Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 0

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3

Overall GiG Score: 5

LOWESTOFT AND DISTRICT DEAF SOCIETY

TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN FACILITIES AND OFFER SUPPORT PRIMARILY FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING AND OTHER DISADVANTAGED MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND OFFER PREMISES FOR OTHER LOCAL CLUBS, GROUPS AND ORGANISATIONS NEEDING FACILITIES FOR SOCIAL GATHERINGS ETC

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
30/09/23		£20	£21	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/22		£17	£20	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/21		£17	£13	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/20		£9	£18	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/19		£19	£25	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/18		£20	£29	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/17		£25	£25	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/16	*	£27	£30	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/15	*	£80	£21	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

lowestoftdeaf@yahoo.com

01502512073

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Suffolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£700	25/09/2023	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRIAN SINFIELD Appointed: 2024

FIONA SAVILL Appointed: 2017

JANET BRENDA GROVES Appointed: 2023

JENNY BATSON - BATLEY Appointed: 2022

LINDA PARKER (Chair) Appointed: 2014

PETER PARKER Appointed: 2014

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/05/2014, number: 1157011

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR16: 7 days late, AR15: 373 days late,

Main office

Lowestoft & District Deaf Society
50 Blackheath Road
LOWESTOFT
Suffolk
NR33 7JG

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING AND THEIR FAMILIES IN LOWESTOFT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, SERVICES AND EDUCATION WITH A VIEW TO HELPING THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

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