NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DEAF SOCIETY
Registered charity 1040801 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NDS
We provide and offer services for the empowerment of profoundly Deaf British Sign Language users these include: -British Sign Language Interpreting Services Lip Speaking ServiceOlder Persons SchemeCommunity Centre Welfare Rights SupportBritish Sign Language classesDeaf Awareness TrainingLip Reading Classes
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded an operating deficit for the fourth consecutive year, though the deficit was reduced due to lower operating costs. The charity holds substantial capital reserves from a property sale, resulting in unrestricted net assets of £793,503, although free cash reserves were below the stated policy target. The trustees acknowledge the need to address recurring deficits without rapidly eroding the property sale proceeds.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £82k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“At the end of the period, the free cash reserves (total unrestricted net assets less tangible fixed assets) were £82,403 [2024: £123,515] against a target level of £115,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Nottinghamshire Deaf Society (matched by registered charity number).
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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (19/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (02/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- TIM HASTINGSchair
- ANNE DARBY
- Anthony Hawkins
- Kirstin Susan Greenhill
- Phillip Clarke
- Simon Peacock
- Stuart Robinson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire · Leicester City · Leicestershire · Lincolnshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DEAF SOCIETY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded an operating deficit for the fourth consecutive year, though the deficit was reduced due to lower operating costs. The charity holds substantial capital reserves from a property sale, resulting in unrestricted net assets of £793,503, although free cash reserves were below the stated policy target. The trustees acknowledge the need to address recurring deficits without rapidly eroding the property sale proceeds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DEAF SOCIETY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DEAF SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUST.
Known funders
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