THE LEEDS SOCIETY FOR DEAF AND BLIND PEOPLE

Charity Number: 227169
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To raise awareness, through education and training, of the daily communication and accessibility issues facing the growing number of people with sight or hearing loss & provide support/resources in line with Memorandum & Articles of Association. Provision of one of the largest BSL Interpreting Agencies in the North of England.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £344,214
Total expenditure: £348,654

People

8 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Leeds City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 October 1963: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • LEEDS DEAF CENTRE (Working name)
  • SHIRE VIEW RESOURCE CENTRE (Working name)
Company number:
00146281 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JASON HIXON Chair 13 February 2013
None on record
Beverley Byard Trustee 13 March 2025
None on record
Hashim Mahmood Trustee 21 November 2019
None on record
Donna Burrows Trustee 21 November 2019
None on record
Sheila Foster Trustee 17 May 2018
None on record
Evindra Lorenzo Wickremaratne Trustee 09 January 2015
None on record
Christine Roche Trustee 07 January 2014
None on record
PAUL LANDEY Trustee 13 February 2013
VOLUNTARY ACTION - LEEDS
Received: On time
FRIENDS OF SHIRE VIEW
Received: On time
LEEDS INVOLVING PEOPLE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £380.16k £188.20k £271.73k £343.18k £344.21k
Total expenditure £476.54k £400.36k £413.49k £404.82k £348.65k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £72.89k £42.07k N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 10 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 10 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 02 March 2021 30 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 02 March 2021 30 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01 MAR 1917 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 27 NOV 1996 NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10 DEC 2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08 SEP 2020

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE WITH SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING SENSORY IMPAIRED, BY PROMOTING, ORGANISING, AND FACILITATING CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LEEDS

Contact information

Address:
Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind
People
The Centre
St Mary's Street
Leeds
LS9 7DP
Phone:
07775444032
Email:
info@leedssocietyfordeafandblind.org.uk
Website:

www.LSDBP.org.uk Open in new window