## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From April 1 2023 Period start date To March 31 2024 Period end date Charity name: Hearing Ambassadors** ## **Charity registration number:1187089** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**1.The advancement of education.**
HEARING AMBASSADORS aims to
increase the individual and collective
knowledge and understanding of the issues
associated with hearing loss and in so
doing to enable the development of skills,
strategies and competencies to overcome
these issues. HEARING AMBASSADORS
educate both the hard of hearing and those
with good hearing. HEARING
AMBASSADORS educate at an individual
and community level.
**2. The advancement of health or the**
**saving of lives.**
HEARING AMBASSADORS promotes
health and well being by promoting
strategies which ensure that those suffering
from hearing loss are included, understood
and involved in the community, improving
their confidence and reducing their sense
of isolation.
**3. The advancement of citizenship or**
**community development.**
HEARING AMBASSADORS promotes civic
responsibility and good citizenship by
supporting social and community
infrastructure to help overcome the social
issues caused by hearing difficulties.
**4. The relief of those in need, by reason**
**of youth, age, ill-health, disability,**
**financial hardship or other**
**disadvantage.**| |||The provision of relief for people with
hearing loss is patchy and dependent on
what is available in the local area.
HEARING AMBASSADORS are building a
body of knowledge about what support is
available both locally and nationally. In this
way, HEARING AMBASSADORS are able
to provide relief to those in need by
providing practical support and information.
HEARING AMBASSADORS support those
who suffer from hearing loss and also those
who are working to help them.
**5. Any other charitable purposes.**
HEARING AMBASSADORS will carry out
other charitable purposes associated with
hearing awareness as agreed and minuted
by the Trustees.| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**1. The advancement of Education**
During 2023-4
a. We attended various conferences
and health fairs to educate the
public in healthy hearing.
b. We gave educational talks to
groups around Britain such as u3a,
Rotary, Probus, Women’s Groups,
Care Givers, etc.
c. We continued our project for
educating youngsters by running
further Sound Warriors drama
workshops for nearly 100 primary
aged children in Derbyshire.
d. This year we have become aware of
risks associated with loud music at
children’s dance schools and we
are working towards providing some
simple guidance for dance school
leaders.
**2. The advancement of health or the**
**saving of lives.**
A core part of the Hearing Ambassadors
message is to help people to recognise the
early signs of hearing loss, and to
encourage them to take action early by
having a hearing test if they feel their
hearing is being diminished. This can save
them and their families from years of
unnecessary isolation and depression. A
hearing test can also identify other potential
underlying problems with the auditory
system.| |||**3. The advancement of citizenship or**
**community development.**
Hearing Ambassadors provide simple
guidance for improving hearing accessibility
in any venue. As outsiders to the
organisations that we meet, we facilitate
open conversations about the unseen
effects of hearing difficulties, fostering a
stronger sense of citizenship and
community.
**4. The relief of those in need, by reason**
**of youth, age, ill-health, disability,**
**financial hardship or other**
**disadvantage.**
Our website, with clear sections for_You,_
_Your Friends and Family, Your_
_Organisation_is the go-to place for anyone
newly experiencing hearing loss. It has
links to other charities and organisations
which can provide advice.
We also have a fun section for kids.
Promotional material and updates to our
website play an important part in everything
we do.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm that they have
complied with the duty set out in the
Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to
the Charity Commission's guidance on
public benefit when exercising any powers
or duties.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|This year, though our talks and exhibitions
we have educated more than 500 people in
hearing well-being. As a direct result of our
work, many have sought professional
advice from audiologists for themselves or
for a family member.
In addition, we have educated more than
100 primary aged children in how to
recognise when music is too loud and how
they can take control of their own hearing
well being, saving them from acquiring
noise induced hearing loss in later life.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity is running a balanced budget
and at the end of the financial year made a
surplus of £1800.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity holds minimum reserves to
cover fixed expenses for 1 year| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£2185| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|No concerns| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||None| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Foundation| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|No new Trustees have been recruited since
the charity was started, and there are no
plans to recruit any new trustees. Should
our plans change, new Trustees will be
recruited from our valued Steering Group
members.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Hearing Ambassadors| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1187089| |Charity’s principal address|Robin Lye
Windmill Lane
Eyam
Hope Valley
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Dr Cheryle Berry
MBE|Chair||| ||Gillian Campbell|Secretary||| ||Andrew Campbell|Trustee||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Not applicable Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |Not applicable||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets Not applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
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Treasurer|John Spalton|Highfields Farmhouse, Stoney Middleton Derbyshire
S32 4UB| |||| |||| |||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Not applicable ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details Not applicable ## **Other optional information** none DKl•r•tlon• Pull Income & ENpeN11turt kn 12 months end1￿ 5th Aprll 2024 kncome 2024 tjonations 250.00 DonationsGift pid￿1 1118.34 Workshops 0.00 Sponsorship 0.00 Sundry Income 21.04 Grant 300.00 Speaker Fees 610.00 Gift NJ"d claim 279.50 Total Incorne 20Z> loco 171.28 20.82 345.00 44.05 2578.88 i. penses Sundrles deo produrtions Workshop h4￿fee$ M*tifig hirecosts Sound Warriors Name badges Webste hostin8 Equipment purchases Website build & maintenance Totsl E¥penses 118.34 71.28 4000.00 0.00 0.00 262.98 0.00 0.00 0.00 332.57 92.20 568.34 778.88 4666.83 rplus 1800.00 -3085.68 Funds brought forward Fund5C¥rted fonwwd 385.11 2185.11 3470.79 385.11 Represented by Bar)k Payment in advance Gift Aid debtor 1891.33 14.28 279.50 2185.11 331.58 44.05 385.11 HOnoraryTr￿jrerWJK Spalton Aa 13th May 2024 INDEPENDW EXAMINER'S REPORTONTHEACCOUNT5 I havee¥amined theaccountsof the Hearin8Ambassadorsforthe 12 rrK>nth5end 5 April 2024 and in myopinion théy represent a trueand fairvie4V of thecharity financial affairsand are in accordancewith the record* Jon -Independent Examiner. JW S•vtll P£l>lndependent Examiner Date