EMPOWERING DEAF SOCIETY

Charity number: 1131970
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Promoting the welfare of Deaf people Provide advice and training in all areas of education and employment Promote the educational and social interests of Deaf people Provide support and advice for those accessing mainstream education and vocational training.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £213,751
Total expenditure: £235,202

People

4 Trustee(s)

6 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:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 October 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nandana Sinillkumar Trustee 01 July 2024
None on record
Ravishanthy Senthivel BA Trustee 03 October 2018
None on record
Lilija Vasina Trustee 03 January 2018
None on record
IONA GOSLING MA, PGCE 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 £246.25k £194.13k £228.55k £282.63k £213.75k
Total expenditure £147.64k £158.26k £231.03k £266.72k £235.20k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £60.00k 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 31 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 31 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 31 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 7 SEPTEMBER 2009

Charitable objects

1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR DEAF TEACHERS AND TEACHERS WORKING WITH DEAF PEOPLE, WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING STANDARDS OF TEACHING FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY. 2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION WITHIN THE DEAF SIGN LANGUAGE COMMUNITY. 3. TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT BY PROVIDING ADVICE, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION FOR THE DEAF SIGN LANGUAGE COMMUNITY. 4. TO RELIEVE NEED AMONG DEAF PEOPLE BY HELPING THEM ACCESS MAINSTREAM AND PUBLIC SERVICES AND BY HELPING THEM PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. 5. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY HELPING DEAF PEOPLE TO ACCESS EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SERVICES AND BY PROMOTING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN THE DEAF AND HEARING COMMUNITIES.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE LOCAL.

Contact information

Address:
2a Central Parade
Ley Street
Ilford
IG2 7DE
Phone:
02082154710
Email:
contact@empoweringdeafsociety.org.uk
Website:

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