DEAF SPORTS FIRST
Registered charity 1175408 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEAF SPORTS & FOOTBALL FOUNDATION, DSFF
To alleviate challenges faced by deaf individuals and those with associated disabilities, grants will be provided to beneficiaries or organizations enabling participation in sports like football. Community-led initiatives will include inclusive nutrition workshops, assistive tech training, adapted sports programs, sign language support, and accessible activities promoting health and inclusion.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's total unrestricted reserves increased from £953 to £7,101 over the financial year. The filing confirms an audit exemption was granted under the small companies regime, with no independent audit or examination performed. The balance sheet shows no fixed assets and no creditors, indicating a simple financial structure with cash held in bank.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2023) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Sport England — “Deaf Sports First has received £2500 from Sport England to develop a Deaf Sports First Pickleball Project in Reading.” (source page)
- The Sobell Foundation — “We supported the "Creating Music Through Technology" project (through our partner Decibels) & sponsored by The Sobell Foundation” (source page)
- Henry Skinnerchair
- KEN CARTER · trustee of 4 other charities
- SHARON SAARTJE HIRSHMAN
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DEAF SPORTS FIRST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's total unrestricted reserves increased from £953 to £7,101 over the financial year. The filing confirms an audit exemption was granted under the small companies regime, with no independent audit or examination performed. The balance sheet shows no fixed assets and no creditors, indicating a simple financial structure with cash held in bank.
Government & lottery funding
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Side by side with its peers
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