Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 1 Trustee: -5
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

NORTH DEVON DEAF CHILDRENS SOCIETY 

The Association provides outings, parties, clubs and teaching, including British Sign Language and Deaf Awareness. It continues to educate the public in deaf issues, working closely with Social Services, LEA Health & Audiology departments.The committee organises various fundraising events to support these activities for its members.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There is only 1 trustee

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • 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
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£2£5£-3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£14£2£13n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/21*£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19*£1£0£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£2£2£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£3£2£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£2£3£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£8£4£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£5£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£7£5£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£16£18£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09*£29£31£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£9£34£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£55£30£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£31£26£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£38£35£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£44£34£10£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 31 years

northdevon@ndcsgroup.org.uk

07947684203

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other specialist outpatient services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Devon,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

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
Sport England - Deaf Kids Get Active
£3,500 02/06/2023
This project will provide funding for a 12 month project of different sporting activities for deaf children allowing them to be more involved in sports by removing barriers. Funding will specifically ....more
Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Deaf Swim
£600 10/10/2022
This project will hire a swimming pool for one hour, for a series of three monthly sessions, exclusively for deaf children and their families including a BSL interpreter.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (1)

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/05/1993, number: 1020763
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR21: 4 days late, AR20: 5 days late, AR19: 5 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR10: 2 days late, AR09: 26 days late, AR08: 82 days late, AR07: 141 days late, AR05: 305 days late, AR04: 159 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from THE DEVON AND EXETER DEAF CHARITY on 17/09/2021
Main office

Dartmead
Poltimore Road
SOUTH MOLTON
Devon
EX36 4DA

Objectives

THE EDUCATION AND RELIEF OF DEAF CHILDREN

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE NORTH DEVON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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