Deaf Choices UK Limited

Charity number: 279523
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Deaf Choices UK aspires to give deaf children improved access to: LANGUAGE by empowering their families to make fully informed choices. LITERACY, by supporting their educators to access information, training and resources. We provide knowledge information and training around the unique benefits, concepts and skills of using Cued Speech. Our offer supports deaf children and those with SEND.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £327,736
Total expenditure: £308,244

People

6 Trustee(s)

52 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 April 1980: Standard registration
  • 17 September 2021: Funds received from 256234 THE DEVON AND EXETER DEAF CHARITY
  • 12 June 2023: Funds received from 292982 THE LONDON HOSPITAL OTOLARYNGOLOGY TRUST
  • 23 October 2024: Funds received from 236596 PLYMOUTH DEAF CHILDREN'S SOCIETY
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CUED SPEECH ASSOCIATION UK (Previous name)
  • CUED SPEECH UK (Previous name)
  • CUED SPEECH UK LIMITED (Previous name)
  • NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CUED SPEECH (Previous name)
Company number:
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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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Christine Hardy Chair 03 October 2015
None on record
Jacob Paul Twomey Trustee 12 February 2024
None on record
Victoria Henry-Macklin Trustee 04 February 2022
None on record
Sarah Celine Elumba-Hill Trustee 27 October 2018
None on record
Peter Gordon Bowman Trustee 13 February 2018
None on record
KENNETH GEORGE ORPIN Trustee
None on record

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 £249.42k £275.00k £287.42k £345.90k £327.74k
Total expenditure £284.14k £287.00k £272.72k £360.15k £308.24k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 07 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 07 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 06 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 06 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 01 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 01 December 2020 On Time 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 7TH FEBRUARY 1980 AS AMENDED SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10 JUNE 2000 & 28 SEPTEMBER 2002. AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 17 OCT 2017 as amended on 06 Dec 2023

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE DEVELOPMENT, STANDARDISATION, PROPAGATION, DISSEMINATION, TEACHING AND USE OF CUED SPEECH AS DESIGNED AND CONCEIVED BY DR ORIN CORNETT TO ENABLE THE DEAF AND HEARING IMPAIRED PEOPLE TO LEARN NOT ONLY LIP-READING IN ANY LANGUAGE BUT ALSO THE PARTICULAR LANGUAGE ITSELF. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Area of benefit

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

UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
The Boatshed
Steamer Quay Road
Totnes
TQ9 5AL
Phone:
01803712853
Email:
info@deafchoicesuk.com
Website:

www.deafchoicesuk.com Open in new window