SIGNHEALTH

Registered charity 1011056 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SIGN...THE NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND DEAFNESS, THE ANASTASIA SOCIETY · also registered in Scotland as SC044122 (OSCR)

SignHealth aims to improve healthcare & access to health services for deaf people. As well as campaigning, research & health promotion, we provide supported living schemes and outreach for deaf people with mental health problems. We provide a national Advocacy & Counselling service and support for deaf victims of domestic abuse.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that SignHealth reported a net deficit of £88,270 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £10,584,806 and total expenditure of £10,681,427. The charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £1,728,799, which the trustees note is lower than their stated policy target of 3-6 months' expenditure. Despite this, the trustees and auditors confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02610559

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SignHealth (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• KNAPP, Simon — director, appointed 13/11/2025on trustee list
• KAUR, Jasveen — director, appointed 10/09/2025on trustee list
• AYOOLA, Janet Modupeola Abike — director, appointed 10/09/2025on trustee list
• ELVIN, Alexandra Marie-Suzanne — director, appointed 10/09/2025on trustee list
• MCLEAN, Frankie — director, appointed 14/09/2023on trustee list
• JONES, Diane — director, appointed 21/07/2023on trustee list
• ARNOLD, Amanprit — director, appointed 22/07/2021on trustee list
• WARNES, Lucy — secretary, appointed 07/03/2025

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

CQC provider record: SignHealth — Registered, 8 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 15/01/2024.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 6.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

• SignHealth Bowfell Road: Good (31/07/2019) · CQC record
• SignHealth Claridge Road: Good (18/10/2019) · CQC record
• SignHealth Constance Way: Good (09/02/2024) · CQC record
• SignHealth Longley Road: Outstanding (14/01/2026) · CQC record
• SignHealth Polestar: Good (05/02/2019) · CQC record

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (20/07/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amanprit Arnoldchair
• Alexandra Elvin
• Diane Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
• Frankie McLean
• Janet Ayoola · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jasveen Kaur
• Simon Knapp · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACTION DEAFNESS.

• ACTION DEAFNESS income £3.1m
• DEAFWAY income £2.9m
• HEARING DOGS FOR DEAF PEOPLE income £16.4m
• THE JEWISH DEAF ASSOCIATION income £1.3m
• THE MANCHESTER DEAF CENTRE income £860k
• GLOUCESTERSHIRE DEAF ASSOCIATION income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.