DEAFWAY
Registered charity 1089918 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
All of our work, in the UK, on the Isle of Man, in Nepal and in Uganda, aims to give D/deaf people equal access to every part of life. We do this through Residential Support and Rehabilitation; Education and Training; Deaf/Sign Language Arts; Deaf Culture Projects; Deaf Heritage Projects; and the provision of Deaf Spaces. At the centre of of all that we do is Deaf Culture and sign language.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £277,017 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £573,817, which represents 2.4 months of unrestricted direct charitable expenditure, falling below the stated policy target of three months' running costs.
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: £574k; policy: three months running costs)
“At the year end this reserve, which is shown as general funds on the accounts, stood at £573,817 which represents 2.4 months unrestricted direct charitable expenditure.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Champion Accountants LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Deafway (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Teresa Dawson — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Brian Donelly — Chairperson (source)
- Maureen Donelly — Deputy CEO / Finance Manager (source)
- John Ward OBE — Trustee & Director (source)
- Philippa Wynne — Trustee & Director (source)
- Val Hall — Trustee & Director (source)
- Lynne Barnes — Trustee & Director (source)
- Lesley Davidson MA — Trustee & 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.
- FUNNELL, Judith Ann — director, appointed 03/06/2026on trustee list
- TOMKINSON, Linda Margaret, Rev — director, appointed 13/08/2025on trustee list
- MILNES, Kyra — director, appointed 18/11/2024on trustee list
- BARNES, Lynne Bernadette, Dr — director, appointed 11/12/2023on trustee list
- HALL, Valerie Lee — director, appointed 06/02/2023on trustee list
- WYNNE, Philippa Edith — director, appointed 07/02/2022on trustee list
- CUMING, Carol Ann — director, appointed 04/10/2021on trustee list
- DONELLY, Brian Stanley — director, appointed 15/10/2010on trustee list
- DAWSON, Teresa Ann — secretary, appointed 06/03/2023
- DONELLY, Maureen — secretary, appointed 21/05/2022
Official officers record.
CQC provider record: Deafway — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 13/01/2022.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
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).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- Brockholes Brow - Preston: Good (18/10/2024) · CQC record
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/08/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lancashire · Nepal · Uganda
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DEAFWAY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £277,017 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £573,817, which represents 2.4 months of unrestricted direct charitable expenditure, falling below the stated policy target of three months' running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Champion Accountants LLP.
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