# HEARSAY CHARITABLE TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1200556
- **Other names:** HEARSAY TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 3, 2022
- **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=1200556


## Contact

- **Address:** Maidstone Community Support Centre, 39-48 Marsham Street, MAIDSTONE
- **Postcode:** ME14 1HH
- **Phone:** 01622230765
- **Email:** enquiries@hearsay-trust.org.uk
- **Website:** www.hearsaytrust.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR FAMILIES CHILDREN AND INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY A RANGE OF IMPAIRING CONDITIONS SUCH AS PSYCHOLOGICAL, MENTAL HEALTH, BEHAVIOURAL OR EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS, AND/OR PHYSICAL, SENSORY OR OTHER DISABILITIES AS WELL AS THOSE AFFECTED BY THE HEALTH OR DISABILITIES OF OTHERS, IN MAIDSTONE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS;(B) TO PROVIDE SUCH COUNSELLING PARTICULARLY FOR THOSE UNABLE TO AFFORD PRIVATE COUNSELLING OR WHOSE NEEDS CANNOT BE MET BY OTHER AGENCIES IN A TIMELY MANNER;(C) TO FURTHER THE TRAINING OF COUNSELLORS AND OTHERS WHO ASSIST IN HELPING PERSONS WITH OR AFFECTED BY MENTAL, PHYSICAL, SENSORY OR OTHER DISABILITIES;(D) TO PROMOTE RESEARCH INTO THE CHALLENGES FACING INDIVIDUALS WITH OR AFFECTED BY DISABILITIES;(E) TO COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING IN COMPLEMENTARY OR SIMILAR FIELDS IN THE PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELLING SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH OR AFFECTED BY DISABILITIES.

**Activities:** HearSay provides professional counselling to children, adolescents, adults and families affected by a range of impairing conditions such as mental illness, behavioural or emotional problems, arising from physical and/or sensory disabilities, or other disabilities, including Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).  It is based in Maidstone, Kent.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Kent
- Medway



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £17152 | £21135 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £32149 | £27435 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Professor Martin Knapp CBE** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 22, 2022
- Ann Freeman — appointed Sept. 22, 2022
- Dr Nellie Adjaye MBE — appointed Sept. 22, 2022
- John Edward Taylor — appointed Feb. 24, 2023