Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 11

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 10

DEAF ACTION

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 120 years

www.deafaction.org

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£2,051,002	£1,929,987	£1,883,576	£1,493,106		£3,163,755
Donations & Legacies	£73,812	£150,522	£97,115	£74,622
Other Income	£7,940	£5,304	£4,725	£109,969		£115,203
Investment Income	£52,165	£53,093	£47,095	£37,544		£37,656
Total income	£2,224,976	£2,267,456	£2,114,044	£1,860,976	£3,363,602	£3,532,608
Charitable activities spending	£2,161,568	£2,214,569	£2,152,144	£1,685,647		£3,238,702
Fundraising costs	7%	11%	11%	14%	12%	15%
Other spending		£10,576		£10,786		£13,004
Total spending	£2,308,550	£2,459,404	£2,384,017	£1,940,353	£2,812,223	£3,768,227
Surplus/deficit	-£83,574	-£191,948	-£269,973	-£79,377	£551,379	-£235,619

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of health
The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

People with disabilities or health problems

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 Heritage Fund	£387,600
Scottish Government	£118,563
BBC Children in Need	£77,915
Garfield Weston Foundation	£70,000
Wolfson Foundation	£60,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Deaf Action 2024 Youth Club Residential Camp
£5,000	21/12/2023	The grant will contribute to the cost of activities and BSL interpreters for a residential camp for young people with hearing impairments, taking place at the Dounans Centre in Aberfoyle to enhance ....more The grant will contribute to the cost of activities and BSL interpreters for a residential camp for young people with hearing impairments, taking place at the Dounans Centre in Aberfoyle to enhance mental health and reduce feelings of isolation.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Deaf Action
£237,620	02/08/2023	Celebrating Deaf Heritage, Culture, Language and Space
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000	04/04/2022	Modernising the World's Oldest Deaf Charity
National Lottery Community Fund - A Befriending Service for Isolated Older People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
£10,000	18/03/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a befriending service for older people who are deaf or hard of hearing enabling them to make connections.
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Deaf Action
£60,000	09/12/2021	Refurbishment of charity’s headquarters
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Deaf Action
£149,980	02/09/2021	Preserving & Celebrating Edinburgh's Deaf Heritage
National Lottery Community Fund - Wellbeing Service
£10,000	20/07/2021	This group will use the funding to employ a project coordinator for their wellbeing service which provides one to one befriending and group activities for the deaf community.
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Click & Connect
£10,000	01/07/2021	Detailed information not yet available.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Deaf Action
£5,000	24/03/2021	to cover the cost of mental health training.
Scottish Government - Deaf Action
£71,300	16/02/2021	Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Deaf Action
£4,860	11/11/2020	The grant would be used to provide access for deaf people, to counselling that is delivered remotely, by qualified counsellors using British Sign Language.
Disability Action - NET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
£23,204	01/11/2020	The project will offer a range of activities designed to meet the core needs identified, namely support for 1) mental wellbeing 2) social isolation; 3) digital exclusion
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Deaf Action
£77,915	30/07/2020	Covid19 - A programme of support for 50 deaf children and young people including development workshops, homework clubs, employment mentoring & placements, leading to improved life skills, ....more Covid19 - A programme of support for 50 deaf children and young people including development workshops, homework clubs, employment mentoring & placements, leading to improved life skills, relationships & confidence, and positive pathways to employment.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	29/05/2020	Working together for an equal and better future for all deaf people.
Scottish Government - Deaf Action
£47,263	05/05/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - BSL Befriending
£10,000	22/04/2020 6	This funding will support distance-befriending and online services for isolated people with deafness. The service will be tailored to individual communication and digital needs including BSL ....more This funding will support distance-befriending and online services for isolated people with deafness. The service will be tailored to individual communication and digital needs including BSL provision within video calls. In addition to remote befriending volunteers are shopping for elderly and isolated deaf people and sending handwritten cards and letters.
National Lottery Community Fund - Deaf Action Youth Service - Building Resilience for the Future
£125,977	25/04/2018 36	This group will use the funding to continue the activities of their Youth Service which focuses on young people aged 10-18 who are deaf British Sign Language users. The activities will allow children ....more This group will use the funding to continue the activities of their Youth Service which focuses on young people aged 10-18 who are deaf British Sign Language users. The activities will allow children educated in a mainstream setting to realise the advantages of a multilingual learning environment in evenings, weekends and summer holidays. Activities will be delivered across the catchment area reducing the need to travel to access them and all support will be tailored to individual needs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Deaf Action's Employment Service
£619,275	22/06/2015 48	This project will enable deaf British Sign Language users, deafened, hard of hearing, and deafblind people to enter the job market. It will operate in Edinburgh, Fife, Dundee and Perth & Kinross ....more This project will enable deaf British Sign Language users, deafened, hard of hearing, and deafblind people to enter the job market. It will operate in Edinburgh, Fife, Dundee and Perth & Kinross and work with people 25 and over facing significant barriers to employment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Refurbishment of basement area to a multi purpose family room
£10,000	26/01/2015 12	Not Available
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Deaf Action
£110,257	01/11/2014	This project will bring together young deaf people siblings and friends from across Edinburgh Fife Lothian and the Borders to promote independence self-esteem and confidence through a programme of ....more This project will bring together young deaf people siblings and friends from across Edinburgh Fife Lothian and the Borders to promote independence self-esteem and confidence through a programme of activities.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 06/07/1904, number: SC009898

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

49 Albany Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3QY

Objectives

This Article shall be interpreted as if it incorporated an over-riding qualification limiting the powers of the Charity such that any activity which would otherwise be permitted by the terms of the article may be carried on only if that activity furthers a purpose which is regarded as charitable. Subject to that overriding qualification the Charity's principal object is to promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of deaf people and those with other sensory and support needs by providing education, encouraging social interaction and participation, and providing, in the interest of social welfare, facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation so that the conditions of life for such people may be improved.

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