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Hearsay Charitable Trust

Hearsay Charitable Trust is a registered charity (number 1200556) based in Maidstone, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Professor Martin Knapp CBE since 2022. Latest income £20k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as Hearsay Trust (Charity Commission)

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £20k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Disability
Where
Kent, Medway
Website
www.hearsaytrust.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2022

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£20k£28k
  • 2024£17k£21k
  • 2023£32k£27k

Income trend, 2023 to 2025.

Charitable 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.

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.

5 trustees on the board

3y median 4y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
3.2y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • 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.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 2 years.
2023
2024
incomespending£17k latest income
75 days
Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1200556
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 Oct 2022
Contact on the register
01622230765 · enquiries@hearsay-trust.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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