The Listening Ear (number 1095964) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does The Listening Ear do?
The Listening Ear's objectives are to provide a professional and confidential counselling and training service to the BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole) community, supporting children and families to overcome issues with mental health and wellbeing. Such provision shall be restricted to those children, young people, and their families, who are either domicile in or in full time education
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Listening Ear
Answers The Listening Ear gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are The Listening Ear's highest-paid staff paid?
The Listening Ear's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register does not record The Listening Ear as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
The Listening Ear's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Dorset · Bournemouth · Poole
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is The Listening Ear registered for?
General Charitable PurposesEducation/training
Why is there no Clarity Score for The Listening Ear yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Listening Ear.
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The register data used for this profile lists The Listening Ear as a registered charity (number 1095964) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Listening Ear's charity number?
The Listening Ear's charity number is 1095964. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does The Listening Ear do?
The Listening Ear's objectives are to provide a professional and confidential counselling and training service to the BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole) community, supporting children and families to overcome issues with mental health and wellbeing. Such provision shall be restricted to those children, young people, and their families, who are either domicile in or in full time education
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CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Listening Ear. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Listening Ear?
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How much is The Listening Ear's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Listening Ear's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Listening Ear?
The register does not record The Listening Ear as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are The Listening Ear's trustees paid?
The Listening Ear's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Listening Ear registered as a charity?
The Listening Ear was entered on the register on 14 February 2003.