Registered charity (CIO) · London
The Listening Place
- 11 trustees
- Income £2.7m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Alexander WinterTrustee · since 2016
- Caroline Mary LienTrustee · since 2021
- Craig MorleyTrustee · since 2022
- Greta Parvin HolmesTrustee · since 2026
- Lorcan WoodsTrustee · since 2026
- Michael AndersonTrustee · since 2025
- Phalisha Rajendra KeraiTrustee · since 2021
- Sonia Mary InnissTrustee · since 2021
- Stefano CostantiniTrustee · since 2026
- Susan CottamTrustee · since 2023
- Valerie ShawTrustee · since 2018
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Where
- Throughout London
- Website
- www.listeningplace.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2.7m£2.2m
- 2024£2.0m£1.7m
- 2023£1.4m£1.3m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.5m£1.1m
- 2021£1.3m£814k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO RELIEVE MENTAL SUFFERING AND HELP SAVE THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO FINDS THEMSELVES AT RISK OF SUICIDE, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TRAINED AND SUPERVISED VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING LISTENING SUPPORT.
Grants received
34 grants · £1,909,102 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £550,550 (3 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £405,000 (3 grants)
- Rothschild Foundation · £300,000 (2 grants)
- Prudence Trust · £175,000 (2 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £90,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Alexander Winter since 2016
- Caroline Mary Lien since 2021
- Craig Morley since 2022
- Greta Parvin Holmes since 2026
- Lorcan Woods since 2026
- Michael Anderson since 2025
- Phalisha Rajendra Kerai since 2021
- Sonia Mary Inniss since 2021
- Stefano Costantini since 2026
- Susan Cottam since 2023
- Valerie Shaw since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Alexander Winter since 2016
- Valerie Shaw since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Alexander Winter since 2016
- Caroline Mary Lien since 2021
- Craig Morley since 2022
- Greta Parvin Holmes since 2026
- Lorcan Woods since 2026
- Michael Anderson since 2025
- Phalisha Rajendra Kerai since 2021
- Sonia Mary Inniss since 2021
- Stefano Costantini since 2026
- Susan Cottam since 2023
- Valerie Shaw since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
18.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 16.8 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1164739
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 07 Dec 2015
- Contact on the register
- 02039067676 · administration@listeningplace.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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