THE NATIONAL DEAF CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £4.0 million for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing net assets to £18.0 million. While unrestricted reserves of £17.8 million are currently above the stated policy target range of £8.6 million to £11.3 million, the trustees anticipate a deficit in the upcoming year due to significant investment in fundraising and charitable activity.
What the accounts disclose
“This has determined that the target range of general reserves (excluding those reserves represented by restricted funds and fixed assets reserves) required by the charity is between £8.6 million and £11.3 million.”
“NDCS Limited is the only subsidiary undertaking that was actively trading, and it donates its trading profit to the National Deaf Children’s Society.” — page 20
Regulator actions
The Fundraising Regulator investigated concerns regarding door-to-door fundraising conducted by National Deaf Children’s Society and its network of third-party agencies, specifically examining due diligence, monitoring, and contractual oversight across multiple levels of subcontracting. The Fundraising Regulator found that the charity breached the Code of Fundraising Practice by failing to ensure sufficient due diligence and clear contractual requirements extended to sub-subcontractors, while also finding that sub-subcontractors Vantage Consultancy Ltd and Solution Cardiff Ltd breached standards regarding fundraising behaviour. The Fundraising Regulator decided not to hold the charity directly responsible for the specific misconduct shown in video evidence, as the fundraisers had been banned, but issued recommendations for all involved organisations to strengthen compliance, due diligence, and complaint handling processes.
Funders the charity credits
- Cadbury Fingers
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/08/2024)
- Received assets from another charity (27/09/2021)
- Received assets from another charity (15/01/2021)
- Received assets from another charity (11/07/2016)
Trustees
- Dominic James Holtonchair
- Altaf Amirali Sadrudin Ali Kassam
- Damian Ross Proctor
- Dr Luke Tristan Kelly
- Emily Beardshall
- Felicity Preacher
- Katharine Stocks
- Lesley Lindberg
- Lorraine Michelle Wapling
- Michael Ellis
- Thomas Astbury
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £33.6m | £29.5m |
| 31/03/2024 | £33.0m | £31.2m |
| 31/03/2023 | £30.9m | £33.5m |
| 31/03/2022 | £25.9m | £27.9m |
| 31/03/2021 | £25.4m | £17.4m |
Common questions
Is THE NATIONAL DEAF CHILDREN'S SOCIETY financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £4.0 million for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing net assets to £18.0 million. While unrestricted reserves of £17.8 million are currently above the stated policy target range of £8.6 million to £11.3 million, the trustees anticipate a deficit in the upcoming year due to significant investment in fundraising and charitable activity. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.
Who funds THE NATIONAL DEAF CHILDREN'S SOCIETY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE NATIONAL DEAF CHILDREN'S SOCIETY as a grant recipient include AKO FOUNDATION, CHILDLIFE, THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATION, THE PENNIES FOUNDATION, THE JENOUR FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| AKO FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £123k |
| CHILDLIFE | FY2024 | £103k |
| THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £25k |
| THE PENNIES FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £24k |
| THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £15k |
| THE JENOUR FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £3k |
| ALL SAINTS CHURCH WEST EWELL | FY2022 | £600 |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, BRIGHTON | FY2025 | £300 |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. WERBURGH, WEMBURY | FY2023 | £250 |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, BRIGHTON | FY2024 | £220 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| OVINGDEAN HALL FOUNDATION | 1 | £142k |
| MOTABILITY | 1 | £133k |
| HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £98k |
| THE OXFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE | 1 | £27k |
| THE COSARAF CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £18k |
| THE BATCHWORTH TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £10k |
| THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |