CHESTER AND DISTRICT COMMITTEE FOR DEAF PEOPLE

Registered charity 237910 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHESTER - DEESIDE COMMITTEE FOR THE DEAF, CHESTER AND DISTRICT COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF

Social opportunities for D/deaf people

Objects

A. THE ASSIST IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE THE SPIRITUAL, MORAL, INTELLECTUAL, PHYSICAL AND FINANCIAL WELFARE OF THE DEAF AND RESIDENTS IN, OR BELONGING TO, THE AREA OF THE SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE CHESTER AND DISTRICT CENTRE FOR DEAF PEOPLEB. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE MAIN OBJECT THE COMMITTEE WILL ALSO ENDEAVOUR TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEAFNESS SUPPORT NETWORK AND ITS SUCCESSORS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN THE CHESTER AND DISTRICT CENTRE FOR DEAF PEOPLE.

Area of benefit: DISTRICTS OF CHESTER, ELLESMERE PORT AND NESTON AND DEESIDE.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Recreation · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cheshire West and Chester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £3,944.03 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to increased legal, insurance, and utility costs. Despite this deficit, the charity holds total net assets of £724,069.62, comprising significant property assets and cash reserves, indicating a stable financial position.

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 3 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investment
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Chester And District Committee For Deaf People (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Mike Ritchiechair
• Andrew Mayers
• JOHN PANE
• Kevin Unsworth
• Sally Pane
• Samantha Sarah Wilkes

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHESHIRE DEAF SOCIETY.

• CHESHIRE DEAF SOCIETY income £2.8m
• QUEDGELEY COMMUNITY TRUST income £93k
• SLOUGH & DISTRICT DEAF CENTRE income £137k
• CAMDEN DISABILITY ACTION income £592k
• DISABILITY NORTH income £732k
• THE CHARTERED SOCIETY OF DESIGNERS income £199k

Side by side with its peers

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