EMPOWERING DEAF SOCIETY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 2 October 2009
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £213,751
Latest expenditure: £235,202
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 2a Central Parade, Ley Street, Ilford, IG2 7DE

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Promoting the welfare of Deaf peopleProvide advice and training in all areas of education and employmentPromote the educational and social interests of Deaf peopleProvide support and advice for those accessing mainstream education and vocational training.

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: 31 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £213,751
Total Gross Expenditure: £235,202

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: 30 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £282,628
Total Gross Expenditure: £266,722

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: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £228,554
Total Gross Expenditure: £231,026

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: 30 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £194,126
Total Gross Expenditure: £158,261

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: 31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £246,245
Total Gross Expenditure: £147,637

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: 31 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £213,751
Total Gross Expenditure: £235,202
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: 6

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: 30 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £282,628
Total Gross Expenditure: £266,722
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: 6

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: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £228,554
Total Gross Expenditure: £231,026
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £60,000
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: 30 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £194,126
Total Gross Expenditure: £158,261
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: 8

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: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £246,245
Total Gross Expenditure: £147,637
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: 7

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: EMPOWERING DEAF SOCIETY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2009-10-02T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 7 SEPTEMBER 2009
Charitable Objects: 1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR DEAF TEACHERS AND TEACHERS WORKING WITH DEAF PEOPLE, WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING STANDARDS OF TEACHING FOR THE DEAF COMMUNITY.2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION WITHIN THE DEAF SIGN LANGUAGE COMMUNITY.3. TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT BY PROVIDING ADVICE, ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION FOR THE DEAF SIGN LANGUAGE COMMUNITY.4. TO RELIEVE NEED AMONG DEAF PEOPLE BY HELPING THEM ACCESS MAINSTREAM AND PUBLIC SERVICES AND BY HELPING THEM PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.5. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY HELPING DEAF PEOPLE TO ACCESS EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SERVICES AND BY PROMOTING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN THE DEAF AND HEARING COMMUNITIES.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE LOCAL.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures