DECIBELS

Charity number: 1109004
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Decibels is a UK-arts-based organisation committed to widening access, opportunity and participation so that deaf, deafblind, deafened and hard of hearing people can thrive and be heard. We believe in a world where deaf, deafblind, deafened and hard of hearing people should be able to engage fully with the arts, culture and wider society.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £30,725
Total expenditure: £16,488

People

3 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 April 2005: Standard registration
  • 12 March 2024: Funds received from 1082934 THE MOLLY FORSTER CHARITABLE TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Ken Carter Trustee 01 March 2025
None on record
Rosie Axon Trustee 10 March 2015
None on record
PAUL ANDREW TOWNSON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £34.96k £33.00k £26.40k £46.50k £30.73k
Total expenditure £14.93k £18.00k £16.41k £18.93k £16.49k
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 2025 29 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 29 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 25 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 25 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 June 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 16 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 16 January 2022 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 1 DECEMBER 2004, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 15 MARCH 2005.

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PEOPLE WITH A VARIETY OF DISABILITIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF ENABLING THEM TO LEARN, APPRECIATE AND ENJOY SOUND, MUSIC, PERFORMANCE AND THE ARTS THROUGH THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
DECIBELS
Reading Deaf Centre
131-133 Cardiff Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 8JF
Phone:
01491 576281
Email:
info@decibels.org.uk
Website:

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