DEAF UNITY

Charity Number: 1141770
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Continues its work to support deaf students, graduates and professionals. We successfully launched the Deaf Learners Project which provides training, workshops, conferences, information, networking and a peer support. We continue to help all deaf learners achieve their full potential. We utilise technology to build our membership through social networking sites and other online activities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2018

Total income: £2,275
Total expenditure: £3,095

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

No information available

Trustee payments

No information available

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 May 2011: Standard registration
  • 04 June 2020: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2014 31/12/2015 31/12/2016 31/12/2017 31/12/2018
Total gross income £12.25k £9.21k £806 £490 £2.28k
Total expenditure £4.40k £5.43k £3.62k £200 £3.10k
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 December 2019 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 Not submitted
Annual return 31 December 2018 23 October 2019 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2018 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2017 16 October 2018 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2017 Not Required
Annual return 31 December 2016 15 September 2017 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2016 Not Required

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 28/07/2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14/04/2011

Charitable objects

(1) THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITIES OF DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THEIR MEMBERS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY, AND TO EXTEND AND STRENGTHEN LINKS BETWEEN THOSE COMMUNITIES. (2) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING DEAF OR HARD-OFHEARING BY: (A) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING INDIVIDUALS TO LEARN, UNDERSTAND AND USE SIGN LANGUAGE; (B) PROVIDING ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING SCHOOLING, IN SIGN LANGUAGE; (C) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING INDIVIDUALS, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION; (D) PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT; AND (E) PROVIDING SIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATORS SO THAT DEAF AND HARDOF- HEARING INDIVIDUALS MAY ACCESS HEALTH CARE IN SIGN LANGUAGE. (3) THE PROMOTION OF DEAF ART, HERITAGE, AND CULTURE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS SET OUT BY THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS. (4) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: (A) ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF DEAFNESS AND HEARING LOSS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AS IT RELATES TO DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING INDIVIDUALS; (C) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN HEARING PEOPLE AND DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING INDIVIDUALS; (D) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AS THEY RELATE TO DEAFNESS AND HEARING LOSS AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC; AND (E) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AS THEY RELATE TO DEAFNESS AND HEARING LOSS. (5) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DEAF PEOPLE BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, TRAINING, ADVICE AND EXPERT SERVICES.

Area of benefit

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

THE WORLD