BRITISH DEAF HISTORY SOCIETY LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 1 August 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05382744
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £48,685
Latest expenditure: £74,874
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Manchester Deaf Centre, Crawford House, Oxford Road, MANCHESTER, M13 9GH

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote and advance the interest in discovery, research and preservation of the histories of deaf people, their communities, culture and language, including promoting awareness of deaf history among members of the general public.

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: 23 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £48,685
Total Gross Expenditure: £74,874

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: 28 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 28 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £74,432
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,473

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: 7 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £98,497
Total Gross Expenditure: £54,651

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: 24 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 24 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £86,466
Total Gross Expenditure: £128,936

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: 23 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £131,424
Total Gross Expenditure: £243,653

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: 23 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £48,685
Total Gross Expenditure: £74,874
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,612
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: 14

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: 28 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £74,432
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,473
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 14

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: 7 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £98,497
Total Gross Expenditure: £54,651
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £43,361
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
Count Volunteers: 14

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: 24 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £86,466
Total Gross Expenditure: £128,936
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: 14

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: 23 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £131,424
Total Gross Expenditure: £243,653
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: 14

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRITISH DEAF HISTORY SOCIETY LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-08-01T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 MARCH 2005 as amended on 10 Mar 2023 as amended on 28 Mar 2023
Charitable Objects: 1.1 The Charity’s objects (“the Objects”) of the British Deaf History Society shall be: 1.1.1 To promote and advance the interest in the discovery, research and preservation of the histories of Deaf people, their communities, culture and language. 1.1.2 To encourage and establish studies and research on all subjects concerning the history of the Deaf, and deafness, and to make results and conclusions of such works available to members of the general public and authorities alike. 1.1.3 To promote awareness of deaf history among members of the general public. 1.1.4 To encourage the growth of a body of work on Deaf culture and history.1.1.5 To raise funds to finance publications of researches. 1.1.6 To establish and maintain a museum and art gallery for the benefit of the public to promote awareness of Deaf culture and history. 1.2This provision may be amended by special resolution but only with the prior written consent of the Commission.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. CHESHIRE

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 357595
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BRITISH DEAF HISTORY SOCIETY

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures