NRCPD

Registered charity 1170904 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

NRCPD's objectives are to promote the needs of and protect deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and deaf blind people, by promoting the quality, conduct and professionalism of all communication professionals; and The advancement of education, for the benefit of the public in relation to the issues facing deaf, deafened, hard of hearing, and deaf blind people.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE: 3.1 TO PROMOTE THE NEEDS OF, AND PROTECT DEAF, DEAFENED, HARD OF HEARING AND DEAF BLIND PEOPLE, BY PROMOTING THE QUALITY, CONDUCT AND PROFESSIONALISM OF ALL COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS; AND3.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE ISSUES FACING DEAF, DEAFENED, HARD OF HEARING, AND DEAF BLIND PEOPLE.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: County Durham, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£438k

Latest spending

£531k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £92,734 for the year, primarily due to high legal and investigation costs for complex professional conduct cases. Despite this loss, free reserves of £240,481 remain comfortably above the Board's approved minimum of £128,000, and the current ratio of approximately 2.1 indicates strong short-term liquidity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“1 employee received annual emoluments exceeding £60,000 (2024: £60,000).” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“1 employee received annual emoluments exceeding £60,000” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Registration (98% of income)

“Registration 428,401” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: £128,000 (reserves figure: £240k)

“Trustees reviewed the required reserve level again in February 2024 and set a minimum of £128,000 for the end of 2024, which remains the Board's approved minimum.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Trustees received £22,240 in employee benefits (salary and pension) paid as employees, not as trustee fees. Reimbursement of £191 for travel/subsistence was also made.

“The total employee benefits of trustees (salary and pension) were £22,240 (2024: £70,357). These were paid as an employee not as a trustee.” — page 21

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Thomas Holroyd received £234 in fees as a registered interpreter.

“Thomas Holroyd, a trustee, is also a registered Sign Language Interpreter with NRCPD. Fees are charged in line with the published price list. Fees charged during the year amounted to £234” — page 23

“Elisabetta Cordaro, a trustee, is also a registered Speech to Text Reporter with NRCPD. Fees are charged in line with the published price list. Fees charged during the period amounted to £177” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Elisabetta Cordaro received £177 in fees as a registered Speech to Text Reporter.

“Thomas Holroyd, a trustee, is also a registered Sign Language Interpreter with NRCPD. Fees are charged in line with the published price list. Fees charged during the year amounted to £234” — page 23

“Elisabetta Cordaro, a trustee, is also a registered Speech to Text Reporter with NRCPD. Fees are charged in line with the published price list. Fees charged during the period amounted to £177” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Alan Murray received £177 in fees as a registered interpreter.

“Thomas Holroyd, a trustee, is also a registered Sign Language Interpreter with NRCPD. Fees are charged in line with the published price list. Fees charged during the year amounted to £234” — page 23

“Elisabetta Cordaro, a trustee, is also a registered Speech to Text Reporter with NRCPD. Fees are charged in line with the published price list. Fees charged during the period amounted to £177” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Phillip Rees received £177 in fees as a registered lipspeaker.

“Thomas Holroyd, a trustee, is also a registered Sign Language Interpreter with NRCPD. Fees are charged in line with the published price list. Fees charged during the year amounted to £234” — page 23

“Elisabetta Cordaro, a trustee, is also a registered Speech to Text Reporter with NRCPD. Fees are charged in line with the published price list. Fees charged during the period amounted to £177” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Gordon Hay received £234 in fees as a registered interpreter.

“Thomas Holroyd, a trustee, is also a registered Sign Language Interpreter with NRCPD. Fees are charged in line with the published price list. Fees charged during the year amounted to £234” — page 23

“Elisabetta Cordaro, a trustee, is also a registered Speech to Text Reporter with NRCPD. Fees are charged in line with the published price list. Fees charged during the period amounted to £177” — page 23

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Top pay band moved from exceeding £60,000 (FY2024) to more than £60,000 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Government income: £6,150 — grants £6,150 (1); 1% of the £436,070 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 21/02/2024, 113 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Alan Lees
Alan Murray · trustee of 1 other charity
David Neil Ahier
Dawn Marshall
Lisa Cordaro
Phil Rees
Thomas Holroyd

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£438k	£531k
31/12/2024	£436k	£397k
31/12/2023	£393k	£356k
31/12/2022	£383k	£443k
31/12/2021	£361k	£341k

Common questions

Is NRCPD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £92,734 for the year, primarily due to high legal and investigation costs for complex professional conduct cases. Despite this loss, free reserves of £240,481 remain comfortably above the Board's approved minimum of £128,000, and the current ratio of approximately 2.1 indicates strong short-term liquidity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of NRCPD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	30/09/2021	£10k	NRCPD training programme for Speech to Text Reporters and Notetakers

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£498k
TRUST FOR LONDON	1	£160k
MOTABILITY	1	£133k
FRAZER TRUST	1	£49k
Fight for Sight	1	£44k
Q CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
Fuel Bank Foundation	1	£16k
THE ADINT CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DEAF PEOPLE.

THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DEAF PEOPLE income £14.2m
The Society for Neurodiversity income £80k
NARCOLEPSY UK income £50k
SEND THE RIGHT MESSAGE income £109k
CAMDEN DISABILITY ACTION income £592k
NURTRIO LIMITED income £7.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
NRCPD	£438k	more than £60,000	1	above	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR DEAF PEOPLE FY2025	£14.2m	—	—	within	—	no doubt
The Society for Neurodiversity FY2025	£80k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NARCOLEPSY UK FY2025	£50k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SEND THE RIGHT MESSAGE FY2026	£109k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CAMDEN DISABILITY ACTION FY2025	£592k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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