01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC037901
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 13
- Postcode
- DH1 1TH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Company is established are the improvement of communication with deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and deafblind people (hereinafter referred to as deaf people), in particular by the education, training and examination of students and tutors in the different modes of communication used by such persons.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £1,533,362 | £1,518,834 | 13 | 21 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,254,979 | £1,101,329 | 13 | 25 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £958,442 | £786,292 | 13 | 16 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £886,870 | £757,767 | 13 | 3 October 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £756,846 | £884,462 | 13 | 30 September 2021 |
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
- Shannon House, Mandale Business Park, Belmont, Durham
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.signature.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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