DEAFWAY
Registered charity 1089918 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · listed website unreachable when last crawled
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)
Cost of raising funds
£80k
Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/08/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustees
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lancashire · Nepal · Uganda
Income and spending
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
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