01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 7 February 2007
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05291167
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £492,686
- Latest expenditure
- £489,568
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: The Victory, 39-41 North Bridge Street, SUNDERLAND, SR5 1AH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.becomingvisible.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To work for greater social inclusion for Deaf people in the North of England in every sphere of life, and to develop self confidence and self esteem through the promotion of British Sign Language and Deaf Culture.To undertake such charitable activities in pursuit of the above object as the Trustees shall from time to time decide
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
- 6 March 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £492,686
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £489,568
- 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
- 31 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £501,733
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £494,457
- 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
- 21 March 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £533,387
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £525,583
- 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 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £529,219
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £501,523
- 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
- 9 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £427,862
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £395,389
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
- 6 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £492,686
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £489,568
- 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
- 18
- 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
- 31 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £501,733
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £494,457
- 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
- 20
- 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
- 21 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £533,387
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £525,583
- 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
- 12
- 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 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £529,219
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £501,523
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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
- 6
- 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
- 9 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £427,862
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £395,389
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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
- 5
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- 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
- 31 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3660
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 498073
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 501733
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £494,457
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 494457
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 229329
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4177
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 11635
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 11635
- Assets Own Use
- 11635
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £292,868
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £61,582
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £242,921
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 61582
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £11,693
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 242921
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 242921
- Count Employees
- 12
- 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
- 21 March 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 724
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 532663
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 533387
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £311,388
- Expenditure Other
- 214195
- Expenditure Total
- 525583
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 214195
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 214195
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4249
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £532,663
- Assets Total Fixed
- 14644
- Assets Own Use
- 14644
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £287,536
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £66,535
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £235,645
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 66535
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £13,874
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 235645
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 235645
- Count Employees
- 11
- 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
- 9 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 443
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 528776
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 529219
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £501,523
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 501523
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 124535
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 124535
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3875
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £227,841
- Assets Total Fixed
- 16311
- Assets Own Use
- 16311
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £263,883
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £52,353
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £227,841
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 52353
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £29,122
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 227841
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 227841
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BECOMING VISIBLE LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2007-02-07T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 NOVEMBER 2004 AS AMENDED BY WRITTEN RESOLUTION DATED 22 JUNE 2006.
- Charitable Objects
- A) 3.1 TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DEAF PEOPLE IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND IN EVERY SPHERE OF LIFE IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION , ADVICE, SUPPORT, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND BY THE PROMOTION OF BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE AND DEAF CULTURE.
- Area Of Benefit
- IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 344122
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BV
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures