ZEBRA ACCESS CIO

Registered charity 1149181 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ZEBRA ACCESS LTD

Develop opportunities for Deaf people by providing support, education, advice and access to training, technology, services, facilities and workshops to improve their life skills, health choices, activities and careersSupport and develop strong Deaf community ethos and advocating wider social cohesionEducate and inform Deaf people of their basic human rightsLead/manage Film and Arts festivals

Objects

3. OBJECT[S] THE OBJECT[S] OF THE CIO [IS][ARE] “TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE IN THE DEAF COMMUNITY WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR DEAFNESS, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY:A) DEVELOP OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEAF PEOPLE TO HAVE BETTER CHANCES IN LIFE BY PROVIDING ACCESS TOTRAINING AND WORKSHOPS TO IMPROVE THEIR LIFE SKILLS.B) ENCOURAGE, PROMOTE AND PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT FOR DEAF PEOPLE THROUGH PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND ADVICE.C) SUPPORT AND PROMOTE STRONG COMMUNITY ETHOS BY ENCOURAGING DEAF PEOPLE TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WORK TOGETHER TO TACKLE COMMON PROBLEMS AS WELL AS ADVOCATE WIDER SOCIAL COHESION.D) RAISE AWARENESS AND IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY TO TECHNOLOGY, SERVICES AND FACILITIES SO DEAF PEOPLE CAN ENJOY, UNDERSTAND AND DEVELOP THEMSELVES FURTHER.E) PROMOTE AND ADVOCATE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES BY RAISING AND IMPROVING AWARENESS OF AVAILABLEACTIVITIES AND HEALTH CHOICESF) LEAD AND MANAGE FILM AND ARTS FESTIVALS WHICH ALLOW DEAF PERFORMERS, COMMUNITIES ANDDIRECTORS TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS TO A WIDER AUDIENCE.G) EDUCATE AND INFORM DEAF PEOPLE OF BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS AS CITIZENS REGARDLESS OF THEIR AGE,DISABILITY, GENDER, MARRIAGE/CIVIL PARTNERSHIP, PREGNANCY/MATERNITY, SEXUALITY, RELIGION AND RACE.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds stood at £47,486 against a reserves policy target of 3 to 4 months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income deficit of £2,547 for the year, noting that limited resources and funding insecurities have made it difficult to plan or develop services.

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 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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's Community Fund — “With the support of funders such as the National Lottery's Community Fund, BFI, Foundations, Trusts and so on, Zebra Access CIO provides a r…” (source page)
• BFI — “With the support of funders such as the National Lottery's Community Fund, BFI, Foundations, Trusts and so on, Zebra Access CIO provides a r…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARILYN WILLRICHchair
• Alexander Vann
• CAROL ANN SALTER
• Iona Fletcher
• Louise Diane Rhodes
• SEBASTIANA MAZZOCCHIO
• Wendi Brickliffe

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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