SANDWELL DEAF COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1124084 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SDCA

The relief of deaf and hearing impaired persons in Sandwell, West Midlands and surrounding areas.

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Latest income
£862k
Latest spending
£749k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £1,043,000, which the Trustees state are held at a level sufficient to cover three months of unrestricted expenditure. The accounts indicate a healthy financial position with no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BDO UK LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sandwell Deaf Community Association (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£862k
Total spending
£749k
Reserves (reported)
£169k
Employees
27

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sandwell

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£862k£749k
01/04/2024£687k£678k
01/04/2023£662k£741k
01/04/2022£651k£543k
01/04/2021£488k£396k

Common questions

Is SANDWELL DEAF COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported unrestricted reserves of £1,043,000, which the Trustees state are held at a level sufficient to cover three months of unrestricted expenditure. The accounts indicate a healthy financial position with no material uncertainties affecting the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by BDO UK LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2021£10k'Opening Up
UK government18/09/2020£8kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund07/03/2011£89kVolunteer Service