01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 18 January 1994
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02881497
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £2,477,672
- Latest expenditure
- £2,173,573
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: ST. JOHNS DEAF COMMUNITY CENTRE, 258 GREEN LANES, LONDON, N4 2HE
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bda.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
BDA currently provides various services: (1) Deaf Children, Youth and Families; (2) Deaf Community Advocacy; (3) Deaf Community Development and Empowerment; (4) Deaf Heritage Films; (5) Deaf International; (6) Media, Communications and Membership; (7) Policy, Research and Campaigns; and (8) British Sign Language. Community offices based in London, Belfast, Cardiff, Derby and Glasgow.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,477,672
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,173,573
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,538,437
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,411,960
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,531,952
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,095,194
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,505,388
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £744,018
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,325,038
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,017,396
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 2 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,477,672
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,173,573
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Contracts
- 28722
- Income From Government Grants
- £361,138
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,538,437
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,411,960
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 34191
- Income From Government Grants
- £372,818
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,531,952
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,095,194
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £375,939
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 56
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,505,388
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £744,018
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £12
- Income From Government Grants
- £382,752
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 56
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,325,038
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,017,396
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 5
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 259675
- Income From Government Grants
- £151,018
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 67
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 2 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1447534
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 43044
- Income Charitable Activities
- 974814
- Income Investments
- 12280
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2477672
- Income Legacies
- 1356642
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £147,567
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,026,006
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2173573
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 48002
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 897396
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8551
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 99595
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,982,408
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9730
- Assets Own Use
- 9730
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -28301
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,043,175
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £426,885
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,597,719
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 356353
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 70532
- Assets Cash
- £3,106,289
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2219371
- Funds Restricted
- 1378348
- Funds Total
- 3597719
- Count Employees
- 24
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 29 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1511911
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 18830
- Income Charitable Activities
- 997405
- Income Investments
- 10291
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2538437
- Income Legacies
- 1457726
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £111,236
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,300,724
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1411960
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 38227
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 535761
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4832
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 3230
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,479,745
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9998
- Assets Own Use
- 9998
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -39081
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,677,137
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £354,434
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,293,620
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 354434
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,988,324
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1910473
- Funds Restricted
- 1383147
- Funds Total
- 3293620
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 23 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 653659
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 42128
- Income Charitable Activities
- 834401
- Income Investments
- 1764
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1531952
- Income Legacies
- 533586
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £39,779
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,055,415
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1095194
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 34487
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 512942
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2484
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £995,856
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5394
- Assets Own Use
- 5394
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -83661
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,466,006
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £220,596
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,167,143
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 220596
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,676,538
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1503700
- Funds Restricted
- 663443
- Funds Total
- 2167143
- Count Employees
- 25
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 662902
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 15270
- Income Charitable Activities
- 827203
- Income Investments
- 13
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1505388
- Income Legacies
- 594758
- Income Endowments
- 66584
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £10,443
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £733,575
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 744018
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23342
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 290399
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1649
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -112515
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £548,034
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1648
- Assets Own Use
- 1648
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -194607
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,992,404
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £69,060
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,730,385
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 69060
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,258,598
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1102682
- Funds Restricted
- 627703
- Funds Total
- 1730385
- Count Employees
- 36
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 445285
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 13946
- Income Charitable Activities
- 865385
- Income Investments
- 422
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1325038
- Income Legacies
- 383885
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £45,095
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £972,301
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1017396
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 18474
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 272627
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3463
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £159,595
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3297
- Assets Own Use
- 3297
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,458,002
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £492,284
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £969,015
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 196783
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 295501
- Assets Cash
- £950,056
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 366225
- Funds Restricted
- 602790
- Funds Total
- 969015
- Count Employees
- 50
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 115
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRITISH DEAF ASSOCIATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1994-01-18T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16/12/1993 AS AMENDED 16/7/1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 17/4/1999, 25/9/1999, 29/9/2001, 11/10/2003, 27/1/2007 AS AMENDED 3/11/12 AND 3/12/2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 APR 2018 as amended on 30 Apr 2022 as amended on 30 Apr 2022 as amended on 22 Nov 2025
- Charitable Objects
- TO RELIEVE DEAF PEOPLE AND TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- Area Of Benefit
- IN PRACTICE UNITED KINGDOM
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 247611
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BDA NORTHERN IRELAND
- Charity Name Id
- 247643
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BDA WALES
- Charity Name Id
- 247616
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BDA SCOTLAND
- Charity Name Id
- 247603
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BDA
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures