Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Pension deficit: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

THE MANCHESTER DEAF CENTRE

Manchester Deaf Centre exists to deliver positive services for Deaf and hard of hearing people and to promote independence, rights and deafness as a culture.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates much of its income. Its latest spending amounts to 538.3% of total funds
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £133,104 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • There is a pension deficit of £232,880
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£703£1,044£-341£7£194£-133-1.52220
31/03/23*£840£754£86£5£537£3495.62420
31/03/22£679£930£-251£9£710£4015.23136
31/03/21£894£597£297£6£955£64212.92026
31/03/20?£459£463£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£442£465£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£553£558£-5£2£722£49210.670
31/03/16£396£398£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£428£422£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£327£360£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£376£543£-167n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£448£563£-115n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£982£608£374£39£980£9661990
31/03/10£543£539£4£39£603£56412.590
31/03/09£498£503£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£480£483£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£1,173£803£369£11£388£3745.670

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -69%
Reserves/Spending: -1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 19 years

www.manchesterdeafcentre.com

info@manchesterdeafcentre.com

01612733415

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Outpatient support services
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£531,404
BBC Children in Need£80,212
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust£12,825
Garfield Weston Foundation£12,000
Forever Manchester£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£12,000 20/06/2023
Wellbeing, Advocacy, Information, Training and Employment Service
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Project Funding
£12,825 01/05/2023
Funding provided deaf-accessible advice, information and advocacy service to enable deaf people to understand their rights
National Lottery Community Fund - Deaf Children and Young People Services
£279,273 17/03/2023
The funding will be used to support The Manchester Deaf Centre Limited to deliver their youth service for young people aged 0-24 who are D/deaf hard of hearing or deafblind in Greater Manchester. Services will inlcide ‘Sign and Play’ for ages ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Manchester Deaf Centre ltd
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Forever Manchester - MDC Wellbeing Jubilee
£10,000 24/03/2022
Community and artist Jubilee project
MACC - Manchester Deaf Centre
£500 25/06/2021
Event(s) to raise awareness and increase the reporting of hate crime
Disability Action - NET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
£4,751 01/11/2020
The project will aim to improve online access and skills for beneficiaries and create a digital database with their interests and skills to pair with others of the same interests online.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Manchester Deaf Centre ltd
£79,712 30/07/2020
Covid19 - This project will deliver the ‘I Can’ project with children and young people who are deaf, deaf/blind, or children of deaf adults and have experienced increased isolation due to COVID-19. It will improve employability skills.
Manchester City Council - Grant to Manchester Deaf Centre Ltd
£5,000 01/05/2020
Grant to achieve employment support outcomes for Manchester Residents
National Lottery Community Fund - WAITE (Wellbeing, Advocacy, Independence, Training, Enterprise and Employment)
£252,131 27/02/2020
36
The organisation aims to provide advice, guidance and opportunities for deaf and hard of hearing people. Funding for the group will go towards their programme which includes a job club, BSL training and other important services.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Manchester Deaf Centre
£2,430 16/07/2019
24
towards a two-night trip to North Yorkshire for children from Manchester
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 29/05/2019
Core Costs
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Manchester Deaf Centre
£49,600 28/02/2019
Milan to Millennium - Deaf History Project
Manchester City Council - Grant to Manchester Deaf Centre Ltd
£7,500 01/05/2018
Grant to deliver a range of support to unemployed adults in Manchester
Manchester City Council - Grant to Manchester Deaf Centre Ltd
£7,750 01/05/2018
Grant to deliver a range of support to unemployed adults in Manchester
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 20/06/2017
MDC BEYOND
National Lottery Community Fund - Well Being Deaf
£9,292 11/01/2017
12
The funding will be used to develop a mental health advice service for people who are deaf and hearing impaired and experiencing mental health issues. The project aims to improve people’s health and wellbeing by giving them the knowledge and ....more
MACC - Well Being Deaf
£10,000 09/12/2016
Open drop-in for deaf people 3 times a week to provide support for wellbeing and mental health issues and connect with existing services. Service will also include social activities and learning/information activities, e.g. walking, quizzes, ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Manchester Deaf Centre
£39,009 11/11/2015
36
The provision of a bespoke Job Club for deaf and hard of hearing people which will support them to overcome barriers and challenges as they increase their employability and progress into employment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Manchester Deaf Centre Job Club
£214,550 11/09/2014
60
Not Available
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Manchester Deaf Centre
£133,200 13/03/2014
36
towards three years' salary of the Centre Manager at a charity providing a range of services and support to the deaf community in Manchester
Sport England - Manchester Deaf Crew - Fitness Freaks!
£9,025 16/12/2013
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Manchester Deaf Crew - Fitness Freaks!'. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - 'From Visions to Voices' - promotion of our services
£10,000 27/11/2013
12
_x000B_This is a project by a registered charity in Manchester. The organisation will use funding to re-launch and increase awareness of their service for deaf people, across the Manchester area. This will improve communications with the local ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Manchester Deaf Centre
£20,000 29/10/2012
the salary costs of the Volunteer Co-ordinator
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees:
  • ALISTAIR WRIGHT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Disability Support Manager
  • BRIAN KOKORUWE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Company Director
  • BRYONY CLAIRE PARKES Appointed: 2023
  • CHRISTOPHER COLES Appointed: 2023
  • CHRISTOS ARGYROPOULOS Appointed: 2023
  • CLAIRE LISA CUMMINGS Appointed: 2024
  • JOHN WAREHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • PAULINE ROBERTS Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired
  • SARAH POWELL Appointed: 2024
  • SHELLEY LANCHBURY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Councillor
  • TINA KIRWIN Appointed: 2024
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/07/2005, number: 1110373
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR23: 9 days late, AR07: 1 days late,
Main office

Crawford House
Booth Street East
Manchester
Lancashire
M13 9GH

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF DEAF, HARD -OF-HEARING AND DEAF-BLIND PEOPLE RESIDENT IN MANCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, EDUCATION AND FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PEOPLE ('THE OBJECTS').

Defined Area of Benefit:

MANCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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