# Ready Listener

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1108736 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1108736)
- Company number: 05313544
- Website: https://www.readylistener.org
- Latest income: £21.7k; spending £3,845
- What it funds: Prevention or relief of poverty, Religious activities
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, Other charities or voluntary bodies, Other defined groups
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations
- Area of operation: Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth, Essex, Greece
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/ready-listener

The Charity is currently raising money to support the extensive maintenance works in the Holy Docheiariou Monastery in Mount Athos, Greece. Occasionally it supports renovations in the Christian Orthodox Monastery of Saint John the Baptist in Essex.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2025 | £21.7k | £3,845 | not filed |
| 30 Nov 2024 | £19.6k | £4,939 | not filed |
| 30 Nov 2023 | £57.1k | £10.3k | not filed |
| 30 Nov 2022 | £64.7k | £53.1k | not filed |
| 30 Nov 2021 | £42.4k | £25.3k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 3.1 to financially support the holy dochiariou monastery in mount athos (agion oros) and other monasteries or churches.3.2 the relief of the financial hardship or clergy, laity and the sick-poor through grants or services.

## What it funds

Ready Listener is registered under the Charity Commission purposes prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities for children / young people, older people and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations. In its latest reported year Ready Listener reported income of £21.7k and spending of £3,845. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Nov 2025, it spent £97.5k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth, Essex and Greece.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Ready Listener in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (readylistener.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Ready Listener open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Ready Listener is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Ready Listener fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth, Essex and Greece.

### Does Ready Listener give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Ready Listener makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Ready Listener give each year?

The register does not break out Ready Listener's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Nov 2025 was £3,845. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £19.5k a year.

### How large is Ready Listener?

In its latest reported year Ready Listener reported income of £21.7k and spending of £3,845.


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