Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -11

Support Score: 2

Poor Liquidity: -1
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times

2 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -14

BECOMING VISIBLE LIMITED

To work for greater social inclusion for Deaf people in the North of England in every sphere of life, and to develop self confidence and self esteem through the promotion of British Sign Language and Deaf Culture.To undertake such charitable activities in pursuit of the above object as the Trustees shall from time to time decide

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 2 trustees
The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Accounts have been filed late on 4 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Established: 17 years
(19 years as a company)

www.becomingvisible.co.uk

director@becomingvisible.co.uk

01912330999

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	*	£533	£526	£8	£0	£236	£236	5.4	11	12
31/03/22	*	£529	£502	£28	£0	£228	£228	5.5	6	6
31/03/21	*	£428	£395	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/20	*	£382	£367	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/19		£431	£428	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18	*	£380	£385	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£377	£375	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£491	£466	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£345	£347	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£395	£370	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£419	£411	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£412	£382	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£428	£405	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£361	£373	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£378	£384	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£275	£276	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 12%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 5.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

11 employees
12 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Becoming Visible LTD
£30,000	21/05/2019 36	This project will deliver a weekly youth club during term time and a programme of holiday activities for Deaf children and young people as well as children of Deaf adults, supporting them to be ....more This project will deliver a weekly youth club during term time and a programme of holiday activities for Deaf children and young people as well as children of Deaf adults, supporting them to be independent, develop self-belief and be happy.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-68

MARTIN CAMPBELL MACMURTRIE Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Company Director

ROBIN JOHN HERDMAN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Self-Employed

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/02/2007, number: 1117872
Registered at Companies House on 19/11/2004, number: 05291167

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR23: 50 days late, AR22: 129 days late, AR21: 494 days late, AR20: 859 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 24 days late, AR15: 105 days late, AR14: 470 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 367 days late, AR11: 80 days late, AR10: 445 days late, AR09: 30 days late, AR08: 395 days late,

Main office

Becoming Visible
Mea House
Ellison Place
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE1 8XS

Objectives

A) 3.1 TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DEAF PEOPLE IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND IN EVERY SPHERE OF LIFE IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION , ADVICE, SUPPORT, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND BY THE PROMOTION OF BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE AND DEAF CULTURE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND.

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