01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 16 June 2008
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06585703
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £9,019,345
- Latest expenditure
- £9,133,100
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: The Deaf Academy, 1 Douglas Avenue, EXMOUTH, EX8 2AU
Website recorded by the regulator: www.thedeafacademy.ac.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The operation of a School which educates students aged 5 to 16 years and a Further Education College providing post 16 education. Both the School and College offer residential and day placements to deaf young people. The Charity also operates a Children's Home for deaf young people.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £9,019,345
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,133,100
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 June 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,883,181
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,673,741
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 19 February 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,503,339
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,257,133
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 February 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,825,766
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,456,478
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 March 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,459,542
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,244,453
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 14 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £9,019,345
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,133,100
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 37
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Contracts
- 8512315
- Income From Government Grants
- £202,960
- 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
- 3
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 June 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,883,181
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,673,741
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 31
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Contracts
- 7199511
- Income From Government Grants
- £160,357
- 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 Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,503,339
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,257,133
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 32
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 5976857
- Income From Government Grants
- £112,653
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 11
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 13 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £5,825,766
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,456,478
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 27
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Contracts
- 5329125
- Income From Government Grants
- £106,022
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 3 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,459,542
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,244,453
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 27
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 4819345
- Income From Government Grants
- £169,722
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 14 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 127743
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 18682
- Income Charitable Activities
- 8740043
- Income Investments
- 41385
- Income Other
- 91492
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9019345
- Income Legacies
- 97010
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £9,133,100
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9133100
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 46896
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3370458
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 740885
- Gain Loss Investment
- 3126
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -59000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 6330
- Reserves
- £988,022
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17718564
- Assets Own Use
- 17654587
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 63977
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,311,937
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,939,474
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,091,027
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1244504
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1694970
- Assets Cash
- £1,770,633
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 17034588
- Funds Restricted
- 56439
- Funds Total
- 17091027
- Count Employees
- 190
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 6 June 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 365447
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 48825
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7373680
- Income Investments
- 26173
- Income Other
- 69056
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7883181
- Income Legacies
- 200000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,673,741
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7673741
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 44277
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 3117901
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 718568
- Gain Loss Investment
- 3344
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -61000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 1679
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £902,983
- Assets Total Fixed
- 18250955
- Assets Own Use
- 18190104
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 60851
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,719,667
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,716,296
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £17,254,326
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 849966
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1866330
- Assets Cash
- £1,367,720
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 17191837
- Funds Restricted
- 62489
- Funds Total
- 17254326
- Count Employees
- 166
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 19 February 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 258894
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 42071
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6105343
- Income Investments
- 27227
- Income Other
- 69804
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6503339
- Income Legacies
- 137974
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,257,133
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6257133
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 39132
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2863548
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 644873
- Gain Loss Investment
- -5317
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 1401000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 7079
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £389,456
- Assets Total Fixed
- 18505609
- Assets Own Use
- 18448102
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 57507
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,555,070
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £3,232,198
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £16,828,481
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1202130
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 2030068
- Assets Cash
- £1,442,543
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 16660586
- Funds Restricted
- 167895
- Funds Total
- 16828481
- Count Employees
- 127
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 13 February 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 302188
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 38342
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5441147
- Income Investments
- 5211
- Income Other
- 38878
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5825766
- Income Legacies
- 285000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,090
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,450,388
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5456478
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 39458
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1923939
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 621243
- Gain Loss Investment
- 2140
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 8654000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 44251
- Reserves
- £1,350,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17154748
- Assets Own Use
- 17090654
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 64094
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1367000
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,212,270
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,820,505
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £15,179,513
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 912205
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1908300
- Assets Cash
- £1,760,072
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 15109303
- Funds Restricted
- 70210
- Funds Total
- 15179513
- Count Employees
- 122
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 3 March 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 388308
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 41674
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5001108
- Income Investments
- 2681
- Income Other
- 25771
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5459542
- Income Legacies
- 232524
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,091
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,238,362
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 5244453
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 32264
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 2448399
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 581538
- Gain Loss Investment
- 9692
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -203000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £196,111
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17626466
- Assets Own Use
- 17564512
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 61954
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -9752000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,011,443
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,776,075
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £6,109,834
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2263786
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 512289
- Assets Cash
- £785,943
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6017011
- Funds Restricted
- 92823
- Funds Total
- 6109834
- Count Employees
- 119
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Devon
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Royal Deaf Education Trust
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-09-17T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 256234
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 256234
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE DEVON AND EXETER DEAF CHARITY
- Charity Name
- Royal Deaf Education Trust
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2008-06-16T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- Royal Deaf Education Trust
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-09-26T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3941274
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1067367
- Assoc Charity Name
- MUSIC IN MOTION
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06/05/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/10/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/07/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 02 OCT 2017 as amended on 11 May 2018 as amended on 28 Aug 2018 as amended on 31 Jan 2020 as amended on 31 Mar 2022 as amended on 08 Feb 2026
- Charitable Objects
- THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE:-3.1. TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, TRAINING, CARE, ACCOMMODATION, LEISUREOPPORTUNITIES, WELFARE AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES TO DEAF PEOPLEAND PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT DEAF BUT WHO, DUE TO SOME OTHER DISABILITY,WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE SAME (PRINCIPALLY THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELYFROM THE COUNTIES OF DEVON, CORNWALL, SOMERSET AND DORSET) WITHTHE OBJECT OF DEVELOPING THEIR PERSONAL, MENTAL, PHYSICAL ANDSPIRITUAL CAPACITIES SO THAT THEY MAY REALISE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL ASINDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES AND SOCIETY AS AWHOLE AND SO THAT THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED; AND3.2. TO EDUCATE THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE NEEDS AND CAPABILITIES OF DEAFPEOPLE WITH A VIEW TO ACHIEVING GREATER INTEGRATION BETWEEN DEAFAND HEARING COMMUNITIES.
- Area Of Benefit
- THE COUNTIES OF DEVON, CORNWALL, SOMERSET AND DORSET
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 642860
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- the Deaf Academy
- Charity Name Id
- 347337
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- EXETER ROYAL ACADEMY FOR DEAF EDUCATION
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Risk management