THE WILTSHIRE AND DORSET DEAF ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1103335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WDDA aims to offer a range of services, not provided by other organisations, to ensure that deaf, deafened and hard of hearing people enjoy equal access, opportunity and have the same independence as hearing people.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF DEAF AND HEARING-IMPAIRED PEOPLE RESIDING IN OR CONNECTED WITH WILTSHIRE (INCLUDING SWINDON) AND DORSET ("THE OBJECTS").

Area of benefit: DEAF AND HEARING-IMPAIRED PEOPLE RESIDING IN OR CONNECTED WITH WILTSHIRE (INCLUDING SWINDON) AND DORSET

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £23,035.70 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with no grant income received during the period. The trustees report that the charity operates without any reserves and has a bank balance of £37,423.30, which includes restricted funds carried forward from previous years.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wiltshire and Dorset Deaf Association (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Lottery — “WDDA celebrates after receiving £20k of National Lottery funding to deliver creative workshops for d/Deaf BSL users!” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund — “Funding from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund, means that we will be able to provi…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Donna Cheese · trustee of 1 other charity
• GEORGE RAGGETT
• Jasmine Barley · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Dorset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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