DEAFWAY

Registered charity 1089918 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£2.9m
Latest spending
£3.2m
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource position of £22,684 for the year ended 31 March 2023, a significant improvement from the £175,918 loss in the prior year. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £1,854,156, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of three months' running costs.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £1.9m)
The trustees consider that in order to ensure the continuous provision of the charity's services, they require to maintain a contingency reserve equivalent to three months running costs. — page 9
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Champion Accountants LLP.

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

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

Total income
£2.9m
Total spending
£3.2m
Cost of raising funds
£80k
Reserves (reported)
£574k
Employees
75

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Lancashire · Nepal · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.9m£3.2m
31/03/2024£2.6m£2.9m
31/03/2023£2.3m£2.4m
31/03/2022£2.6m£2.8m
31/03/2021£2.5m£2.3m

Common questions

Is DEAFWAY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource position of £22,684 for the year ended 31 March 2023, a significant improvement from the £175,918 loss in the prior year. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, maintaining a going concern basis. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £1,854,156, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of three months' running costs. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Champion Accountants LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/03/2015£55k"Signed Voices"

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