CORNWALL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE

Registered charity 218341 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CORNWALL ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING, CORNWALL DEAF ASSOCIATION, COUNTY OF CORNWALL ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB AND HARD OF HEARING, HEARING LOSS CORNWALL

The charity supports Deaf and hard of hearing people in Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, and parts of Devon.We provide BSL interpreters, Deaf communication support, and expert information, advice and guidance on d/Deaf-related issues. Our services include Deaf Awareness training and advocacy in health, mental health and social care.

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Latest income
£212k
Latest spending
£215k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £7,670 for the year, resulting in total reserves of £265,787. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £166,092 are in line with their stated policy of maintaining six months of operating expenditure. Although the charity experienced a temporary liquidity issue due to delayed payments from NHS ICBs, it drew down from deposit funds to manage the shortfall.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of operating expenditure (held: £167k)
“The Charity reserves policy is to maintain a sufficient level of reserves to enable normal operating activities to continue over a period of six months should a shortfall in income occur” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Isles Of Scilly

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£212k£215k
31/12/2024£218k£206k
31/12/2023£142k£174k
31/12/2022£200k£177k
31/12/2021£185k£177k

Common questions

Is CORNWALL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £7,670 for the year, resulting in total reserves of £265,787. The trustees confirm that free reserves of £166,092 are in line with their stated policy of maintaining six months of operating expenditure. Although the charity experienced a temporary liquidity issue due to delayed payments from NHS ICBs, it drew down from deposit funds to manage the shortfall. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CORNWALL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CORNWALL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE as a grant recipient include THE CLARE MILNE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CLARE MILNE TRUSTFY2022£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2024£20kHear Me; I'm Here
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2020£10kHear Me Heal Me

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WALES COUNCIL FOR DEAF PEOPLE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CORNWALL ASSOCIATION FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE£212k—0unclear—no doubt
WALES COUNCIL FOR DEAF PEOPLE FY2025£437k—0below—no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE DEAF ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.2m—0above—no doubt
THE CORNWALL BLIND AND PARTIALLY SIGHTED ASSOCIATION FY2026£511k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE FY2025£192k—0above—no doubt
THE MANCHESTER DEAF CENTRE FY2025£860k—0unclear—noted

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