Deaf Experience Limited

Registered charity 1114319 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEAF EX-MAINSTREAMERS GROUP, DEAF EX-MAINSTREAMERS LIMITED, Deaf Experience

Deaf Experience (DEXperience) is deaf user-led, aiming for the wellbeing of deaf children and young people, providing consultation, participation, training and research. DEX conducted a ground-breaking Best Value Review of deaf education from user perspective, establishing universal performance standards and works with national organisations towards legislation and policy change.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£162k
Latest spending
£129k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £33,199 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £92,099. Per the trustees' report, free reserves excluding fixed assets stood at £41,077, which is significantly above the stated minimum reserves target of £5,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum reserves level of £5,000 (held: £41k)
The Board aims to have a minimum reserves level of £5,000 — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustee Georgina Brown received remuneration for services as a freelance finance officer.
Name of trustee Georgina Brown Description of transaction Freelance finance officer
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Georgina Brown received remuneration as a freelance finance officer.
Name of trustee Georgina Brown Description of transaction Freelance finance officer
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£162k£129k
31/03/2024£96k£117k
31/03/2023£117k£110k
31/03/2022£114k£72k
31/03/2021£50k£46k

Common questions

Is Deaf Experience Limited financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £33,199 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £92,099. Per the trustees' report, free reserves excluding fixed assets stood at £41,077, which is significantly above the stated minimum reserves target of £5,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/02/2025£125k"Saving deaf young people's culture and heritage"
The National Lottery Community Fund24/02/2023£10kDEX Deaf Youth Hub 11 - 17 year olds
Disability Action01/11/2020£20kNET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/08/2020£11k"COVID19 Deaf Ex-Mainstreamers Group Ltd"
The National Lottery Community Fund25/04/2019£10k"Deaf is Me"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/05/2015£50k"My Deaf Story Youth Heritage project"

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACTION DEAFNESS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Deaf Experience Limited£162k0unclearno doubt
ACTION DEAFNESS FY2025£3.1m£90,001 - £100,000belowno doubt
DEAFWAY FY2025£2.9mbelowno doubt
DIPEX FY2025£157k£60,001 - £70,0000belownot going concern
Royal Deaf Education Trust FY2025£9.0m3belowno doubt
THE OXFORD DIOCESAN COUNCIL FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING FY2025£106k0aboveno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.