Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

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

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 18

NORFOLK DEAF ASSOCIATION (NDA)

Norfolk Deaf Association (NDA), which operates as Hear for Norfolk, is a Norwich-based organisation with a mission to improve the quality of live of people with all degrees of hearing loss and related conditions. We provide the following services: Hearing Support, Aural Care, Adult Audiology, Wellbeing Support and Hearing Loss Awareness Training. We operate across the county of Norfolk.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Established: 12 years

www.hearfornorfolk.org.uk

nda@hearfornorfolk.org.uk

01603404440

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	£868	£757	£110	£22	£294	£260	4.1	21	20
31/03/22	£534	£462	£72	£14	£185	£122	3.2	12	22
31/03/21	£329	£285	£45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/20	£239	£240	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/19	£158	£286	£-128	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/18	£195	£228	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£232	£220	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£230	£194	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£213	£191	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£205	£207	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£318	£156	£162	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 89%
Reserves/Spending: 4.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

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

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Norfolk,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

21 employees
20 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 - Norfolk Hearing Support Service
£217,401	24/03/2020 36	The funding will be used towards the running cost of the Hearing Support Service. It will allow them to continue running community-based clinics, enabling them to work with more service users closer ....more The funding will be used towards the running cost of the Hearing Support Service. It will allow them to continue running community-based clinics, enabling them to work with more service users closer to their own homes, which is essential for those who are rurally isolated and unable to access transport. They will also carry on with the home visits, set up more 'closed' clinics from nursing/care homes, and use their volunteers to train staff within homes with basic knowledge of hearing aid maintenance and usage.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Norfolk Deaf Association (NDA)
£24,400	07/11/2019	purchase of a vehicle to be used as a mobile clinic for a charity which works with people with hearing loss in Norfolk
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	06/07/2017	Hearing Support Service
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Norfolk Deaf Association
£60,000	12/06/2014 36	towards three years' funding of the salary of the Chief Executive at a project providing support services to people with hearing loss in Norfolk
National Lottery Community Fund - Norfolk Hearing Support Service (NHSS)
£284,991	08/10/2013 36	The aim of this continuation project, run by Norfolk Deaf Association (NDA), is to improve the quality of life for wearers of National Health hearing aids (HA) across Norfolk, by providing support to ....more The aim of this continuation project, run by Norfolk Deaf Association (NDA), is to improve the quality of life for wearers of National Health hearing aids (HA) across Norfolk, by providing support to the service user through assistance with the cleaning and maintenance of HA's to enhance performance and by signposting to them other support services where appropriate.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Norfolk Deaf Association
£35,000	29/07/2013	NDA provides a countywide service for deaf and hard of hearing people. The befriending service will give those supported increased confidence, reduced isolation, support them to live more ....more NDA provides a countywide service for deaf and hard of hearing people. The befriending service will give those supported increased confidence, reduced isolation, support them to live more independently and provide increased access to other services

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-95

CLARE IVY MATILDA ISOBEL CYMBELINE CANT Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Retired

DR RICHARD CADMAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

JOHN SYDNEY LEWIS HIRST Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Farmer

JILL PENN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Finance Director

PETER PRINSLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Surgeon

RUTH ANNE MOATE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Finance

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/04/2012, number: 1146883
Registered at Companies House on 27/02/2012, number: 07966408

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

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
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; all on time

Main office

Norfolk Deaf Association (NDA)
14 Meridian Way
Meridian Business Park
NORWICH
NR7 0TA

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) TO RELIEVE AND ASSIST DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING PEOPLE IN THE MITIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF WHOLE OR PARTIAL LACK OR DEFECT IN HEARING OR SPEECH OR BOTH.(2) TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF PERSONS WITH ALL DEGREES OF HEARING LOSS OR HEARING RELATED ISSUES BY PROVIDING ITEMS, SUPPORT, ACTIVITIES OR FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE.

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