Finance Score: 8
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 7
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 24 ?

DEAFNESS RESOURCE CENTRE LIMITED

The Deafness Resource Centre provides services that support, empower and enable D/deaf people to fully participate and access services and opportunities that facilitates independence and improves lifestyles. The services include advocacy, equipment and communication service. The Deafness Resource Centre is based in St Helens offering services across the North West region and the wider UK.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • 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 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
31/03/24£565£519£47£36£485£46010.6135
31/03/23£528£472£56£36£439£2255.7124
31/03/22£463£441£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£401£374£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£425£454£-30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£400£387£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£354£340£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£380£368£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£391£343£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£335£336£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£423£431£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£488£471£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£368£412£-44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£392£395£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 0%
Liabilities/Income: 0%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 10.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
Quick Ratio: INF
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 16 years

www.deafnessresourcecentre.org

enquiries@deafnessresourcecentre.org

0174423887

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Deaf people
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
BBC Children in Need£59,348
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
DCMS£19,059
John Moores Foundation£14,000
National Lottery Community Fund£9,252
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 25/08/2023
Support through change
National Lottery Community Fund - ICAN project
£5,752 05/05/2023
The funding will be used to deliver engagement for deaf children and young people. This will help reduce social isolation and teach life skills. It will allow children and young people to be themselves in a safe space where they can use their ....more
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Halton Self -Help Groups
£839 05/01/2023
To deliver self-help support groups for people with hearing loss/deafness/tinnitus. IT will run bimonthly and aims to provide vital socialising options to those isolated by their condition.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Deafness Resource Centre Ltd
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Deafness Resource Centre
£14,000 28/04/2022
Towards the Advocate's salary and on costs (18 hours)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 22/04/2022
ICAN Children & Families
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Deafness Resource Centre Limited
£1,000 15/12/2021
This project will provide training and mentoring to a project worker who will deliver money management sessions to disadvantaged children. Children will improve their life skills through developing their understanding of financial management.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Deafness Resource Centre Ltd
£57,848 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project will deliver a range of year round support services including youth groups and family sign sessions to support D/deaf children and young people who have been isolated due to Covid-19. It will increase their confidence.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£19,059 29/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Response to COVID-19
£3,500 22/05/2020
1
The organisation aims to provide specialist services for people of all ages who are deaf or have hearing loss during the lockdown. Funding will be used to purchase laptops to enable the staff to work in a flexible and mobile way.
National Lottery Community Fund - I CAN - work with D/deaf children & families
£332,362 17/10/2019
Funding for the organisation will enable them to expand their current services. The organisation aims to provide support for deaf people by giving them access to a variety of services and opportunities in order to build their independence
National Lottery Community Fund - Invest for the Future
£6,560 07/03/2019
12
Funding will be used to provide training and support to equip staff with the skills required to meet the evolving and diverse needs of individuals with hearing loss or deafness. The project aims to develop the skills of staff, thus strengthening the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - DRC Refurbishment
£7,900 04/10/2017
12
The project will replace the windows in the hall, which is used by a range of community groups including those offering activities for people with hearing impairment. This will improve comfort for the community and ensure the hall's continued ....more
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Deafness Resource Centre Ltd
£3,504 01/07/2017
Towards a BSL training course
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Deafness Resource Centre Ltd
£144,564 11/10/2016
36
This project will deliver a range of support groups and youth clubs for children and young people impacted by hearing loss or deafness aged 0 to 18. The outcomes of this work will be increased confidence and independence and reduced isolation.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Deafness Resource Centre Limited
£25,000 28/03/2013
The organisation provides a wide range of services across St Helens and Halton which enable D/deaf people to have their voice heard, facilitate choices and decision making and lead to increased independence and respect.
National Lottery Community Fund - Advocacy & Community Services for D/deaf people
£233,143 17/05/2012
48
Project: This continuation and expansion of an existing project will provide one-to-one support and advocacy services for hard of hearing, deaf, and profoundly deaf people in the St Helens district of Merseyside and neighbouring Halton. This will ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-77
  • BRIAN HARDIMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Care Home Worker
  • GRAHAM EVANS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Police Officer
  • JANET YATES Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired
  • KATY SHERIDAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Project Co-Ordinator
  • PATRICIA CALLAGHAN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • PAUL STEELE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Nhs Worker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/02/2009, number: 1128148
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/02/2009, number: 06807282
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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; all on time
Main office

DEAFNESS RESOURCE CENTRE
32-40 DENTONS GREEN LANE
DENTONS GREEN
ST. HELENS
WA10 2QB

Objectives

FOR THE RELIEF OF DEAF, DEAFENED, HARD OF HEARING, DEAFBLIND PEOPLE (BENEFICIARIES) LIVING, PRIMARILY, IN THE ST HELENS BOROUGH AND OTHER AREA OF THE UK (AREA OF BENEFIT) IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DEEM APPROPRIATE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

ST HELENS BOROUGH AND OTHER AREA OF THE UK

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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