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THE ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF PEOPLE

Registered charity 1081949 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAD

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Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£3.5m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves were £4,592,000, with free reserves of £882,000. The trustees note that this free reserve level is slightly below their agreed minimum reserves policy, though they anticipate a transfer from a property purchase fund will restore compliance. The charity reports operating in a competitive funding environment but remains committed to financial sustainability through diversified income streams.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The level of our current free reserves is £882k which is therefore slightly below our agreed minimum reserves policy.” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The document states tRADe LTD is a wholly owned trading subsidiary that did not trade during the year. No specific transaction amounts or payments to trustees are disclosed.
“The organisation has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, tRADe LTD. This subsidiary did not trade during 2023/2024.” — page 23
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: tRADe LTD
“The organisation has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, tRADe LTD.” — page 23
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Haines Watts. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Royal Association for Deaf people (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£3.5m
Reserves (reported)
£781k
Employees
72

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.1m£3.5m
31/03/2024£2.5m£3.4m
31/03/2023£2.4m£3.7m
31/03/2022£2.9m£3.3m
31/03/2021£2.5m£2.8m

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF PEOPLE financially healthy?

The accounts state that total reserves were £4,592,000, with free reserves of £882,000. The trustees note that this free reserve level is slightly below their agreed minimum reserves policy, though they anticipate a transfer from a property purchase fund will restore compliance. The charity reports operating in a competitive funding environment but remains committed to financial sustainability through diversified income streams. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Haines Watts.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/03/2017£85k"Deaf Detectives"