Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 10

Future income +5
No PartB

Overall weighted support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 15

BOLTON DEAF SOCIETY

Information, advocacy and training support for D/deaf people, family members and carers, and professional working with people with hearing loss. Provide building and facilities for D/deaf social groups and a chapel for religious services.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£197,502	£182,367	£15,135
31/03/22		£307,686	£267,044	£40,642

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

https://boltondeafsociety.co.uk/

admin@boltondeafsociety.co.uk

01204521219

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Bolton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

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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	£203,452
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£75,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bolton Deaf Society
£75,000	06/12/2023 36	Unrestricted grant over 3 years towards the core costs of Bolton Deaf Society
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	13/10/2023	Organisational, Service, Enterprise and Community Development: Strengthening Bolton Deaf Society, Growing the Borough's capacity for D/deaf Inclusion, and Progressing our Financial Diversification
National Lottery Community Fund - Accessible information and advocacy for people with hearing loss
£10,000	15/10/2021	The funding will be used to provide an accessible information and advocacy service for people with hearing loss. The project aims to support beneficiaries to access social care health and other ....more The funding will be used to provide an accessible information and advocacy service for people with hearing loss. The project aims to support beneficiaries to access social care health and other mainstream services.
National Lottery Community Fund - Bolton Deaf Society Refurb
£36,952	13/07/2021	Bolton Deaf Society aims to provide support to the area’s deaf community through social groups activities as well as offer an accessible Information and Advocacy service and hearing aid drop in ....more Bolton Deaf Society aims to provide support to the area’s deaf community through social groups activities as well as offer an accessible Information and Advocacy service and hearing aid drop in service. Funding for the organisation will enable them to renovate part of their Centre.
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for D/deaf people in Bolton and the surrounding areas
£150,000	19/03/2021	Bolton Deaf Society (BDS) support deaf people as well as people with hearing loss in communities across Bolton. Funding for the group will go towards consolidating existing support and developing new ....more Bolton Deaf Society (BDS) support deaf people as well as people with hearing loss in communities across Bolton. Funding for the group will go towards consolidating existing support and developing new services for beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for People with hearing loss in Bolton
£6,500	22/05/2020 6	The aim is to support people during the current corona virus epidemic to help reduce stress and isolation and improve coping mechanisms mental health and wellbeing. The funding will enable the ....more The aim is to support people during the current corona virus epidemic to help reduce stress and isolation and improve coping mechanisms mental health and wellbeing. The funding will enable the organisation to include hearing impaired people to be included within the Coronavirus response as they are currently unable to access various services.
Bolton CVS - Grant to Bolton Deaf Society
£4,200	03/01/2019	To help our service users to stay connected and ‘Making the Most of your Hearing’

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

BETHANY JANE DAVIES Appointed: 2022

HAITHM EL-MADANI Appointed: 2023

JOANNE BARRON Appointed: 2020

JORDAN GOUCHER Appointed: 2020

LU ZHANG Appointed: 2023

REBECCA LIAN PICKUP (Chair) Appointed: 2020

RICHARD BOUNDS Appointed: 2020

STEVEN LEWIS Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/10/2020, number: 1191838

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves 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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from BOLTON DEAF SOCIETY on 16/11/2021

Main office

BOLTON DEAF SOCIETY
BARK STREET
BOLTON
BL1 2AX

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: I. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING BY (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING): A. PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN, UNDERSTAND AND USE BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE; B. PROVIDING ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING SCHOOLING, IN BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE AND LIP-READING; C. PROVIDING SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS AS AND WHEN MAY BE REQUIRED;D. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INDIVIDUALS, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION; ANDE. PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT; F. PROVIDING VISITS TO THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING IN THEIR HOMES G. PROVIDING SUCH OTHER SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING AS WILL PROTECT, EMPOWER AND PROMOTE THEIR INTEREST WITH A VIEW TO ENHANCING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.II. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING): A. THE PROVISION OF COURSES FOR ADVOCACY AND SKILL BUILDING FOR SELF-ADVOCACY, LIFE SKILLS COURSES AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT SO AS TO ENABLE ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROVIDERS; B. THE PROVISION OF BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE AND LIP READING COURSES;C. THE PROVISION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN DEAF AWARENESS AND INTERPRETER AWARENESS, INCLUSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND BASIC BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE FOR PUBLIC SECTOR PROFESSIONALSIII. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONGST DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INDIVIDUALS BY (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING), PROVIDING ADVICE AND GUIDANCE AROUND AND SKILL-BUILDING FOR EMPLOYMENT AND ENTERPRISE OF DEAF PERSONS AND THE HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY.IV. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INDIVIDUALS BY, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THE PROVISION OR ARRANGEMENT OF ACCESS TO INCLUSIVE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SPORTING OPPORTUNITIES AND THE PROVISION OF BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATORS SO THAT DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING INDIVIDUALS MAY ACCESS HEALTH CARE IN SIGN LANGUAGE.V. THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, PROVIDING A MULTIFAITH SACRED SPACE AND MULTIFAITH RELIGIOUS SERVICES FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMMUNITY AS WELL AS PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS