WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE

Registered charity 1201337 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WAKEFIELD DEAF & HARD OF HEARING SUPPORT SERVICE

Wakefield and District Society for Deaf People specialises in providing community support, engagement and equipment for service users who are deaf, deafened, deafblind and hard of hearing. We also provide other services such as sign language training and deaf awareness.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £41,590 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves standing at £134,353. This figure exceeds the trustees' stated reserves policy target range of £75,328 to £112,992, which is equivalent to six to nine months of core expenditure. The trustees consider the higher level of reserves prudent given funding uncertainty and future development needs.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (13/01/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Peter Noblechair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Christopher Evans
• Claire Brambles
• Marie Vickers
• Michael Madden
• RICHARD JONES
• Valerie Pratt

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

Operates in: City Of Wakefield

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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