01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 28 February 2020
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £511,966
- Latest expenditure
- £519,318
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: FLAT 1, PERTH HOUSE, ATHLONE CLOSE, DERBY, DE21 4BP
Website recorded by the regulator: www.cu-bsl.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To provide high quality, deaf communication services to empower individuals and groups to actively participate in society equally, primarily in the county of DerbyshireTo constantly strive for improving effective communication for all the diverse needs of deaf people
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
- 8 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £511,966
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £519,318
- 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
- 12 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £477,460
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £492,074
- 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
- 14 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 14 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £478,631
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £486,225
- 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
- 16 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £495,583
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £470,320
- Fin Period Start Date
- 28 February 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £585,792
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £382,221
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
- 8 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £511,966
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £519,318
- 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
- 3
- 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
- 12 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £477,460
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £492,074
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £26,137
- 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
- 1
- 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
- 14 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £478,631
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £486,225
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £45,512
- 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
- 1
- 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
- 16 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £495,583
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £470,320
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 38750
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,207
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 28 February 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £585,792
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £382,221
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 63750
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 8 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 508406
- Income Investments
- 3560
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 511966
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £519,318
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 519318
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 39724
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11610
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £198,610
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3846
- Assets Own Use
- 3846
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £212,235
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £16,807
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £199,274
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 16807
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £161,636
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 198610
- Funds Restricted
- 664
- Funds Total
- 199274
- Count Employees
- 10
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 28 February 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 15 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 400
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 366963
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 218429
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 585792
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £382,221
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 382221
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 51419
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 913
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £178,839
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8813
- Assets Own Use
- 8813
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £196,958
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,200
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £203,571
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2200
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £174,202
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 112171
- Funds Restricted
- 91400
- Funds Total
- 203571
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Derbyshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- COMMUNICATION UNLIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2021-11-15T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1006643
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1006643
- Assoc Charity Name
- COMMUNICATION UNLIMITED
- Charity Name
- COMMUNICATION UNLIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2020-02-28T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 28 Feb 2020
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH WILL BENEFIT PEOPLE PRINCIPALLY WITHIN THE COUNTY OF DERBYSHIRE (HERE AFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WHO HAVE HEARING AND/OR SIGHT DIFFICULTIES (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS DEAF AND DEAFBLIND PEOPLE) BY ENCOURAGING THE PROVISION OF OR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION SERVICES, WHICH FACILITATE INDEPENDENCE, ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN AND FULL INTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures