Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -4 times
Reasonable growth: +1

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All male board: -3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 6

DEAFINITIONS LIMITED

Deafinitions was established for deaf people BY deaf people. Our motto is "Empower, Explain, Educate" in that by providing visual, accessible information and opportunities for involvement with clear, grassroots explanations, deaf people become better educated about important issues in their lives; such as health, employment, financial issues, etc.; and be empowered to make more informed choices.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

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

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
31/12/22	*	£636	£576	£60	£0	£1,140	£649	13.5	10	5
31/12/21		£353	£451	£-98	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/12/20	*	£579	£588	£-9	£12	£1,178	£668	13.6	20	10
31/12/19	*	£764	£572	£191	£0	£1,188	£668	14	19	15
31/12/18	*	£566	£381	£185	£0	£1,001	£457	14.4	18	24
31/12/17		£442	£374	£68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	*	£362	£438	£-76	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	*	£549	£579	£-30	£3	£823	£61	1.3	24	0
31/12/14	*	£1,327	£629	£698	£41	£853	£0	n/a	25	0
31/12/13		£608	£516	£92	£8	£153	£0	n/a	21	0
31/12/12		£337	£279	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 16%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 31%
Liabilities/Income: 79%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 57%
Reserves/Spending: 13.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 13 years
(16 years as a company)

www.deafinitions.org

info@deafinitions.org

01709916104

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

Who works here?

10 employees
5 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
National Lottery Community Fund - Safe and Sound
£331,568	24/03/2022 36	The funding will continue to support up to 7500 people from the deaf community (new and existing beneficiaries) across Barnsley and South Yorkshire over the next three years. Support incudes advice ....more The funding will continue to support up to 7500 people from the deaf community (new and existing beneficiaries) across Barnsley and South Yorkshire over the next three years. Support incudes advice advocacy creating and making available accessible BSL/deaf-friendly information and working with local partners and support services to adapt services.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Deafinitions Ltd
£48,000	11/06/2020	Training kitchen. Grant converted to unrestricted funding in July 2020 in response to Covid-19 pandemic
National Lottery Community Fund - Safe and Sound – Support for Deaf People
£370,022	23/03/2018 36	The group will provide activities and workshops for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as day trips and a befriending service. This will enable deaf people to live more independently and ....more The group will provide activities and workshops for people who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as day trips and a befriending service. This will enable deaf people to live more independently and address issues they may be experiencing such as isolation and loneliness.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Deafinitions Ltd
£105,000	17/02/2014 36	over three years towards the development of a peer-led employment training programme for Deaf people from across Yorkshire and Humberside
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Deafinitions Ltd
£26,000	29/01/2014	This charity provides support, resources and information for deaf people across the country. They will use a grant to fund their Employment Support project helping deaf people to prepare for the ....more This charity provides support, resources and information for deaf people across the country. They will use a grant to fund their Employment Support project helping deaf people to prepare for the workplace.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Deafinitions
£134,802	18/09/2013	Towards a project that will introduce mental-health peer support groups, to improve understanding of mental health issues and enable self-help and awareness among the wider deaf community.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 38-68

ZAFAR ZAMAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Electrician

ANDREW SUTCLIFFE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Video Editor

DAVID RHODES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Unemployed

RANJIT SINGH (Chair) Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Camera And Lights Technician

ROBIN HERDMAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Freelance Bsl Tutor

ADRIAN PEACOCK Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/11/2011, number: 1144504
Registered at Companies House on 04/01/2008, number: 06464681

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR22: 92 days late, AR20: 91 days late, AR19: 101 days late, AR18: 6 days late, AR16: 22 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 24 days late,

Main office

Deafinitions
Factory 4 @ Powerpark
Goldthorpe Industrial Estate
off Commercial Road
Goldthorpe
S63 9BL

Objectives

TO RELIEVE DEAF PEOPLE (ESPECIALLY BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE USERS) AND TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:(A) IMPROVING DEAF PEOPLE'S ACCESS TO INFORMATION BY PRODUCING AND PROVIDING CUSTOM-MADE RESOURCES FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY;(B) EDUCATING AND ENABLING DEAF PEOPLE BY ENSURING RESOURCES, WORKSHOPS AND OPPORTUNITIES ALWAYS INCLUDE FLUENT BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE, VISUAL EXAMPLES, QUALITY GRAPHICS AND DETAILED GLOSSARY OF RELEVANT TERMS; AND(C) BY ADVOCATING WITH DEAF PEOPLE TO IMPROVE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG STATUTORY AND PRIVATE SERVICE PROVIDERS ABOUT DEAF PEOPLE'S ACCESS AND UNDERSTANDING NEEDS.

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