15, 2011
- OLUYEMISI SHODE — appointed March 15, 2011
- Roberta Omamurhomu Avwerosuo-Adeda — appointed June 10, 2018