Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 12

ACTION DEAFNESS

Action Deafness (AD) specialises in business solutions services such as communications interpreting, community support & engagement, sign language training and deaf awareness for service users/consumers who are deaf, deafened, deafblind and hard of hearing (D/deaf). Our services operating throughout the UK, 7 days a week. In addition we host meeting place for local social groups.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
30/09/22		£3,274	£3,321	£-48	£13	£538	£534	1.9	80	0
30/09/21		£4,531	£4,090	£441	£10	£579	£565	1.7	87	0
30/09/20		£3,744	£3,746	£-2	£28	£1,146	£107	0.3	73	0
30/09/19	*	£2,895	£2,881	£14	£4	£-13	£-17	-0.1	64	2
30/09/18	*	£2,320	£2,239	£81	£0	£75	£71	0.4	52	4
30/09/17		£1,937	£1,955	£-18	£0	£-75	£-80	-0.5	49	0
30/09/16		£1,726	£1,778	£-51	£0	£-181	£-190	-1.3	24	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 38%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 1.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5

Asset Split ?

Established: 9 years
(15 years as a company)

http://www.actiondeafness.org.uk/

enquiries@actiondeafness.org.uk

01162533200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

80 employees

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£95,000	05/10/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-67

ALAN WRIGHT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

ALISON FRANCE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

CLARE MITCHELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chartered Management Accountant

ALISON LEWIS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Local Government Officer

LUCY WARNES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee

ROSS GRANT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Postman

JACKIE DRIVER FRSA OBE (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Manager, Other trusteeships: MOTABILITY, SIGNHEALTH,

PENELOPE ANNE LENON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: OXFORD CIVIC SOCIETY,

WILLIAM HAROLD STAVERT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Freelance Education Officer, Other trusteeship: GLOUCESTERSHIRE DEAF ASSOCIATION,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/09/2015, number: 1163758
Registered at Companies House on 24/09/2008, number: 06706042

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

03/08/2016 - Asset transfer in from LOUGHBOROUGH AND DISTRICT MISSION FOR DEAF PEOPLE
01/09/2016 - Asset transfer in from LEICESTER AND COUNTY MISSION FOR DEAF PEOPLE
17/03/2021 - Asset transfer in from WALSALL DEAF COMMUNITY SERVICES

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR19: 21 days late, AR18: 44 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WALSALL DEAF COMMUNITY SERVICES on 17/03/2021

Main office

ACTION DEAFNESS
PEEPUL CENTRE
ORCHARDSON AVENUE
LEICESTER
LE4 6DP

Objectives

The relief of persons who are Deaf, deafened, deafblind or hard of hearing who are resident in the counties of Leicestershire, Rutland, Oxfordshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands (“the area of primary benefit”) and England, Wales and Scotland (“the area of secondary benefit”) by improving the quality of life and relieving the needs of persons with all degrees of deafness, hearing loss or hearing related issues by providing items, support, activities or facilities in the interests of social welfare, designed to improve their condition of life.

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