Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 10

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

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

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 17

BRITISH DEAF HISTORY SOCIETY LIMITED

To promote and advance the interest in discovery, research and preservation of the histories of deaf people, their communities, culture and language, including promoting awareness of deaf history among members of the general public.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 19 years

www.bdhs.org.uk

info@bdhs.org.uk

01925632463

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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		£98	£55	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/03/22		£86	£129	£-42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/03/21		£131	£244	£-112	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/03/20	*	£62	£59	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/19		£30	£67	£-37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/03/18		£83	£30	£53	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£21	£21	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£21	£21	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£28	£20	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£16	£20	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£28	£38	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£9	£27	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£38	£25	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£6	£15	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£23	£25	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£22	£11	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£16	£15	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£16	£10	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

Show more rows -->

Show financials table -->

Download accounts

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
14 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

DCMS	£144,600
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£122,300
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,945
Garfield Weston Foundation	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to British Deaf History Society Limited
£100,000	12/01/2023	#DYC Preserving Deaf Heritage for Future Generations
National Lottery Community Fund - Deaf Meets
£9,945	15/07/2022	The funding will be used to organise and deliver 3 family days for deaf families. The project aims to build stronger relationships within the deaf community.
DCMS - CRF21 British Deaf History Society
£45,900	08/03/2021	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
DCMS - CRF20: British Deaf History Society
£98,700	14/10/2020	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to British Deaf History Society
£22,300	09/07/2020	COVID19: British Deaf History Society
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	30/04/2019	British Deaf History Society
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to British Deaf History Society
£111,600	07/02/2018	Celebrating a better and more resilient heritage and museum
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to British Deaf History Society
£10,000	02/09/2014	Training for Museum Volunteers
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to British Deaf History Society London
£10,000	10/06/2014	BDA125

Show more rows

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-79

BENJAMIN BOWEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Community Engagement Officer

CATHERINE NASSIMI-GREEN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Currently Unemployed

GEOFFREY JOHN EAGLING Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Director

GERALDINE ANN O'HALLORAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

LISA BIRTLES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Sign Language Manager

MELINDA NAPIER Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

PETER JACKSON Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Curriculum Manager

PHILLIP GARDNER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Unemployed, Other trusteeship: BRITISH DEAF SPORTS COUNCIL LIMITED,

RICHARD JOHN GOULDEN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 01/08/2005, number: 1110669
Registered at Companies House on 04/03/2005, number: 05382744

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
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

18 returns made; AR20: 6 days late, AR17: 111 days late, AR11: 2 days late, AR07: 30 days late,

Main office

30 Elmwood Grove
WINSFORD
Cheshire
CW7 3UD

Objectives

1.1 The Charity’s objects (“the Objects”) of the British Deaf History Society shall be: 1.1.1 To promote and advance the interest in the discovery, research and preservation of the histories of Deaf people, their communities, culture and language. 1.1.2 To encourage and establish studies and research on all subjects concerning the history of the Deaf, and deafness, and to make results and conclusions of such works available to members of the general public and authorities alike. 1.1.3 To promote awareness of deaf history among members of the general public. 1.1.4 To encourage the growth of a body of work on Deaf culture and history.1.1.5 To raise funds to finance publications of researches. 1.1.6 To establish and maintain a museum and art gallery for the benefit of the public to promote awareness of Deaf culture and history. 1.2This provision may be amended by special resolution but only with the prior written consent of the Commission.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. CHESHIRE

Data Sources