Finance Score: -7
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

THE NATIONAL DEAF CHILDREN'S SOCIETY 

NDCS is the national charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people We represent the interests and campaign for the rights of all deaf children and young people from birth until they reach independence. NDCS supports the deaf child through the family as well as directly supporting deaf children and young people themselves.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
Established: 31 years

www.ndcs.org.uk

ndcs@ndcs.org.uk

02070141159

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£30,921£33,544£-2,623£14,723£11,719£11,1764282480
31/03/22£25,856£27,882£-2,026£12,430£14,680£14,1316.1254466
31/03/21£25,375£17,430£7,945£4,728£16,438£16,05611.124749
31/03/20£24,327£28,079£-3,752£12,057£7,585£7,2683.1256450
31/03/19£23,048£22,837£211£8,083£11,620£10,9855.8261520
31/03/18£24,511£24,305£206£8,706£11,148£10,7725.32230
31/03/17£22,525£24,251£-1,726£8,828£10,903£10,4765.22290
31/03/16£23,516£23,060£456£7,782£12,356£11,9016.22310
31/03/15£22,762£26,186£-3,424£10,080£11,866£11,2635.22360
31/03/14£21,472£20,280£1,192£6,132£15,037£14,4058.52280
31/03/13£22,069£19,765£2,304£6,483£13,798£12,7697.82070
31/03/12£20,009£18,461£1,548£6,869£11,266£10,1456.61820
31/03/11£18,196£15,499£2,696£6,111£9,790£8,6606.71580
31/03/10£16,376£14,513£1,863£5,487£6,993£6,09351490
31/03/09£15,217£15,588£-371£5,915£4,559£4,4763.41600
31/03/08£13,755£14,000£-246£5,957£5,493£5,2504.51130
31/03/07*£12,499£11,573£925£4,920£5,856£5,3835.61080
31/03/06*£10,556£9,702£853£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£10,041£10,551£-511£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£10,674£10,170£504£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 48.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 44%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £110,000-£120,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.9
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bangladesh, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Ireland, Kenya, Northern Ireland, Peru, Scotland, Tanzania, Throughout England And Wales, Uganda,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 282 employees
  • 480 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Esmee Fairbairn£196,246
DCMS£173,389
Wolfson Foundation£100,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 01/10/2021
Positive Futures
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The National Deaf Children's Society
£196,246 22/09/2021
36
Towards project costs for Positive Futures work in partnership with the YAB.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The National Deaf Children's Society
£100,000 09/12/2020
WF Covid-19 Support Fund
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£173,389 09/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Sport England - Deaf-Friendly Swimming Project
£53,041 23/06/2017
45
Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled Deaf-Friendly Swimming Project . This project is a Swimming & Diving project, with a focus on ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Everyone Together for deaf children
£445,202 19/05/2016
36
Everyone Together for deaf children
National Lottery Community Fund - Gearing Up
£185,743 05/03/2015
36
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Positive Families Plus
£499,576 12/01/2015
48
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Community for Families of Deaf Children in the South West
£214,920 16/12/2014
36
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - 10th Birthday - The National Deaf Children's Society
£10,000 22/10/2014
12
Not Available
Sport England - Deaf-Friendly Swimming Project
£213,111 21/05/2014
Funding under Sport England's Inclusive Sport funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Deaf-Friendly Swimming Project '. This project is a Swimming & Diving project, with a focus on ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Gearing Up
£37,879 21/05/2014
36
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Deaf children and Primary Education in West Bengal
£467,503 02/09/2013
48
This project in West Bengal will identify and support deaf children to go to school. This will be done by working with children, their families, schools, support centres and communities to improve ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping Hands
£199,380 12/07/2012
48
This project aims to improve the confidence, self-esteem, skills and aspirations of deaf children and young people aged 10-18 in Greater London, the North East and the Midlands by supporting teachers ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Deaf Children and Primary Education
£388,948 11/01/2012
60
This project in Karnataka, India, will work with deaf children, their teachers, parents, peers and communities to improve the quality of their primary education. A Community Based Rehabilitation ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - It Starts Here
£243,612 25/05/2011
36
The project will provide a 3 year programme of family events for the widespread, often isolated, community of families with a deaf child to develop networks of peer support and provide access to ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Positive Families, Stronger Communities
£314,629 07/02/2011
48
This project will enable NDCS to provide training programmes for the parents and carers of deaf children in BME families in London, the North West and East Midlands. The training and outreach support ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Families Building Communities
£292,895 10/02/2010
35
The charity aims to ensure families of deaf children have access to peer support and balanced information at every stage of their child's development, empowering families to achieve the best outcomes ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-63
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/01/1993, number: 1016532
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/10/1992, number: 02752456
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR07: 1 days late, AR06: 0 days late, AR05: 2 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from WESTON-SUPER-MARE AND DISTRICT DEAF CHILDREN'S SOCIETY on 15/01/2021
  • Asset transfer in from EASTBOURNE DEAF CLUB on 27/09/2021
Main office

National Deaf Children's Society
Castle House
37-45 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4LS

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE TO FURTHER THE EDUCATION OF AND TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DEAF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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