DDEAFLINKS - STAFFORDSHIRE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 July 1997
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03372231
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £238,030
Latest expenditure: £233,536
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Bridge Centre, Birches Head Road, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST2 8DD

Website recorded by the regulator: www.deaflinksstaffordshire.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Services offered to help the Charity meet its objects of promoting better treatment, education, training, employment and welfare of deaf people and generally to promote, safeguard and protect the interests and welfare of deaf people, to include;InformationAdviceCommunication SupportDeaf Awareness TrainingBritish Sign Language trainingSocial groupsDeaf Church group

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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: 19 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £238,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £233,536

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: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £178,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £207,871

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: 5 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £507,627
Total Gross Expenditure: £203,897

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: 9 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £143,149
Total Gross Expenditure: £192,244

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: 16 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 16 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £183,755
Total Gross Expenditure: £188,206

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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: 19 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £238,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £233,536
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 153595
Income From Government Grants: £500
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: 5

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: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £178,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £207,871
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £1,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
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: 18

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: 5 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £507,627
Total Gross Expenditure: £203,897
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4,116
Income From Government Grants: £3,739
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: 11

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: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £143,149
Total Gross Expenditure: £192,244
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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: 16 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £183,755
Total Gross Expenditure: £188,206
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: £1
Income From Government Grants: £19,537
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 5 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 18260
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 140364
Income Investments: 464
Income Other: 348539
Income Total Income And Endowments: 507627
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £203,897
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 203897
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4717
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 3760
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £531,127
Assets Total Fixed: 12094
Assets Own Use: 12094
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £576,538
Assets Total Liabilities: £28,588
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £560,044
Creditors One Year Total Current: 13395
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 15193
Assets Cash: £552,591
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 543221
Funds Restricted: 16823
Funds Total: 560044
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Staffordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Stoke-on-trent City
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DDEAFLINKS - STAFFORDSHIRE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1997-07-24T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 16/05/1997AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 10/04/2002AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26/04/2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/04/2008NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10/01/2012
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE PREVENTION AND MITIGATION OF DEAFNESS AND BETTER TREATMENT, EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE OF DEAF PEOPLE (WHICH EXPRESSION IN THIS MEMORANDUM INCLUDES THE FULL RANGE OF DEAF PEOPLE WHOSE HEARING IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THAT OF THE GENERAL POPULATION) AND GENERALLY TO PROMOTE, SAFEGUARD AND PROTECT THE INTERESTS AND WELFARE OF DEAF PEOPLE
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 359368
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: STOKE-ON-TRENT AND STAFFORDSHIRE DEAF SOCIETY

Charity Name Id: 359365
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: STAFFORDSHIRE SOCIETY FOR THE DEAF

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures