THE ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF PEOPLE
Registered charity 1081949 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAD
RAD provides accessible service to deaf people in the following main areas of activity: Independent living; communication services; deaf community engagement; information, advice and guidance; employment; and children, family and transition services
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £429k for the year, driven by a £416k deficit in unrestricted funds which included a £71k loss on investments. The trustees note that current free reserves of £781k are below the agreed policy minimum of £1.2m, though they consider the policy level reasonable given the uncertain economic future. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
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: £781k)
“The level of our current free reserves is £781k which is therefore below our agreed minimum reserves policy.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: tRADe Ltd
“The organisation has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, tRADe Ltd. This subsidiary did not trade during 2024/25.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Royal Association for Deaf people (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Chris Ratcliffe — Chair (source)
- Dr Mark Wheatley — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Emma Holness — Director (source)
- Kate Mahon — Director (source)
- Nikki Rogers — Director (source)
- Daniel Clements — Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
- TOBIN, Andrew — director, appointed 09/09/2025on trustee list
- COLLIER, Jennifer — director, appointed 09/09/2025on trustee list
- REVELEY, Edward — director, appointed 30/07/2024on trustee list
- RATCLIFFE, Christopher — director, appointed 30/07/2024on trustee list
- CARPENTER, Angela — director, appointed 30/07/2024on trustee list
- BRENNAN, Hannah Bernadette — director, appointed 26/07/2022on trustee list
- CHOUTAN, Rolf — director, appointed 26/07/2022on trustee list
- SCACCO MUDAWI, Melissa — director, appointed 27/10/2020not on trustee list
- BEYENE, Semhar — director, appointed 27/10/2020on trustee list
- WHEATLEY, Mark, Dr — secretary, appointed 01/07/2025
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: The Royal Association for Deaf People — Deregistered, 2 registered locations, last inspected 12/11/2013.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Christopher Ratcliffechair
- Andrew Tobin
- Angela Carpenter
- Edward Reveley
- Hannah Bernadette Brennan
- Jennifer Collier
- Melissa Scacco Mudawi
- Rolf Choutan
- Semhar Beyene
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF PEOPLE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £429k for the year, driven by a £416k deficit in unrestricted funds which included a £71k loss on investments. The trustees note that current free reserves of £781k are below the agreed policy minimum of £1.2m, though they consider the policy level reasonable given the uncertain economic future. The charity maintains adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by TC Group.
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