Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

DEAF LINKS 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple 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
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 15 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
Donations & Legacies £123,590 £228,370 £273,862
Other Income
Investment Income £26 £177 £306
Total income £227,429 £298,967 £367,988 £231,005 £376,128 £444,458
Charitable activities spending £265,334 £273,920 £546,897
Fundraising costs 2% 1%
Other spending
Total spending £247,517 £271,102 £278,817 £228,039 £380,301 £546,897
Surplus/deficit -£20,088 £27,865 £89,171 £2,966 -£4,173 -£102,439
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The promotion of equality and diversity
  • The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Dundee City
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups

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
Scottish Government£70,883
Foundation Scotland£48,300
National Lottery Community Fund£42,562
Robertson Trust£25,000
Women's Fund for Scotland£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Sensory Advocacy Service - SCOCOL
£34,262 22/06/2023
This group will use the funding to meet the increased demand for the sensory advocacy service provided by the organisation. The advocate will provide personal help to people who are sensory impaired ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - CommuniTAY Food
£8,300 24/11/2022
This group will adapt advertising so that it becomes more accessible for the deaf and hard of hearing community while also spreading the word about what they are delivering in the centre with their ....more
Foundation Scotland - Violence Against Deaf Women Awareness
£43,500 15/03/2022
To cover the cost of employing a BSL fluent worker
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Deaf Links
£843 23/10/2021
We would buy personal listeners and an amplified microphone system to help deaf and hard of hearing people participate better in a range of learning and social activities within Tayside Deaf Hub.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Deaf Links
£4,800 05/05/2021
to cover the cost of 10, 1:1 counselling sessions for 12 women from the deaf community who have experienced abuse, domestic violence and coercive control.
Women's Fund for Scotland - Grant to Deaf Links (Dundee)
£5,000 22/03/2021
To fund women’s group consultations that will lead to an evidence-based report on domestic abuse and coercive control in the female deaf community of Scotland.
Women's Fund for Scotland - Grant to Deaf Links (Dundee)
£5,000 22/03/2021
To fund women?s group consultations that will lead to an evidence-based report on domestic abuse and coercive control in the female deaf community of Scotland.
Scottish Government - Deaf Links
£23,169 04/03/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Deaf Links
£20,359 18/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Deaf Links
£27,355 06/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Robertson Trust - Advocacy for Health
£25,000 29/07/2019
Advocacy for Health
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/344
£5,000 02/08/2018
Towards the salary of the FT Advocacy for Health Worker.
Corra Foundation - HDA-17/314
£6,000 03/08/2017
towards the salary of the full-time Advocacy for Health Worker
Women's Fund for Scotland - Session costs
£3,850 22/03/2017
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to contribute towards the cost of delivering 2 x 12 hour healthy living/lifestyle sessions, 6 x 2 hour information sessions and 2 x well woman sessions.
Corra Foundation - HDA-16/161
£4,000 07/04/2016
towards the salary of the Advocacy for Health Worker, conditional upon written confirmation that the appointment has been made
Robertson Trust - Advocacy for Health
£37,500 31/01/2016
Advocacy for Health
National Lottery Community Fund - Connect Hear Advocacy Project
£110,263 25/06/2013
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Funded through Support and Connect this groups 'Connect Hear Advocacy Project' will provide a dedicated welfare benefit and financial advocacy service to support 100 deaf and deafblind people in the ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 30-82
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 28/01/2009, number: SC040223
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/01/2009, number: SC353562
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Tayside Deaf HUB, The Old Mill, 23 Brown Street, Dundee, DD1 5EF

Objectives

The company's objects are: (i) To empower deaf and sensory impaired people and facilitate improvement of their quality of life, to become active and participative citizens (ii) To improve mental health and wellbeing by reducing the social isolation, exclusion and discrimination deaf and sensory impaired people experience from the stigma attached to deafness and sensory impairment and the ensuing extreme communication difficulties (iii) To work in partnership with service providers to reduce barriers and increase access for deaf and sensory impaired people (iv) To build the capacity and facilitate consultation and involvement of deaf and sensory impaired people with service providers (v) To champion equal access, equality and diversity of deaf and sensory impaired people, within communities and service provision (vi) To do all things as may be in the interest of and for the benefit of deaf and sensory impaired People

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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