01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 22 February 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £7,315
- Latest expenditure
- £3,501
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Union House, 111 New Union Street, Coventry, CV1 2NT
Website recorded by the regulator: www.abslta.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
ABSLTA develops, provides, and monitors, opportunities for Continuing Professional Development for Deaf BSL teachers. It engages in activities that will enhance the status of British Sign Language and its teaching. ABSLTA operates in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,315
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,501
- Fin Period Start Date
- 22 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,911
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,795
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,315
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,501
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 22 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 11 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,911
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £5,795
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 0
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 115
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Association of British Sign Language Education Professionals
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-02-22T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 22 Feb 2023 as amended on 30 Apr 2026
- Charitable Objects
- (1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE (BSL) AS A PRIMARY OR SECOND LANGUAGE, BY ENSURING AND ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF TRAINING OF BSL TEACHERS AND ASSESSORS, AND THEIR CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (2) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A. THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR ON THE GROUNDS OF BEING A DEAF BSL USER; B. SETTING STANDARDS WITH REGARD TO THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT OF BSL IN THE UK; C. ADVOCATING THOSE STANDARDS AT LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL; D. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO ENGAGE WITH AWARDING BODIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND ANY OTHER PERSONS AND BODIES CONCERNED WITH THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT OF BSL IN FURTHERANCE OF THOSE STANDARDS,
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Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 658822
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ABSLTA
- Charity Name Id
- 658821
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE TEACHERS AND ASSESSORS
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Charity Policy
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- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
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- Complaints handling
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- Conflicting interests
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- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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- Risk management
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- Social media policy and procedures
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- Safeguarding policy and procedures
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- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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- Investment
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- Complaints policy and procedures
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- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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- Financial reserves policy and procedures
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- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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- Volunteer management
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- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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- Internal risk management policy and procedures