Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 9
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

DEAF ACTIVE 

DEAF ACTIVE EXISTS TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE LIVES OF DEAF AND HEARING CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS IN MERSEYSIDE. WE PROVIDE AWARENESS RAISING SESSIONS, SIGN LANGUAGE TRAINING, INLUSIVE PLAY PROVISION, AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS, YOUTH CLUBS, RESIDENTIAL BREAKS AND YOUTH EXCHANGES. WE PROVIDE FITNESS AND WELLBEING CLASSES, PERSONAL TRAINERS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£405£368£37n/an/an/an/an/a32
31/03/22£331£277£55n/an/an/an/an/a23
31/03/21£274£180£94n/an/an/an/an/a24
31/03/20£171£178£-7n/an/an/an/an/a16
31/03/19£198£182£16n/an/an/an/an/a22
31/03/18£196£174£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£167£205£-38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£223£181£42£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£147£155£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£185£198£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£124£111£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£174£184£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£126£102£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£73£54£18£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.deafactive.org

admin@deafactive.net

075710883702

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, Wirral,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 32 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
National Lottery Community Fund£285,308
Henry Smith Charity£123,500
BBC Children in Need£114,896
Tudor Trust£105,000
DCMS£54,411
CAF£6,516
Sport England£5,530
John Moores Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Deaf Active
£5,000 07/07/2022
Towards an Experiential Learning Programme.
National Lottery Community Fund - Deaf Connect
£10,000 24/09/2021
The funding will be used to transport Deaf and disabled children to after school activities and trips. The project aims to give Deaf children the opportunity to access an inclusive play and youth ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Deaf Active
£105,000 09/06/2021
36
over three years towards the core costs of a charity that provides youth work, play and other activities for Deaf children and young people and the wider hearing community in Liverpool
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Deaf Active
£123,500 18/03/2021
36
towards three years' salary of the Project Co-ordinator and Language Coach for a project providing training and qualifications for deaf young people in Merseyside.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Deaf Active
£111,864 11/12/2020
This project will deliver after school and holiday activities for Deaf and hearing children and young people in Liverpool, supporting them to feel included, independent and physically healthy.
National Lottery Community Fund - Deafinite - continuation
£275,308 11/12/2020
60
This project will develop it’s core activity for the next four years whilst implementing it’s sustainability model. The funding will pay for key staff and allow it to deliver it's full programme ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£54,411 17/07/2020
"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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Deaf Active
£3,032 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund the technology to enable online delivery for D/deaf children and young people and their peers who are isolated at home due to Covid-19. The project will achieve social ....more
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£5,530 05/06/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with ....more
CAF - Grant to Deaf Active
£6,516 23/04/2020
3
Grant to Deaf Active to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Connect
£7,465 31/08/2018
12
The funding will be used to run a residential weekend of activities for deaf and disabled children. The project aims to develop new skills and help to reduce isolation.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Deaf Active
£105,783 17/10/2017
36
This project will offer youth work to both D/deaf children and children who are experiencing other disadvantages, with a fully inclusive setting. The project will improve social integration, increase ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Discovery's Residential
£6,298 03/05/2017
12
The funding will be used to run a residential weekend activity for children and young people, some of whom have hearing impairments. The project will allow people to take part in outdoor activities ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Deafinite
£397,285 16/06/2016
48
A project that will support deaf children and young people by providing a structured programme of activities for 5-16 year olds. Activities will include after school clubs, bespoke youth and play ....more
Sport England - Upgrade outdoor surface, coverage & lighting
£29,800 17/01/2013
Funding under Sport England's Inspired Facilities funding programme for a Capital project titled 'Upgrade outdoor surface, coverage & lighting'. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/05/2009, number: 1129601
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • 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
14 returns made; AR16: 0 days late, AR13: 0 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR10: 36 days late,
Main office

The Joseph Lappin Centre
Mill Lane
Old Swan
LIVERPOOL
L13 5TF

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND [RELIEVE NEEDS OF] [HELP] D/DEAF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, CODA'S (CHILDREN OF DEAF ADULTS), HEARING FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS AND PEERS THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(C) TO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. (D) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 19 LIVING IN MERSEYSIDE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.(E) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(F) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(G) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(H) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS. THE WORD DEAF (WITH A CAPITAL D) IS USED TO DESCRIBE AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE FIRST OR PREFERRED METHOD OF COMMUNICATION IS BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE (BSL), WHILE THE TERM D/DEAF - NOW WIDELY RECOGNISED BY CARE SERVICE PROFESSIONALS - REFERS TO EVERYONE WITH A HEARING LOSS: DEAF, DEAF, DEAFBLIND, HARD-OF-HEARING AND DEAFBLIND PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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