PORTSMOUTH ASSOCIATION FOR THE WELFARE OF THE DEAF AND DUMB

Registered charity 201907 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PORTSMOUTH DEAF ASSOCIATION

To promote the mental, moral and physical welfare of the deaf and dumb.

Objects

THE WELFARE OF THE DEAF AND DUMB.

Area of benefit: PORTSMOUTH AND ITS IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOURHOOD.

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

Causes: Disability · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Fareham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£8k

Latest spending

£31k

Registered

1966

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £393 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing slightly to £315,504. The trustees report that the charity is navigating a challenging period, including the closure of the Deaf Centre, but maintains adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure, consistent with the charity's stated policy.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (reserves figure: £316k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted free funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Conflicting interests

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 31/03/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

Volunteers: 4

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

Volunteers: 10

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

Trustees · trustee networks

MR JEFFREY HOWLchair
David Miche JACKSON
LINDA MARY JACKSON

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

Operates in: Portsmouth City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£8k	£31k
31/03/2025	£33k	£33k
31/03/2024	£31k	£41k
31/03/2023	£25k	£28k
31/03/2022	£44k	£19k

Common questions

Is PORTSMOUTH ASSOCIATION FOR THE WELFARE OF THE DEAF AND DUMB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £393 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing slightly to £315,504. The trustees report that the charity is navigating a challenging period, including the closure of the Deaf Centre, but maintains adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Reserves are maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure, consistent with the charity's stated policy. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
BARNWOOD TRUST	1	£150k
THE MAURICE WOHL CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£100k
THE FRANCIS WINHAM FOUNDATION	1	£74k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON	1	£70k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£63k
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY	1	£55k
THE SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING FOUNDATION	1	£50k
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£31k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BOURNEMOUTH SOCIETY FOR THE WELFARE OF THE DEAF.

BOURNEMOUTH SOCIETY FOR THE WELFARE OF THE DEAF income £26k
WARRINGTON & DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE income £124k
BID SERVICES income £6.6m
PORTSMOUTH CITY OF SANCTUARY income £154k
GLOUCESTERSHIRE DEAF ASSOCIATION income £1.2m
AFMIM UK PORTSMOUTH ASSEMBLY income £139k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PORTSMOUTH ASSOCIATION FOR THE WELFARE OF THE DEAF AND DUMB	£8k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
BOURNEMOUTH SOCIETY FOR THE WELFARE OF THE DEAF FY2025	£26k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WARRINGTON & DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE FY2025	£124k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BID SERVICES FY2025	£6.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PORTSMOUTH CITY OF SANCTUARY FY2026	£154k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE DEAF ASSOCIATION FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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