OSCR Scottish charity profile

Dumfries & Galloway Society For The Deaf

ActiveCharity number SC012388
Registered15 May 1975
Main locationDumfries And Galloway
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC012388
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
DG1 2PE

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Provide assistance to those with hearing impairment.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of health
  • the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

1. To provide social, recreational an educational activities for deaf people living in Dumfries an Galloway regardless of race, religion, creed, disability, sex, sexual orientation or family circumstances. 2. The preservation and protection of the good health of the families, friends and carers of deaf persons by the provision of advice, support and information on deaf issues. 3. To promote any charitable purpose for people who are deaf and suffering from hearing impairment with the object of improving their quality of life. 4. To provide a means by which those who are affected by deafness or hearing impairment in Dumfries and Galloway can share knowledge, represent members, raise problems and promote integrated services.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£4,337£2,52603 March 2026
31 December 2024£5,984£4,468014 July 2025
31 December 2023£6,418£2,35505 September 2024
31 December 2022£2,023£2,604018 September 2023
31 December 2021£0£1,799010 June 2022

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
C/O Carson & Trotter, 123 Irish Street, Dumfries
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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