MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 October 1997
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03389496
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £1,082,958
Latest expenditure: £1,140,316
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Merseyside Society for Deaf People, 396 Queens Drive, West Derby, LIVERPOOL, L13 0DJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.msdp.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The activities of the charity are to address the numerous barriers and inequalities experienced by Deaf people. Merseyside Society for Deaf People seek to ensure that Deaf people achieve a full, active and influencing role in mainstream society. We do this through the provision of customised information, communication support, community support, training and development.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 18 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 18 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,082,958
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,140,316

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 4 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £965,516
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,075,629

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 4 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 4 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £968,272
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,048,456

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 5 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,075,304
Total Gross Expenditure: £968,711

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 15 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £940,559
Total Gross Expenditure: £829,829

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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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,082,958
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,140,316
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 449240
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: 13

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £965,516
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,075,629
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 443981
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 4 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £968,272
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,048,456
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 430274
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: 7

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,075,304
Total Gross Expenditure: £968,711
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 501827
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 13

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £940,559
Total Gross Expenditure: £829,829
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 423420
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 7

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 18 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 5915
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 994892
Income Investments: 77771
Income Other: 4380
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1082958
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,140,316
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1140316
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16281
Expenditure Support Costs: 387384
Expenditure Depreciation: 45305
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,118,736
Assets Total Fixed: 1099936
Assets Own Use: 5148
Assets Long Term Investment: 1094788
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £540,609
Assets Total Liabilities: £477,725
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,162,820
Creditors One Year Total Current: 140480
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 337245
Assets Cash: £396,272
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1141240
Funds Restricted: 21580
Funds Total: 1162820
Count Employees: 28
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 12432
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 850343
Income Investments: 98882
Income Other: 3859
Income Total Income And Endowments: 965516
Income Legacies: 200
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,075,629
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1075629
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 38622
Expenditure Support Costs: 377163
Expenditure Depreciation: 41159
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £12,206,178
Assets Total Fixed: 1145241
Assets Own Use: 7524
Assets Long Term Investment: 1137717
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £593,426
Assets Total Liabilities: £518,489
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,220,178
Creditors One Year Total Current: 137276
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 381213
Assets Cash: £461,006
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1206111
Funds Restricted: 14067
Funds Total: 1220178
Count Employees: 27
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 4 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 6748
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 877057
Income Investments: 75063
Income Other: 9404
Income Total Income And Endowments: 968272
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,048,456
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1048456
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 40092
Expenditure Support Costs: 377170
Expenditure Depreciation: 33966
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,330,291
Assets Total Fixed: 1139836
Assets Own Use: 9900
Assets Long Term Investment: 1129936
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £693,301
Assets Total Liabilities: £502,846
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,330,291
Creditors One Year Total Current: 85932
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 416914
Assets Cash: £574,290
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1322491
Funds Restricted: 7800
Funds Total: 1330291
Count Employees: 26
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 63472
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 940241
Income Investments: 68379
Income Other: 3212
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1075304
Income Legacies: 48427
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £968,711
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 968711
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 40092
Expenditure Support Costs: 348849
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,368,684
Assets Total Fixed: 1148228
Assets Own Use: 28594
Assets Long Term Investment: 1119634
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £923,376
Assets Total Liabilities: £661,129
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,410,475
Creditors One Year Total Current: 205157
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 455972
Assets Cash: £776,011
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1392675
Funds Restricted: 17800
Funds Total: 1410475
Count Employees: 29
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 37815
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 840617
Income Investments: 55170
Income Other: 6957
Income Total Income And Endowments: 940559
Income Legacies: 13000
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £829,829
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 829829
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 34440
Expenditure Support Costs: 299288
Expenditure Depreciation: 187769
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -41322
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,272,663
Assets Total Fixed: 1180130
Assets Own Use: 1180130
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £699,371
Assets Total Liabilities: £575,619
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,303,882
Creditors One Year Total Current: 79491
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 496128
Assets Cash: £566,042
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1272663
Funds Restricted: 31219
Funds Total: 1303882
Count Employees: 25
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sefton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Liverpool City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Knowsley
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wirral
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: St Helens
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1997-10-24T00:00:00

Charity Name: MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-11-27T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 505058
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 505058
Assoc Charity Name: THE HARRIS CLUB FOR THE DISABLED (SPEKE)

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 JUNE 1997AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31 MAR 2017 as amended on 18 Mar 2025
Charitable Objects: THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF
Area Of Benefit: IN PRACTICE MERSEYSIDE AND WIRRAL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 414847
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MSDP

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures