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CONTENTS Page Reference and Administrative Information Trurtees, Annual Report Who we are Corporate strurture, governance and accountsbilty Welcome from our Chair Our work Strategic Goals #TakingBSLForvRrd 2022- 2032 Engaging wrth our members International Financial Review Grateful thanks to our funders Structu￿, Governance and Management Statement of Trustees Responsibilrties Disclosure of Information to our Auditors Independent Auditors. Report 68 Statement of Financial Activities (incorpordting an income and expendrture account) 73 Balance Sheet 74 Statement of Cash Flow 75 Notes to the Flnancial Statements 76 hi I>SL.4t4 ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees Dr Robert Adam Chair from [6th November 2025. Trustee term commenced 26 June 2021 Jonathan Evans Hamza Shaikh Ahmed Mudawl Carollne Doherty Irfan Yusuf Victoria Nelson Hon Trp.I41 Ire.r frnm .St.h November 2022 Term commenced 5th November 2022 Term commenced I lth January 2023 Term commenced I lth November 2023 Term commenced I Ith November 2023 Term commenced 16th November 2024 Departing Trustees during 2023-24: Jeff Brattan Wilson Abigail Gorman Appointed I I th November 2023, resigned 6th August 2024 Vice-chair from 6th November 2022. Resigned 19th May 2025 Company number 2881497 Charity number: 1031687 Scottish Charity number: SC042409 Re8lStered office: St, John's Deaf Communty Centre, 258 Green L3nes, London, N4 2HE Chief Executive: Rebecca Mansell Bankers: HSBC Bank plc, 29 English Street, Carlisle. Cumbria CA3 8JX Solicitors: Farrer & Co LLP, 66 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3LH Auditors: Price Bailey LLP, 24 Old Bond Street .London, W I S 4AP ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025

WHO WE ARE Trustees, Annual Report 2024-25 The Trustees are pleased to present their annual report and audrfced financial statements for the year I st April 2024 to 31 st March 2025. Who we are Founded in 1890, the Brtiish Deaf Association (BDA), is a national Deaf people's organisation and led by Deaf people for Deaf people. The BDA represents the signing Deaf population of the UK and plays a crucial role in promoting Brrfcish Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL) in Northern Ireland, a5 an integral &specL of the UK Deaf communty's cultural herttage. As a Deaf-led membership organisation, the BDA is recognised by the World Federation of the Deaf eNFD) and the European Union of the Deaf (EUD) as the sole legitimate voice of the BSUISL communty. The BDA is dedicated to achieving equal rights for Deaf individuals and leads advocacy and campaigning for BSL and ISL These efforts culminated in the historic legal recognttron of BSL through the BSL (Scotland) Act 2015 and the UK-wide BSL Act in 2022. As the national guardians of BSL and ISL we are responsible for protectin& preserving and promoting our native sign languages for f￿Ure generdtions. We exist to ensure a world in which the language, culture, communty, diversty and heritage of Deaf people in the UK is respected and fully protected, We promote the advancement of human rights and equalty for Deaf people by collaborating with our members and stakeholders to influence governments to access services in our own language: BSL and ISL the first or preferred language of appr0￿MatelY 151,000 people in the UK around 87,000 who are Deaf and for whom English may be a Second or third language. The BDA ￿ instrumentsl in securing the BSL Att in April 2022, meaning that BSL is legally recognised as a protected UK minorty language. This was seismic, and we are determined that tt will lead to Deaf people, marginalised for so long. participating and contributing as equal and valued citizens in wider society, We also campaign on behalf of BSL signers in Wales and BSLIISL signers in Northern Ireland and hope to use our success wrth the BSL Act as leverage for a similar Act in Wales and Northem Ireland. We recognise the importance of building and learning from links with other Deaf communities outside the UK particularly for our BDA Youth members to expand their knowledge and understanding, and to see themselves within the context of the wider signing communty. They do this by developing skj'lls, working for change, and strengthening the cause and community of Deaf people worldwde. SCANMEFORBSL OR CLICK HERE ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025

WHO WE ARE The BDA stsnds for Deaf Equalty, Access, and Freedom of choice: DEAF That we identify ourselves as Deaf people who use sign language. Part of the Deaf communty, we - Deaf adults and children alike - share the same language, values, history and cultural experiences. EQUALITY That we Deaf people are treated equalW, with every opportunty for learning social. work leisure and communty inclusion. ACCESS Th< through the provision of sign language, we are able to access services and support on a par with others. FREEDOM OF CHOICE That, through sign language, we are empowered wrth choices to participate, contribute, learn, and work in the same way as others, Our vision is of a world where Deaf people can fully participate and contribute to society as equal and valued citizen5. Our mission is to empower Deaf people to fully participate and contribLrte to society as equal and valued crtizens and to build a world in whic.h t.he. languages, culture and herrtage of Deaf people in the UK are protecLed, preserved and promoted. Our values are,, Heritage, Communty, Language, ￿ghts, Equalty, Inclusion and Alliance. O•vqlvplni PYrté¢tlni •ur tr￿1¢￿￿1￿1¢ fui Aft A*rdni•urfintyl#lt The BDA stands for Deaf Equalty, Acces5 and . F￿edOrn of Choice ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025

WHO WE ARE BDA is an Ordinary Member of the World Federntion of the Deaf WLD) since September 1957, and a founding member of the European Union of the Deaf (EUD) since 1985. WFD is an International Non-Governmentsl Organisation in official liaison with ECOSOC (Economic & Social Council), UNESCO (Untted Nations Educational. Scientific and Cu￿Ural Organisation), ILO (International Labour Organisation), WHO (World HeaFth Organisation) and the Council of Europe (COE). It also has a consultative status in the Unrted Nations (UN) and is a founding member of the International Disabilty Alliance (IDA). EUD Is a supranational organisation representing Deaf people at European level and is one of the few ENGOS representing associations from all the 27 EU Member Ststes, in addrtion to Iceland, Norway. Switzerland and the United Kingdom. EUD aims to establish and maintain EU level dialogue with its relative instrtutions and officiajs, in consultstion and co-operation with its member NADS. EUD is a full member of the European Disabilty Forum (EDF) and is a Regional Co-operating Member of the World Federation of the Deaf WFD) to tackle issues of global importance. It also has participatory slatus with the Council of Europe (COE).) The BDA remains a permanent member of EUD and the UK'S withdrawal from the EU has no impact on BDA'S membership of the EUD. WFD EUD BDA AN N UAL REPOR T 2024-2025

WHO WE ARE BDA Youth, a sub-commrttee, are members of the World Federation of the Deaf Youth UD Section (￿E￿, the European Union of the Deaf Youth (Lr), and represent young Deaf people across the UK The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2006 and ratified in June 2023 by 186 UN Member Ststes, is the latest international human rights convention emanating from the UN. It is also one of the most ratified conventions in the UN legal Wem. The motto of the CRPD, "Nothing About Us Without Us places persons wrth disabilities. including Deaf people, and their representative organisations - national associations of Deaf people - at the centre of decision-making processes related to them. CRPD Artlcle 4.3 requires national governments to actively consult and collaborate with national representative associations of Deaf people regarding any legislation, progrdmme or policies related to Deaf people and national sign language5, The BDA Is the formal National Representatlve Organlsatoon of the UK representing the Deaf and BSL community, and holds this status at WFD, WFDYS, EUD and EUDY. EUD. * EUROPEAN UNION * OFTHE DEAF OUTH WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF EUROPEAN UNION OF THE DEAF WFDYS The BDA'S Strategic Vision sets out the BDA'S aspirations for Deaf people in the UK for the next decade and beyond. following the historic legal recognition of our language wrth the BSL Act (2022) and the BSL (Scotland) Act 2015. Across the diverse Deaf communtties in the UK, there is a shared ambrtion that the BSL Act 2022 will serve as a turning point to bring about social change to dismantle the bwiers that have re5tritted Deaf people's lives for more than 130 years, ever since the BDA was established. This short film sums it up: SCANMEFOft SHORTFILM AN NUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 .4¢44.

CORPORATE STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY The board of trustees governs the charty and has a maximum of 9 trustees. A totsl of 45% of trustees must be eletted by the membership. All elected trustees must be Deaf and members of the charty. The board can appoint the remaining 55% of our trustees. Addrfcional trustees may be co-opted by the trustee board when appropriate in order to enhance the skills of the board. SCANMEFOR8SL ORCLICK HERE Members are invrted to submri a wrrtten application, which is considered by a nominations panel. Applicants are shortlisted and interviewed before being proposed a5 a trustee, All new trustee5 undertake an induction programme which involves governance training with NCVO. an introduction to their responsibilities and to the operations of the charty. The trustees provide leadership and direction for the charty. setting the vision, mission and strategy, which are delivered by the Chief Executive and their team. The trustees are legally responsible for ensuring that ￿sOurceS are used prudently and only in support of our objectives and for ensuring that the charty complies with all relevant legislation and regulation, The board of trustees follows a Conflicts of Interest policy, and a declaration of interest fom is completed annually by trustees and senior management and these declarations are made and recorded at the start of every trustee commrttee meetin& where relevant to the agenda The board of trustees meets four times a year. It is supported by five committees, each of which has specific term5 of reference: BDA YoLrth,. Finance & Risl. Policy & Research; Equalty, Diversty & Inclusion; Nominations & Elections. Tr•t CEO IknAll&V & 8DA Youth Iwi"rh:l lo The Finance and Risk Committee. which meets once a month oversep.s All financial and adminirtrative matters. The Policy & Research Commtttee, which meets three times eath year pruviues policy support and direction to the development of policies for advocaq. ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025

CORPORATE STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY The Equalty & Diversty Strategy Group which meets three times each year provides strategic direction to the development of our EDI strategy. The BDA Yolrth sub-committee which meets three times each year leads the work of our young members of the BDA. The Nominations & Election Commrttee meet once a year to review trustee nominations. All our commrttees are chaired by trustees. Committee meetings are also attended by relevant staff. Each commrttee has 5ts decisions ratified by the board of trustees where appropriate. The day-to-day running of the Brrtish Deaf Association and the exercise of executive responsibility are delegated to the Chief ExecLrtive for operational matters, including finance, employment and service delivery. There are clear distinctions btheen the role of the trustees and of senior management Matters such as policy and strategic plans are prepared by senior management for consideration and approval by the trustees, All trustees give up their time freely and no trustee remuneration was paid in the year. Detsils of trugcee expenses are disclosed in the financial statements There were no related party transactions. lj. EDI Strategy Group September 2024: Dr Robert Adam. Sarla Meisuria Samira Mohammed, Rebecca Mansell, Ahmed Mudawi, Priyesh Patel, Mark Berry ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025

WELCOME FROMOURCHAIR l am very proud to present my third annual report as Chair of the British Deaf Association (BDA). I continue to be driven by a desire to ensure that the BDA delivers even MO￿ for our sign language rights. As the national representative organisation of BSUISL, we are best placed to advise on language policies and planning that contributes to the vitslty of our BSL and ISL language. We were established to promote the use of sign language - BSUISL and influence bilingual practises through the services and programmes we and our neknrk of locaj, national and international partners provide on the ground. SCANI4E FOR 8SL ORCLICK HERE The BDA was very proud to have led the BSL Act Now campaign, which resulted in the BSL Act 2022. It will create greater recognition and understanding of BSL as well as inclusion and equality for BSL user5. As such. our priorities going forward will be to: assist organisations in developing bilingual practices through providing expert advice and support; undertake research and development projects relating to language policy and planning promote professional training and other educational actrvities in the field of language planning. This Act recognises BSL in England, Wales and Scotland. Uniquely across the UK Northern Ireland has sign languages B5L and ISL Back in 2004 the Secretary of State announced the official cognttion of sign language in Nl, but it held no real legislative power and was not proterted by law. Currently, Nl Sign language 8111 has now progressed to the Committee Stsge where it is scrLrtinising by the committee for communrties. Majella McAteer, from BDA'S Northern Ireland office was seconded to the Northern Ireland Govemment to specifically support them for 3 years in preparing for the introduction of Northern Ireland's BSL and ISL Bill. We look forward to the developments which will consolidate the position of both these sign languages in Northern Ireland. •pr We can't achieve systems change alone. One of our social values is 'Developing our Alliance,. We value those who support us and are our allies because they share our vision and mission and support our signing communty. We are proud to report that the BSL Alliance (Yu¥￿I￿lI1 uk) has gone from strength to strength with 53 members (2024 - 52 members, 2023 - 25 members), all with the same mission to track the implementstion of the BSL Act 2022. The BSL Alliance is made up of national, reg'onal and local organisations across the UL ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025

WELCOME FROM OUR CHAIR Following the 2022 consultations wrth members to shape the future of BDA'S work we developed alo-year Strategic Vision which we presented back to members wrth further consultations. At the 2024 AGM in Glasgow we presented the outcome of Year 1 2023 2024 strategic objectives against the 10-year vision. This annual report will Include outcomes of Year 2 2024 - 2025 strategic objectives and l am sure you will join me in feeling proud of how much we have achieved in the space of years. Full report in the policy section. Photo - BSL Alliance meetsng Birmingham June 2024 One way to achieve wrtems change is to host workshops and conferences to share evidence-based information and resources aboLrt our language. We kicked off the 2024 - 2025 financial year wrth an amazing BSL Conference in Manchester featuring a host of incredible presenters. We were honoured to welcome Dr Joseph Murray, President of the World Federation of the Deaf, as our Keynote Presenter to deliver a tslk aboui 'Recognizing national Sign Language rights to ensure the inclusion of deaf people from a linguistic minority perspective,. We were thrilled when the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham. welcomed everyone to his Cty in BSL much to the audience's delight The conference followed with the following presentations: Heatrth and Wellbeing of Deaf Children.. What is the impact of Early Language Development7 Dr Katie Rogers SORD What do deaf Child￿n need to be -school readyl" FTrnk Barne5 Primary School for Deaf Children, Dani Sive, Head Teacher. and Catherine Drewe. Deputy Head AN NUAL REPOR T 2024 2025 10

WELCOMEFROM OUR CHAIR Independent evaluation report of BDA Northern Ireland's Family Sign at Home programme by BDA'S Head of Community Services Jaz Mann and BDA Northern Ireland Team Leader Naomi Fujitani Language Therapy in BSL by Lenka Nowdk and Dr Joanna Hoskin Reflections from BSL Advisory Board on Early Years & Access to BSL for Families by Alex Gowlland and Craig Crowley BSL Advisory Board We also heard from two parents of deaf children aboLrt their experiences in the early siages of identification and navigating the system - Tilly Hawkes and Saurabh Mittal I closed with a talk about Systems and Policy reforms through.. Q Universty Curriculums Policy Design with Deaf People Worl<force development of deaf people Bilingual bimodal future. PHOTO Another significant moment as Chair during 2024 - 2025 was hosting my second AGM which took place in Glasgow. It was a huge honour, and I was thrilled when members commented how much they enjoyed the weekend. I would like to extend my personal thanks on behalf of the Board of Trustees to the BDA Scotland team for hosting a wonderful weekend which started off at the Deaf club on the Friday evening. Thank you, also to Deaf History Scotland for hosting us and to Lilian Lawson and John Hay for their presentation, The evening was wonderfully hosted by Erin Mccluskey (BDA Youth Chair) and james Colhoun with Scottish Bagpipe providing a visual experience. 4fV}n [';"' To end the weekend, Lillian Lawson provided a wall<ing tour: of Glasgow's rich Deaf history. It was really interegting and the feedback from attendees was that théy really.en'joyed ffc.,, Photos o!;walking tour: Il-) AN N UAL REPOR T 2024 2025 .'). 11 i) i) 11 ij J) ij i) i)

WELCOMEFROMOUR CHAIR I was also very proud to present my second awards to the various recipients nominated by members, many of whom are Scottish, Congratulations everyone.. Name of Award: 2024 Awards Glasgow AGM BDA Medal of Honour . John Denerley BDA Medal of Honour Aud￿ Cameron Francis Maginn Award Margart McLean Fran¢l$ M4zlnn Award Margaret Aitken Fran<li Maglnn Award William Stavert Certificat¢ of Mtrlt . Sandra Boyle Certificate of Merit Charlene Dolan Certificate of Mertt Rachel O'Neill Certificate of M•rlt Marcel Hirshman Cértificaté of Merlt Lucy 8uxton Certificats of Merit . Angela SatrLekin Certificate of Merit Shame Penman Certificate of Merit James Colhoun Certificate of Merlt Gerry Malley Certificaté of Métit ., T&snim Ahmed Certificate of Merit Robin Ash Certlfl¢até of Merit Youth Athsory Board - Scotland Certiflcats of Merlt , Jeff Brattan-wilson ANNUAL REPOR T 2024 2025 12

WELCOME FROM OUR CHAIR We continue to develop the BDA'S organisational structure to ensure that our strategy can be met. Nine Feet Tall supported BDA last year to build suitable organisational design options in line with this new strategy, understand the impact of the changes and provide realistic costs of an aFtered structure. The options provided have since been actioned and a new Head of Communty se￿ices and BDA England Manager has been recrulted. A lig( of recommended ne)rt steps was provided to enable the new design to be successful ensuring the changes are embedded and understood. We want to embark on this next phase of work to ensure the organisational design work completed to date can develop further and deliver against the BDA'5 Stfdtegy. I wanted to personally extend a special thanks to former Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) Mimms Davies MP duringthe financial year for all her support and collaboration implementing the BSL Act 2022, It is appropriate to reflect on just how much has been achieved by a national organisation of just 25 staff, along with a volunteer Board of Trustees. Sessional staff including mentors, sign language tutors, befrienders and outreach workers have also helped deliver some of our project work and, being members of the Deaf Communty. they fulty engaged wtth our work and ethos as they know and appreciate the value of the BDA for their peers, namely, Deaf sign language users in the community. I hope this report provides an informative overview of the BDA'S work during 2024-25.1'd like to extend my heartfelt thanks to our stsff, volunteers, funders. members, and my colleagues on the 8oard of Trustees for their generosty and hard work in continuing to make a big dIffe￿nCe for our Deaf communty. Dr Robert Adam Chair AN NUAL REPO R T 2024-2025 13

OUR WORK This year we continued to deliver against the objectives outlined in the l O-year Strategic Vision. The objectives take their starting point from the date at which the BSL Act received Royal Assent: 28 April 2022. That date is now celebrated annually as the National BSL Day. SCANMEFOR8SL OR CLICKHERE The Strategic Vision sets out the British Deaf Association's 10-year vision for a new civil rights movement.. #BSL2032. Over the next decade, the Deaf communrties in the UK must take ownership of our own fLrture as a linguistic and cultural minority which has faced oppression and discrimination for more than a century. Language is at the heart of what it means to be human. To be able to express ourselves, share information, and build relationships, every human needs a sirong language foundation. Deaf people continue to be deprived of that basic human right, It is time for this to change, Deaf people are at the heart of everything the BDA does. We recognise that the Deaf communty is made up of a diverse cross-section of society, which we as a national organisation need to do more to authentically represent. The g(rategy aims to put our members first. We have set out a pledge to worl< collaboratively wrth our members, respecting their views and priorities. We will be honest and accountable about our decisions. and equal, fair and inclusive in our approach. We want members to be proud of the BDA and feel that the work we are doing malces a difference to their lives, We deeply value their support. We believe that the way to make this new strategy a genuine success is to win the support of our colleagues, members, stal<eholders, truslees and siaff, Nothing about us, wrthout us - all of usl Deaf people are the experts of our own lives. self-a ates, e have the potential to contribute expertise. ski that enric our societies and make them more Just, Inclusive, a Dr Robert Adorn, Choir of the 8DA Boord of Trustee5 expefieTh d prosp rous. In honour of Dorothy Miles who received a Purple Plague in April 2024, we wanted to share Dot's powerful and wonderful video reminding members that the 'BDA is You and Me.. Enjoy. 'Dc)I'oihy THE BDA- YOU. ME AND TOCETHER CLIP The following highlights some of the key successes by our services during 2024 - 25: . . AN N UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 .1). 14

POLICY AND RESEARCH BDA'S Policy & Research team has published ground-breakn'ng policy, and underlying policies, to kick- start the delivery of BDA'S l O-year strategy and led on Government and Parliamentary engagement to get BSL discussed in the highest places. We worked hard to build purposeful and productive relationships with senior civil servants who are an important source of advice to government Minsters. We established the first ever UK Parliamentary Group on 8SL, entered into partnerships with Cambridge Universfcy, commissioned work from Manchester Universrf(y and RAND and others, and saw our Early Years campaign tsken up by the Liberal Democrats and the UK'S Equalities and Human Rights Commission. Poli Is under tanding how the world works changing how th Mike Hobdoy world rks Policy Development & Parliamentary Engagement BDA'S Early Years Position Statement was launched in Sign Language Week 2024, at the Parliamentary launch of BDA'S campaign 8SL in Our Hands. This was a great success, with over 30 MPS attending and a score of MinisLers, including the then Conservative mini￿er for Disabled People, who later became BDA'S Special Ambassador after leaving Parliament. We want to see full and unified national support for BSL in Early Years, operating within an English & BSL bilingual framework for families, We want the government to fund free access at home to BSL (and ISL in Northern Ireland) for all families of newly identified deaf children. We want to reverse a decades-long trend of marginalising BSL and deaf children losing access to BSL -in-our.han inouf o. F',* hands ••• '_hand SCAN ME FOR BSL OR CLICK HERE ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 15

POLICY ANDRESEARCH The BDA took the campaign to the global deaf Early Years sector. attending for the first time the Family Centred Early InteNention (FCEI) Conference in Austria and sharing our campaign wilh over 300 attendees from around the world. Equality and Human Rights Commission-" Ensure local authorities have a legal duty to fund sign language lessons for parents of deaf childre EHRC UK Humon fv'£hts Trocker The UK'S Equalty and Human Rights Commission (EHRQ took up our camp&gn and made BSL access in Early Years a key marker of their monitoring of the UK Government's PrOg￿$S on Human Rjghts in the UK We We￿ very happy to see the EHRC formally accept our position that BSL is a human rights issue. We're tsking this forward. Our parllamentary engagement work is a key lever to drive forward our Early Years policy and campagn. It's generated much interest in Parliamerrt along with our BSL Manifesto for the General Electlon 2024. We want the next Government to transform the way British Slgn Language is accessed in the UK by deaf chlldren, thelr famllles and deaf adults Deaf children in the United Kingdom have a human right to lin8UiStlc and cultural enrfchment through BSL BSL Monifv5to 2024 MANIFESTO FOR BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE 99 You can download the BDA'S BSL Manifesto he￿.. httpS:Ilbd&o￿.uWw ontentluploads1202410 120 For a BSL version of the Manifesto, pl&￿e see.. bd SL- AN N UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 16

POLICY ANDRESEARCH We were delighted to see the Liberal Democrats adopt our Early Years asks and publish them in their own Election Manifesto. We will provlde free access to sign language lessons for parents and guardians of dlDeaf children. . Lrberol Democrats Manjfrsto 2024 [Full Libdem Manifesto 2024 (BSL is on page 49 (and also page 97).. AA We made good Prog￿$$ engaging with both the Conservatives and Labour before the 2024 General Election and continued to deepen relationships wrth Labour when they came to power after the election. We successfully engaged with Labour as the new party of Government in September 2024 at their National Labour Party confe￿nce in Liverpool. We gave a keynote presentation on the concept of Deaf Leadership at Disabilty Labour's fringe event, We had our BDA own stall to showcase BSL front and centre at the Conference, We met Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister, and Angela Rayner, Deputy Prime Minister (and a level 3 BSL slgner) and many other senior Mini5ter5, and advocated for their support for BSL rights. We also jointly hosted a second parliamentsry event in Westminster with other national Deaf charities. Through the work of the Policy. Team, BDA has Significant￿ expanded oui" parliamentary nthork engaging with many BSL allies throughout the corridors of power. ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 17

POLICY AND RESEARCH Wrth BDA as Secretariat the group of MP5 is campaigning for the UK government to support families of deaf children to learn sign language, raising concerns of BSL signers including the fLrture of deaf education, and celebrating Sign Language Week every year. Wrth BDA'S support, the APPG BSL started by holding a succe55ful Parliament Westminster Hall BSL Debate on March 20th 2025, in which attending MPS ud BSL for the formal debate vocabulary, ('Mr Speaker,, 'Will you give way7. and 'My constf(uency'); and this use of BSL was recorded in Hansard, the official Record of Parliamentsry debates: and the signs used were illustrated in House Magazine, the internal magazine of ParliamenL MPS also met BDA'S Campaign Ambassadors who shared their lived experiences of being denied access to BSL for their families, bringing some MPS to tears. Commissloning Research Our feedback from talking to politicians and MPS from across the UL. they all want to see our evidence of need. and our estimate of how much this will cost, BDA Policy Team commissioned ground-breaking research into the Economic Beneftts that BSL brings to the UK Economy from RAND. a well-known global policy research organisation, to answer these questions and show what financial savings can be achieved from rolling OLrt BSL across the UK for all deaf children. FIAND are a not-for-proftL non-partisan policy research organisation. They help improve policy and deci5ion-making through objective research and rigorous analysis. RAND We also cornmissioned an academic Evidence Briefing on the Benefrts of Early Access to Sign Language for Deaf Children in partnership wfth Universty of Manchester's Social Research wth Deaf People (SORD). Over 3.400 academic papers on deaf children were reviewed by SORD for this briefing. 18?4 rbe IP.Ir5¢$1ty o, +,13uiKsier ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 18

POLICY ANDRESEARCH This Evidence Briefing will summarise these 3,400 papers and show in one place exactly thy it is so important for deaf babies, children and their families to leam BSL. how ri improves children's language skn'll& reduces family St￿$$,. promotes family engagement,. and how the government can c￿ate a lifelong impact by investing in improved BSL provision for Early Years. We shared the results of this excrting work at BDA'S BSL Conference in July 2025. language acquisition - including sign language acquisitton - in the early years is a key foundation for life for deaf children and is the base foundation for BDA'S l O-year strategic vision. After childhood, there are muFtiple life stages for us to engage wtth: Education., EmploymenL' and Health & Sociat Care. The Policy team is working hard engaging wtth the Deaf community, govemments and other Stakeholders to devise policies in all these areas, but our main focus is on Early Years and Education, A rlght for Deaf and dealblind children to get an education In BSL and in environments which maximise personal. academic and social development both within and outside formal school 5etting5 and 5UPPOrt the linguirtic Identlty of Deaf and deafblind children. Dlsabled PerJp12S r)PO 'Review and strengthen the BSL Act to ensure BSL 1$ recognlsed• promoted and protected on a par with English and all BSL-related public 5•rvic•s a procedures The Disabled Peoples Man(esto 2024 (Disow People's OrgonisGtions Forum EnOond) BSL-Medium Education Before the General Election 2024, the Policy Team 5ucces5fully negotiated fundamental changes to the national Disabled People's Manifesto to safeguard the need for specialist Deaf-led education for deaf signing children and for child signers of all types, This took place against a wider backdrop of calls to close all specialigc disabilty provisions - including closing all deaf schools - in favour of putting all deaf children into mainrtream education. BDA also met wrth the trusiees of Hamilton Lodge School and College to discuss the threats the school was facing and share our concerns. After a series of meeting5, we were delighted to learn the governors had reversed the decision to close the school, safeguarding the dwindling provision of BSL educ*cion. This fuels our hope that ￿￿ can campaign for nationl support for a Deaf-led BSL-medium education system - along the lines of the Welsh language education system. ANNUAL REPOR T 2024 2025 19

POLICY AND RESEARCH Language acquisrf(ion - including sign language acquisltion in the early years is a key foundation for life for deaf children and is the base foundation for BDA'S l O-year strategic vision. After childhood, there are multiple life stages for us to engage with., Education,, Employment, and Health & Social Care. The Policy team is working hard engaging wrth the Deaf communty, governments and other stakeholders to devise policies in all these areas, but our main focus is on Early Years and Education. This could potentially remove medical gatekeepingi meaning parents of deaf children (or signing children) would not need to argue wtth doctors or SEND panels to obtsin BSL-medium education for their children, and will be more freely able to move their children btheen signing and non-signing Schools as their child develops. BSL GCSE - BDA 15 actively involved in developments in the BSL GCSE and in the OFQUAL consultations on the qualification & assessment frameworks.Along wrih other organisations involved in BSL GCSE, we have also been frustrated by the lack of progress on the BSL GCSE. Policy Team has been pressing our contscts in Government for more news & developing relationships wtth the Department for Education. The new UK Padiament APPG BSL are extremely keen on pushing for swifter progress and have been submittin£ Parliamentary Questions and tslkjng to Ministers about the BSL GCSE, UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE KAVLI CENTRE for Ethl¢$, S¢ien¢•, and the Public Genetic technology and Deaf people BDA Policy Team partnered with Cambridge Unlver5ity's Kavll Centre for Science, Ethics. and the Publlc to discuss wrth the BSL community. the latest information on genetic testing available in the NHS,. the NHS'S future plans for pre-birth genetic te5tin& the legal frameworks and their potential impact on deaf people. This is shaping our emerging poliq on genetics. This has developed into a joint project called 'Deaf DNA Your Say,. Cambridge Universws Professor Anna Middleton gave a presentation on this at our BSL Conference. OEthF DNA. YOVR SA Y. AI BSL - AGM in November 2024, and a special BSL Alliance Al BSL event in Derby in early 2025, attended by about 30 BSL-led organisations, We have been directly approached by numerous Al organisations including Google seeking commercial partnerships. BDA Board, on the advice of Policy Team, has decided BDA will be neutral on Al BSL AN N UAL REPO R T 2024-2025 20

POLICY AND RESEARCH Our mission is to get the best possible Al BSL outcome for the UK'S Deaf communities. wtthoLrt bias or commercial considerations. Our work has made a significant impact in the Al sector, and we have been invtted to contribLrte to numerous Al policy conference& We have also been invited to advise Government on Al BSL procurement We plan to consult wtth members again ahead of refining our position for a second Al BSL paper. 'Ii' AI BSL ot o BSL Allionce event ot Derby Deaf Leadership This concept introduced via the BSL Manifesto and underpins the approach for all of BDA'S work. Deaf signers are the experts and must lead on all BSL matters. Deaf signers should lead the design, development delivery and evaluation of all BSL-related services and projects. But few deaf signers get the opportunty to develop the skj'lls that would enable them to take on such roles. Deaf sizn•rs must lead the deslzn. development. delivery? and evaluation of all BSL-related services and projects Tom Lithy Head ofpolicy & Research, BDA Investment in developing Deaf tslent to tske on these roles will see a return on investment in the long run and BSL seNices & provision will more Close￿ match what Deaf signers need, wrth less waste. We want to see Govemmerrts and local authoritie5 across the UK formally adopting these principle5 of Deaf Leadership and commttting to co-designing roadmaps to upskill deaf signers to tske on these sponsibilrties. Sup the orting Sign Language Legislation across BDA'S support for the ongoing development of sign language legislation continued in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 21

POLICY ANDRESEARCH We have developed our close work wrth devolved Governments across the UK. We use our unique position as the UK'S national representstive on sign language issues - as recognised by the World Feder¥cion of the Deaf, and the European Union of the Deaf - to bmker knowledge between nations so that they can learn from each other's approaches and experiences. We are developing a successful track record of creating and fostering multiple cross-party partnerships to pass BSL & ISL legislation, and to support Deaf leadership on all sign language matters across the UK Wales BSL (Wales) Blll Wales has been a major focus for BDA Policy team this year. One year ago, the Welsh Government stated they did not see the need for a BSL (Wales) Bill and would block it in the Welsh Senedd. Senedd Cymru Welsh Parliament BDA Policy Team worked closely with BDA Wales and local Deaf leaders and Welsh deaf organisations to support the Bill's proposer, Mark Isherwood MS, and his tearn to carry forward the development of the Bill. We also worked with them to ensure BDA'S models of a language focus and deaf leadership were incorporated into the BSL Bill's frameworks. We collectively met many MSS and other Welsh polriicians, and successfully influenced the Welsh Government to change their minds. Now the Welsh Government fully sUPPOrts the BSL (Wales) Bill and has promised to give tt the Senedd time required to pass. Successl Welsh Government BSL Stakeholder Group - BDA'S Head of Policy is co-chairing - alongside a Deaf signer from the Welsh Government Civil Seryice - a wide ranging Welsh BSL Stakeholder Group tssked with making a significant package of recommendations on all Welsh BSL matters to the Welsh Government. This work in Progre￿ essentially cover5 the entirety of BDA'S l O's Year Strategy in one comprehenstve package. We Llywodraeth Cymru believe this is one of the first times in the UK that a Govemment Working Welsh Government Group has been led by two Deaf signing Co-chairs This is an excellent example of rapid working and co-production btheen Government and communty-led reP￿Serrtative organisations. Due to both co-chairs being Deaf signers. plus excellent support from the Welsh Civil Service, the group looks set to achieve two years of work in just six months. Welsh Senedd Cross Party Group on Deaf155ues - BDA Policy Team continues to provide the SeC￿tsr1at for this group and organises their regular meetings. Through our learnings from this group. we were able to build a Strong skill base for establishing a UK Parliament All Pty Group on BSL at Westminster. ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 22

POLICY AND RESEARCH We have developed our close work wtth devolved Governments across the UK. We use our unique position as the UK'S national representative on sign language issues - as recognised by the World Federation of the Deaf, and the European Union of the Deaf - to broker knowledge between nations so that they can leam from each other's approaches and experiences. We are developing a successful trac1< record of creating and fostering muFtiple cross-party partnerships to pass BSL & ISL legislation, and to support Deaf leadership on all sign language matters across the UK Northern Ireland Sign Language (Nl) Blll BDA Policy team provided sUb￿antIal sUPPOrt to the BDA Northern Ireland team to engage with the Northern Ireland Assembly on the progress of the Sign Language (Nl) Bill. 8DA Head of Policy, BDA Nl Manager, and 8DA Chair were invited by the Nl Assembly's Equality Comm￿tee to give evidence, and gave an extensive presentation in both 8SL and ISL, and this was recorded in Hansard. We are very pleased that the Bill takes a language-firgc approach and is very inclusive of all types of BSL signers no matter the degree of their deafness. This is in full accord with BDA policy. Northern Ireland Assembly Nl Sign Language Framework & Nl Sign Language Partnershlp We supported BDA Nl with providing submissions on the refresh of the Nl SL Framework, and attended meetings of the Nl SL Partnership. Both are valuable Nl Civil SeNice initiatives to create pathways for Deaf signers in Nl to develop their services even when the Nl Assembly is not operative. Northern Ireland Executive UN International Mechanism Nl - We supported BDA Nl to engage wrth UN'S Intemational Mechanism Northern Ireland, which is a framework for reporting on Nl human rights issues to the UN Committee on Disabilrfcy Rights. This created valuable shadowing and upskilling opportunities for Deaf signing BDA staff to undersiand and engage with international legal systems and become confident in giving the BSL I ISL perspective. Scotland Scottish Parliament - We supported BDA Scotland to engage with the Scottish parliament and give evidence to the Equalrties, Human Rights and Civil Justice Commttee as rf( reviewed l O years of implementing the BSL (Scotland) Act 2015. The Scottish Parliament Parlarnaid na h-Albo AN N UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 23

POLICY AND RESEARCH Scottish Parliament Cross Party Group on Deafne55 - We supported BDA Scotland's active participation in this Parliamentsry Group and their abilty to feed into and inform the Group on numerous BSL matters. Education (Scotland) Bill - We supported BDA Scotland in their work wrih other chartties in a successful campaign to &￿ve BSL the same recognttion as Gaelic in the Scottish Government's Education (Scotland) Bill which is shortly expected to become law. Contart Scotland - We also supported BDA W Scottish Government Scotland and allies to achieve a reversal of the Scottish Governmenfs plan to close Contact RiaghaLtas na h-Alba kotland, a specialist BSL-English interpretir)g service that enabled Scottish Deaf signers to contact a wide range of public authorrties and providers, and the Scottish government rtself, in 8SL This valuable service enabled Scottish Deaf signers to access services from a position of equty, and it was wonderful to see BDA Scotland lead on winning this campaign wrth our support. Stakeholder Engagement BDA'S strategic vision and policy proposals are ambrtious. We cannot achieve them alone - both the development of what our policies need to be, and their implementstion into realty. Effective engagement with a wide group of stakeholders is critscal to the success of BDA and Deaf signers across the UK. Our BSL Research Forum is a group of 12 unlversitles workinz on BSL-led research across the UK - working with us to find and showcase academic evidence supporting the needs of our various campaigns. We commission evidence briefings from them and share academic opportunrties wtth members. The Forum includes world-leading BSL-led researchers and academic5 who specialise in Deaf Studies, BSL linguistics, child development neuroscience, language development, and other areas. This work has helped raise the profile of Deaf academics across the UK and helped to ensure that their work has the impact it deserves on national and local govemmerrt, public instrtutions and the professions. The BDA Policy team a￿ deeply grateful to the following BSL Research Forum members: HERIO"r WAT"f UNIVER.SITf)F BIRMINGH,4M UNIVERSITY Univ*rsity ol C•ntr•l L•n¢ashirL' UCLan UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS LIIIIVERSIIY OF SUSSEX PRI FYSGOL LIYIVF.RS1-1 1. YORK STJOHN UNIVERSITY UWE Bristol ! MANCHL%i EK 1841 WOLVERHAMPTON AN N UAL REPO R T 2024-2025 24

POLICY ANDRESEARCH The BSL Alliance is an independent alliance of BSL-led organisations, created by us last year, and now wtth 64 member organisations from across the UK that work5 to strengthen our collective voice and skills. É11• 185LtsII.'(Ji K•*, Together. w'e ar,e stronger. Together we are, Reglonal Member Forums - We have secured funding to reach out to Deaf communrties across the UK to establish regional member groupings, starting wrth a pilot project in the Northeast of England, 'Deaf People are Here,, Our Campaigns Manager is building engagement with grassroots Deaf communities and local organisations wiLh support from Crtizens UK and the BSL Aliance. creating campaign skills workshops and developing local campaigns wrth BDA'S supporL BDA'S Policy Team will continue to push the BSL for all agenda and drive fonKard BDA'S strategy across our key priortties of Early Years and Education. We also had to respond to new emerging issues like Al BSL developments in genetic technology and beyond. We cannot always predict what will come next, but our job is to work on rt - and ensure that Deaf signers across the UK get the best possible outcome. SCANMEFORBSL OR CLICK HERE ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 25

OUR PROGRAMMES BDA Community has engaged over 4,000 people during 2024-2025 through a variety of projects and setwices across the four nations, covering our 4 broad work streams, namely. SCANMEFOR8SL ORCLICK HERE l. Communty and Advocacy 2.Training and Consuliancy 3.Human Rights and Equalty 4. Sign lthnguage and CuFtu Community & Advocacy We work wth our members and the Deaf communty to empower them to have their views heard and listened to. We bring Deaf people together through BDA Youth, Regional Member Forums, EDI Strategic Group and the BSL Alliance to tske actton around their concerns and overcome social injustice. SCANMEFOR8SL OR CLICKHERE A5 Deaf communty organisers. we provide training and workshops wrth members of the Deaf communty across the UK every year to build their collective power and to seek representation on decision-mth'ng boards and platforms, This communty involvement is crucial.. we are utilising our voice as a strong leader in the UK to tell decision-makers that there is no longer an￿Ing about us, wrthout us. The BDA produces policy paper3, statements, and guidelines so that members have up to date tools to inform the BSL Alliance and our stakeholders of Deaf people's rights and how to achieve them, Advocacy and inclusion for Deaf people is important to the 8DA's mission. Our services were set up in response to challenges faced by Deaf people in society. We do this through three main strands.. improving access, promoting inclusion, and providing information. We work wtth individuals or groups to empower them to have their views heard and listened to. to ensure service provider5 are aware of Deaf equalty/rights, and to ensure that Deaf people have access to clear and full information to make informed decisions when dealing with seNce providers. We promote inclusion through social events and workshop5 for the Deaf communty on the topics that affect us. Two different types of advocacy sUPPOrt were provided, impacting a total of 2,020 deaf people across the UK, with in-depth one-to-one advocacy sessions reaching 347 deaf people. and 1.673 contacts made through the BSL Helpline. These are funded by the kottish Government Northern Ireland Health and Social Care, and the Lottery in England & Wales. SCANMEFOReSL OkCLICK HERE ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 26

OUR PROGRAMMES 66 subject-specific workshops have been delivered, reaching 991 deaf people, empowering and equipping them wf(h increased awareness and knowledge, enabling deaf people to tske greater control over their own lives. Feedback from participants 'ras grateful for this event if it hasn't happened, I would be lost wtthout any further support. It has given me a lot of Informatlon I dldn't know. I wanted more like this. Wowl Lots of information that we need to know, one evening is not enough, hopefully will have more worksho Consuhations were conducted with 582 deaf individuals on a range of issues and organisations directly affecting the deaf community, on behalf of stakeholders and commissioners, For example, the Scottish Government considered cutting funding for Contact Scotland BSL (VRS), which would have had a hugely detrimental effect on the lives of deaf people who rely on it daily. We were commissioned to run consultations wrth the deaf community in 20 deaf clubs to gather their feedback and produce a report. This resulted in the reversal of the Government's decision to close the service, and the report also influenced the Scottish tsovernment to update the specitications to meet the needs of deaf people for future tenders, SCANMEFORBSL Oft CLICK HERE Training & Consultancy ij i). We conduct Human Rights and CaFiacf(y Building training with our Mémbers and ,,the Deaf communrty:, Additionally, we,provide.BSL Awareness training to provide,. participants with a greater understanding o! BSL as a language and an insight into, l). SCANMEFOR8SL OR CLICK HERE ij i iID){D, l),. ,!J', Throughltlie BSL Charter, we Iconnect the Deaf community'wthi.public Se￿iceS giving thém the in I confidence to.share-concernsiabout issues,that'affect them,(.and(to ensure that Deaf(Fieople, have access',tOi clear,Land full informationito make informed decisions when 'dealirigj wrf(hj public services.- 'This y.ear we have been reviewing the Charter to ensure rt'is in'line with updated legislation, top BSL- i¥ 'cinema Industry. Telecom-, CouncillNHS, councillors-: CABS. and many'more. Airways, ILI) l.D AN NUAL REPO R.T 2.024 2025 27

OUR PROGRAMMES ••••••• ••••••• ooap Aw Yvonne Cobb, BDA s Celebrity Ambossodor delivering training to the cinema industry After the sessions, 87% of participants reported having a good UnderSL￿ding of the deaf community, a 74°A increase from the baseline. 99% of participants stated they felt confident in their ability to communicate wrth deaf individuals after the training, a siark contrast to the pre- training lack of confidence, The training positively changed the perceptions of 82% of participants towards the deaf community. XAMI During Sign Language Week 2024, over 2,000 participants from a wide variety of corporateslprivate businesses to not-for-profrt organisations, received free online BSL awareness sesslons. Some,positive feedback from our training participants Excellent tralnin81 clear and over thought-out trainlngp Inspired me to try and be more of an advocate. There has been a lot of fantastic information. I didn't realise the obstacles in everyday life that deaf and sign language users experlence. It has changed my perceptlon and encouraged me to learn more. It was Incredlble and has helped expanded my knowledge and tonfidence. On the back of that and a follow-up meetlng, I've also proposed some change5 to our workshops to Increase accessibility for the Deaf community- so a big thank youl Thls was engaging and Informatlve In a way that I wlll be able to use In both my professlonal and personal life. It was possible to participate without feeling uncomfortable or pressure which can Sometimes be the case in training. l appreciated the help. Thank you. We empower the Deaf communty to stand up for their rights by providing the popular 'Knowing your rights, workshops and supporting them to develop self- help groupslforums that can negotiate with and influence local service providers to improve their setvices, ANN UAL REPOR T 2024 2025 28

OUR PROGRAMMES Human Rights & Equality SCANMEFOR8SL OR CLICKHERÉ As the representstive bocty, the BDA works to ensure Deaf people across the UK are equipped with the knowledge, tools and strategies to advocate for, achieve and defend their rights including. Gaining recognttion and respect for BSUISL and Deaf cuFture Achieving their rights across all areas of life, including equal opportunity and accessibilty By promoting human rights and access to BSUISL the BDA is improving the lives of thousands of Deaf people who face inequalty every day. We collaborate with Deaf leaders and policymakers to implement human rights mechanisms such as the Unfced Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons wrth Disabilities, the BSL (Scotland) Act 2015 and BSL Act 2022 as well as other legislations. We also tske direct action by providing Equality & Ri8htS training and representing Deaf people's interests in the UK. doof With the right support, the possibiltties and potential for young deaf people a￿ endless. Around 90% of deaf children are born to hearing families and over 75% attend mainstream schools wrth lrtle or no specialist provision. Lack of support often means that they encounter communication barriers every day of their lives at school and in their social and home lives. As a result, deaf children commonly experience social isolation, poor mentsl health, low self-esteem and poor educational outcomes. Our early intervention programme through activrties and mentoring support aims to support deaf children and young people to see the positives in their deaf identrties and to build their confidence and aspirations in negotiating key transttion5 and preparing for adult life. Through England's initiative wrth deafPLUS, the Welsh Democr3tic Engagement Proje¢ and Scotland's BSL Rj'ghts and Equalty for Deaf People proje¢ 30 Knowing Your Rights workshops We￿ delivered as roadshows, facilrtating engagement wrth 453 deaf adults and young people, plus 8 parents and I I teachers across the UL SCANME FORBSL OR CLICK HERE AN N UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 29

OUR PROGRAMMES 94% of those attending the workshops say they know their rights, compared to only 40% prior to attending the workshops, One example showing the impact of the workshops and how they were used in practice attending the workshops, some deaf people were unaware that they had rights, The workshops provided them with not only knowledge but also confidence. They became involved in the consultation process, more assertively able to explain their needs, and this resulted in the government reversing their decision, U￿lMatelY deciding not to cut the Contsct Scotland BSL servicel Another example of Knowing Your Rights sessions at schools.. Young deaf people who were about to transition from school to collegeluniversity, etc, were trained in their rights to access communication support, and particularly their right to apply for a Disabled Students, Allowance, of which they weren't previously aware! Key Highlights from Devolved Parliaments Northern Ireland S•gn Language Bill: The Deaf community and deaf organisations were invited to the Assembly to learn aboLrt how a Bill becomes legislation. This was useful as the Sign Language Bill has been introduced to the Assembly, recently passing the 2. stage to reach the Committee stage, where stakeholders are able to present their views. 'Untold Stories, Heritage Project: Following a successful funding application to The National Lottery Heritage FLJnd for a new project, 'Untold Stories, began in February 2025, to educate the Deaf communty on the importance of preserving cuFiural information and the need for the creation of an online video library of ￿orIes. ]iL:ia SCAPI￿E FofiBSL OB CLICKHEBE Scotland BDA Scotland was asked to respond to a call for evidence for the BSL Inquiry. Benefits of the BSL (Scotland) Act 2015 were presented. e.g. public services now have local BSL plans, BSL becoming more visible particularly since Covid, BSL videos for NHS have been developed, engagement wrth the deaf community, etc,, and weaknesses which include plans needing to be monitored/evaluated, and the need for additional funds. Wales BSL (Wales) Bill: Mark IsheNood MS introduced the BSL (Wales) Bill on June 19, 2024, and rt moved to the legislative stage despite some government pushback. BDA Cymru supported Isherwood at the Welsh Labour Conference and facilitated mandatory consultation, which ended on January 31, 2025. Two consultation groups were held in October 2024 where BSL signers could participate using BSL. A BSL Stakeholder Task & Finish Group, co-chaired by BDA, wa5 formed in january 2025 and will conclude in July 2025 with recommendations. The Bill is expected to be debated and voted on around July 2025, 5CAPIMÉFQflaSL OACLICKHERE S¢ANNEFORPSI AN NUAL REPOR T 2024 2025 30

OUR PROGRAMMES Sign Language & Culture SCANMEFORBSL ORCLICK HERE The BDA is best known for campaigning for legal protection of BSL and ISL We aim to prote¢ preserve and promote BSL and ISL by raising awareness of the importance of BSL by co-ordinating Sign Language Week We also undertake research into the experiences of Deaf people in different regions and countries from across the UK, as well as publishing policy responses to key policy developments and cOnsU￿￿10nS that impart on Deaf people. To find out more: Research & Consultations- British Deaf Association (bda.org.uk) We work with our members and partners to shape our world into a more equttable place through our campaigns and the following events to promote our language.. Sign Language Week Sign Language Week is BDA'S flagship awareness week celebrated every year in March to commemorate the first time 8SL was acl<nowledged as a language in its own right by the UK Government on 18 March 2003. The aim is to celebrate and educate the British public about BSL and to encourage more people to start learning our language. National BSL Day To commemorate the passing of the BSL Act 2022 on 28° April, this day is known as the National BSL Day. International Week of Deaf People and International Day of Sign Languages International Week of Deaf People is an inf(iative of the WFD and was first launched in 1958 in Rome, Italy. It is celebrated annually by the global Deaf Communty in September each year to commemorate the same month the first World Congress of the WFD was held. BSL Conferences The BDA'S BSL Conference is an official event of the BDA. aimed at bringing together public services and the Deaf community v/ho seek to partake in national exchange of information and furtherance of the BDA'S mission to influence policy reforms that have prevented BSL from flourishing. ANN UAL REPO R T 2024-2025 31

OUR PROGRAMMES We've been dellverlng the followlns sl8n language services across the UK: SCANMEFOR8SL OR CLICK HERE Following our pioneering Northern Ireland Family Sign at Home (FSH) project (funded by Nl's Department for Communities) and subsequently our rollout of FSH in England and Wales (funded by the Masonic Charitable Foundation), 66 families were engaged, totslling 254 individual& Sessions were delivered by 19 deaf tutors ￿cruIted through our partnership with ABSLTA (The Association of Brriish Sign Language Teachers and Assessors). Before joining the project, only 58% of parents found it easy to understand their child's thoughts and feelings, yet after their participation in the project, thi5 had rlsen to 85% stating it was easy. Before the project, just 63% felt they were effective and confident as parents: after participating in the project, 92% said they were effective and confident. Addrtionally, after participation in FSH, 92% of parents saw an impact on their child's abilty to communicate, 58% saw Improvement in their child's abilty to express their thoughts and feelings, and 50% saw improvement in their child's mood when interacting wrth family. Finally, 96% feFt they had learnt "as much as, or more than" they had hoped from the project, and 96% ￿Ported an impact on their abilty to communicate wtth their child, P051tive quotes from the parents of deaf children I lust wish these sessions were widely avallable to every hearing parent of a deaf chlld...It's so valuable because it hasn't Just helped us to communicate - It's helped us grow closer as a family. HIS Ilttle face lights up when he knows you're underrtandlng hlm, or he zets a new slgn. It built her conlldence qulte a blt. to have an adult come round who had a cochlear implant and was signing. She wa5 a bit awestruck, like [the tutor] wa5 a celebrity ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 32

OUR PROGRAMMES Through our Deaf Roots and Pride Scotland (DRP) project's engagement activities deliVe￿d by a totsl of 50 deaf role models. 41 O beneficiaries from 26 schools were reached through 40 workshops. SCANMEFOA8SL ORCLICKHERE In addition, 14 workshops were delivered, reaching 52 parents, and 82 tsachers were also engaged. I can see my son who are Involved wlth DRP Transitions - YAG have thrive and'change his confidence and become involved with Member of Scottish Youth~Parliament. BDA Scotland and DRP Transitions Officer have made an impact on my son's future. I want to thank them for giving my son the opportunlty to Insplrlng him and made transformatlon. A Porent of Deaf Youth Advisory Group IYAQ member .The DRP project has beèn the slngle and most successful route to engaging Deaf learners in our schools. Our pupils go through challenging times in schools, even supported by qualified Teachers of the Deaf, wlth all of them struggling to develop their Deaf identity. The events organised by DRP are significant vehicles that allow all of this to happen. If we remove funding for DRP Projerts. then we are removing the culturnlly slgnlflcant vehlcle to develop our pupllsl Deaf Id•ntltles. Teather of the Deat, Folkirk AN N UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 33

PROTECTING. PRESERVING AND PROMOTING 8SL Protecting BSL SCANMEFOR8SL OR CLICK HERE In March 2024 the BDA launched a campaign called BSL in Our Hands to address the crucial need for early access to BSUISL for deaf child￿n and their families, Approximately 90% of deaf children are bom to hearing parents. Due to systemic barriers, most parents will have had little understanding of deaf people's lived experiences and no knowledge of how to communicate wrth their deaf baby, We know that language acquisition in the first five years of life is essential for a child's cognrlive development and wellbeing. Yet access to British Sign Language as part of an early and comprehensive support package is not currently provided by our government. There is a world of potential in every deaf child's hands. We just need to give rt to them. We need BSL in their hands in our hands, right now. Their future is in your hands. The campaign's first initiative centred on urging the public to art by wribng to their Members of Parliament (MPS) to ask them for their support, Our Asks: l.we want the Government to fund free access to sign language to the families of all ne￿Y identified deaf children. 2.we want the very be51 standards of teaching. This means fluent teachers, wrth increasing numbers of Deaf and native signers. 3.we want to see these changes rolled out across the UK. Outcome& 3,371 people submitted the form saying they have written to their MP in support of the BSL in Our I'M new. I'm J novlce. I'm not a Professional. Ym not an edu¢ator. I'ffljust her niothor. •• ,lty. moth•i •fA¢J ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 34

PROTECTING. PRESERVING AND PROMOTING BSL As part of our ongoing BSL in Our Hands campaign, we launched the Visual Handprint Petrtion during Deaf Awareness Week 2024. Unlike traditional petitsons, this inttiative invttes participants to upload a photo of their hancwainted, traced, or coloured-to symbolise their commitment, Each handprint Se￿e5 as a visual pledge calling for access to BSL for Deaf children and their familieslcarers-access a5 a right, not a prNilege. To date, hurKlreds of individuals have uploaded handprint photos via the campaign website and across social media wrch many submissions featuring multiple handprints. This powerful and creative approach has significantly increased campaign visibilty and engagemert The petrtion has attr2Cted widespread support from a diverse communty, including families, children, teachers, campaigners. and Deaf allies, demonstrating strong collettive backing for the cause. A standoLrt moment was the collection of handprints at Glastonbury Festival, highlighting the national reach and public support for the campaign across a broad audience. To add your handprint to our petttion, go to.. https:Ilbda.orz￿￿P￿r1n ti Currently there is no national programme of early years BSL provision for deaf children in the UL Experts agree the way forward is clear. The four-point plan includes: l .Talk to the BDA. The UK'S only national representative organisation for BSL and the Deaf communty 2. Free and immediate BSL support for deaf babies and their families. This is not onty a righL it's a necessity. 3.Full access to bilingual education in both fluent English and fluent BSL 4.The upcoming BSL GCSE mugc be taught by fluently signing Deaf teachers. This shows how to PLrt BSL into the hands of those who need tt the m05t h ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 35

PROTECTING. PRESERVING ANDPROMOTING BSL Preserving BSL Accessible Free Will Writing Service - Remember a Charity Week 2024 In a pioneering initiative during Remember a Charty Week 2024, the Brttish Deaf A%sociation partnered wr(h Culver Law to launch the UK'S first BSL-accessible free will-writing service, This ground-breaking project removes communication barriers and enables Deaf people to create wills using BSL empowering them to consider leaving a gift to charty wrih full understanding and autonomy. Key features of the servlce: Full BSL accessibility on Culver LaWs websrte, Stsndard wills are offered free of charge, wtth trarnspa￿nt pricing for rn0￿ complex cases. Users can complete the entire process in BSL including consultations and legal review. Your Legacy LIV•8 On Since launching in September 2024, the service has received 20+ enquiries and has already led to several confirmed will appointments. This initiative not only supports Individual empowerment wrthin the Deaf communty but also positions legacy giving as a viable and meaningful way to contribute to the BDA'S long-tsrm futu￿. Wilb Cauyi ¢f Qtwlrt)Iiif4 TNsli ULVkH I 4•Pty SCANME FOR 8SL OR CLICK HERE ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 36

PROTECTING. PRESERVING AND PROMOTING BSL BSL Poet Laureate SCANM£FOR8SL ORCLICKHERE This year we ho¥(ed the secorKI annual BSL Poet Laureate Competrtion, to mark the UK'S firrt National BSL Day honouring the historic date on which BSL was first recognised in law as an indigenous language of Great Brrtain, with the Brrtish Sign Language (BSL) Act I 2022. Poet L.iure2te Deatzone Glastonbury kindly sponsored an £800 prize pot for a competrtion open to all, wrth £500 awarded to the winner, £200 to the second place. and £ 100 to the third place. Deaf BSL signers 18+ from across the country were invited to submit a 2-minute video clip of original poetry in BSL Entries were judged on the fluency and creativty of the language, the content and originalty of the poem, and the confidence of the performance. Ismael Mansoor won first place, receiving a £500 prize and the opportunity to collaborate wrth Deafzone at Glastonbury 2024. Kabir, who was the inaugural BSL Poet Laureate in April 2024, also re-filmed his winning poem wrth Remark and performed at Glasionbury. The runners-up were Sandra Duguid and Sahera Khan, who won £200 and £ 100 respectively, Sandra Duguid secured second place wtth a beautiful and passionate poem about BSL featuring the repeated message "Yours, Mine, Theirs." In third place was Sahera Khan, whose lovely BSL poem of repetttion and rtIyTne deeply moved the judges. ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 37

PROTECTING. PRESERVING AND PROMOTING BSL: Promoting BSL SCAN ME FOR esL ORCLICK HERE As a proud member of the World Federation of the Deaf CWFD), the BDA took part in the 2024 International Week of Deaf People (IWDP) and International Day of Sign Language5 (IDSL) from 23 29 September. 2024 theme, "Sign up for Slgn Language Rlghts", highlighted the importance of inclusivty and the global recognition of sign languages. The week celebrdted the unty and diversty of sign languages across the world, with global leaders encouraged to sign the theme in their national sign languages- showcasing the universal significance of communication for Deaf communities. ThroughoLrt the week the BDA shared a series of themed social media videos, created by staff and aligned wrth each day's focus, These covered topics such as sign language rights, Deaf leadership, and accessibilty, We were especially proud that one of our videos was shared by the WFtk- demonstrating the strength of our collective advocacy on the world stage. Fdoi)doy 2J stsp:orr,I Ir124 Sign Language Week 2025 This year for Sign Language Week we offered BSL lessons to both schools and corpordte organisations. Corporate BSL Lessons: We hosted 8 BSL session5 for corporate t&3ms, reaching over 2,400 employees- doubling last year's numbers. Schools BSL Lessons: We launched our first-ever Schools BSL package, which was downloaded by an incredible 1 ,2(K) 5thools nationwde, ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-,2.:025. 38

PROTECTING.PRESERVING AND PROMOTINGBSL The team created a fundraising packs for Schools, Corporates and our general audience to help supporters get involved during the week We also sent out toolkit emails to the BSL Alliance, BSL Research Forum, and our members. These included everything from SLW 2025 details to brand guidelines and the general fundraising pack All resources were made available on the official V￿bSite. signlanguageweek.org.uk. . Found LossTo We also launched the Loss to Found campaign during Sign Language Week to shine a light on the emotional and transformative journey many Deaf people and their families experience. QG The Ilrst tlme that I ramember I connected with the Deaf community, I didn't feel olona onymor•. I dldn't feel oshamed to be deaf. Loss to Found challenged the narrative of "hearing loss by reframing it as Deaf gain powerful shift in perspective. For many Deaf children and their families, discovering BSL is ntjt just about communication; rt'5 about finding a sense of identity, belonging, and pride. ho's a different chlld.. I lelt I'd lost her, but now I have her back. Why? Because ol BSL. Campaign Impact Impressions,, 388.943 Link Clicks: l 3.428 We collaborated wrth influential Deaf voices including influencers Bobbie Norton and Bec Helen and our Campagn Ambassadors who helped us bring the message to life through powerful and creative storytelling. Ji We are very proud of the Gimpaigns launched during 2024-25 and the hard work of the Visual Language Service C4LS) team. I had felt like I'm the only Deof person in this world. And then ..•*•W-trealised there was a culture. and a community. D•¢ky AN NUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 39

As our working language is BSL it is vitsl that our news Is accessible in a bilingual format which requI￿S a lot of time filming, editing, and producing BSL videos with voiceovers, transcripts, andlor subtrtles. It is worth bearing in mind that our campaigns are therefore expensive and take us longer to release than English-only communication& Over the year. the VLS team collectively produced 897 videos. Campaign and information vide05 about the BSL in Our Hands videos were undoubtsbly the biggest htt and contributed to the increase in viewing fIgU￿S from the UK and across the world. In addition, the VLS team supported their colleagues in the organisation wrih their own work in providing BSL (and in Northern Ireland, both BSL and ISL) videos of activrties and project worl ensuring that Deaf people had access to crucial and accurate information in sign language. Last but not least, the VLS team is regularly commissioned by the private and public sectors to produce BSL videos, host livestreams and provide other chargeable media services. Some of external clients VLS wor4¢ed with included Public Health Scotland, the Electrical Commission, Public Health Agency and the Welsh Government. UK Parliarnent General Eleetlon 41* July 2024 Department li_l. Education H•llo. My nanie Is Kale. and l •Thi th• Deputy Fo￿1 AilTrl3ter. and

HERITAGE OF BSL During the year 2024 - 2025, we visited British Deaf History Society (BDHS) in Manchester to explore further collaborations between our organisations. As we approach our 135th anniversary in July 2025, our herriage is even more important as it shapes our future. Please tske a look at our digrtal archNe: Hi$torypin I SHARE: The Deaf Visual Archive We renewed our agreement with the London Archives (formerly London Metropolitan Archives). which stores a significant amount of print material on behalf of BDA. In addrtion, we've become a member of London Screen Archives who store a huge collection of BDA'S films including 24 shelves of videos and 5 shelves of film. London Screen Archives now administer licenses for BDA'S films Going fonward, we have been exploring funding opportunities to digrtalise the BDA'S collection of print and film archives which would greatly speed up research and finding particular archives for the public to use. 1965 1985 MEOALS )Ipli Jrt14 We were very proud to sponsor the Deaf Sports Personalty of the Year awards this year celebrating l 00 years of Deaf sporting history in which the BDA played a part in the inaugural Deafympics back in 1924 SCANMEFOR8SL OR CLICK HERE ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 41

PRESENTEDIN 8SL AT THE AGM DERRY CITY 2025 STRATEGICGOALS Performance against strategy during the year 2024-2025 which is known as Year Two of three short- term strategic goals (2023 - 2026)..

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Deaf FeOe of all a82S (Including 8DA YoLrth and older Deaf people) Irs new res￿￿ forum5 to èfir together, motivate and emrKy￿er the ￿ing communrty and our illies to effea posftwt chary •Pr4¥el. Conwlted wrf£h 7 Ccmmunty grcyx reachin8 15] people from Marth to May 2014. •1 Festival'Heakn & Wellbthng'_ 4 keynote speakers sh¥ingthe INed experience of Dementia Cancer, Dbetes and Open Water SwmmirE, Including Ihe acce55 to varicAJs Health & Wellbein8 information stal totslling 60 Deafpeople attending workthops reachirtg 58 deaf pe¢ple. Rewmped presentation •Engaged Sothhampton Oeaf C¢mmunty to explor¢ ertablishing new lornm lor StheasL 4 Leadership Day%Mth S Dear CE05 to hosk in lanlw 8DA DeafPLUS. Sgnwow, 8SL8T and Toby PAJrton 'ewoketrainin8 pack devebped (or Cofrvfiunty Ck8anisirt8lSoci Changeniaking 33 CIRnts'. l..1 Personal Athocacyto owcome barriers in heahh & social seNces includj'ng F¥liotive Care &the Sir¢e A5%00ation, wdth over 305 iontacL1085 .31 . 1..1 Advoc offering support to Deaf clients to 04rcome I￿r￿rS in ac£esgng heakh & soc41 care 5erwi<es •3 Information Sesy'ons,. Reached over 107 particiwts, The Wellbein8 & Emptrwerment FeSt￿d1' was a highlighL featuringw￿￿hop5 on Empowermeni and Deaf Cancer Supp(rt et< •Delivered 10 f(R workshcps in Ortoberand November- in total 122 people {Cumbria 4 workshop5 (24} L￿don . Remark grwps 5 wotl<%hcps (90) Derby (81) Delivered Care ACL workshops in Chellerfiek and Dety {total people 261 ANN UAL REPOR T 2024 2025 42

PRESENTED IN BSL AT THE AGM DERRY CITY 2025 STRATEGIC GOALS 53 deaf organisatDns joined the Alliance. and 4 action Eroups have been established Iocu51ng c 1.2 ESt￿￿h and ￿ad a nationwde 8SL Aliance and build sUsta￿able relionshi h other partner% aktholders and lo m&Yim¢se our collective intluence and make progress tow¥ds ourgtsJs. l . Heath & SO0￿ Care 2- Interwetin8 3 - Eady Years 4- BSL Teachn& Relertd to our 8SL Aliance partner5 as a key drwer in tyJr comnyJnKation5 durin8 the Latr)ur Conference. ReinVe￿￿e artivtyto push f¢yw3rd IIBSLinOurHands BSL Aliance members iod( part in SLW 2025 U￿n8 iyanded marketing resources to uniie stren#h in rvJmbers. Fr5t face io face meeting heky IN &'miin8ham vi lune 2024 with BSL Alkance ￿Mber& W(ktoÈeiherto trath the implementation of tt BSL ACL M¢re Irtfarmati￿ about the BSL Allyance. https:11 bslalliance.org.ukl We successlulty se¢ up an APPG BSLI MPS and peet <¥ne together on a cross p¥ty ba95 to bnng ihe voice or e<rtish &'8n la￿vage{B5L1 ygner5 to Westrrtin￿er. This is the first tirne UK pthwent wll htre an Al. Pty group dedKed to adtressingthe awration5 01 BSL signers. The new group wi11 campaw lor Govtrnm¢nt 10 support families ol deaf children to arn &gn lanwage-to enable them tu ctynmuni(ate writhiheir (hild tt ￿11 WO￿ to elebrate Sign Lawa8e Week every year which arted wrth a Wesiminst¢r Hall debate ￿ I￿h March 2025 and VAII rw other [￿cernS of BSL signers includingthe fthure of deaf educati￿. Wothd SwHeLIth, RNID aro NOCS to fyganise cross deaf sector paAiamentsry event at Portculbs H¢xMe in December 2024. It was a successful ev￿1 ￿n8 many MP5 on BDA pc4icies, including Ear Years deaf leaderthip We spoke to Sir Stephen finTris, Perran Moon MP frL¥n Comwal, who has a keen interest in Ear￿ Years and now official lor APPG BSL and Naz Shth a MP in Bradford who we inwted to attend the Deal C)eaf <¢lebratIC￿5 in April 2025. 1.3 Eng4e with and ￿ektts influence the Government and the W Ad￿lsOry Board its ensure 8SL is prioritised nd embedded in cross- government p)licie5 and Instit￿1(￿1 frameworks on key area5 forthe ￿'sh Oeaf comMun￿e5 includin8 e¥ty year5. educat￿n, employmenL health and Social we. Conlerence 2024 Mart£h&ter attended by most ofthe BSL Allyance members. BOA and RNIDclled for the main pditical parties10 commit to prowding a Bn'tish n Language interpreter for th¢ new Pn'me Minillerfs first speech to the nation. Hundred$ of supp¢yts joined ¢Jur call, bth ¢xJr rewest was smply isntsred ty Number 10 Streer. General Election 2024 Fyeparaiion includ'ng strat￿eS on introthcing c￿rselVeS to new MPS and drive f¢wrd IIBSLinOurHands through the Oeaf Leadership ethos ,/)'. j) ij l)è ij. J),, i).: J) l.J 2),: n. IJ'S ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 43

STRATEGIC GOALS BSL Charterupdated fellowngthe 8SL Art 2021 Development of? Trwning & ConsuWservKe and rtfol￿wth theain tts.. provKle eorwhwserwices for uwi5abons and R￿¢Wthe new BSLCharter Tra￿Ing & Con5ukancy SeNce to ensure we are able to ass￿ or8ani5ations to develop bilingu￿ pracite5 by ding expertathtr and Support 1.4Workto Impy￿ethe rcprEsentation of t)ear )ple in trifluent￿ pubk bodies ewialty parh goknernmerts and Cornm￿10ned re5eth by RANDto thntifythe economicsof 85L TraYMn8 & COr￿cl folits de¥do￿lleftt C4T¥ Ewore partr)trto undertake a Literature ReMLwof Earty Year5 researthto hiEhliRht the benefts of 8SL for dear thildraK - delNer e(hJc*ti?n and trwning in bSL Innin& . organw events for professwd sTrJkehdders 11 Illjlll AN NUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 44

STRATEGIC GOALS Promote The 8DA took part in the 2024 Intem3tion21 Week of Deaf People {WDP) and International Oay of SEn nwJage5 IIDSLI fr(¥n 23- 29 September. 8DA kn(ked off Sibm Language Week 2025 wth'L055 to Found.. The ￿m￿gn,5 mes$4e is clear. every deaf thild in the UK desetves acces5 to Britith &"8n Lan8Ua8e18SLI or Irtrh Svdn LangLV OSL). in to Englth They shcAJldnl have to discover their deaf Krfentty ter in life. Additi¢nlly, we oflered free 8SL letsan for comwies durin8 &Bn Langu4e Week 2021 and over 2.(MX) ccmpanies Signed up. 8SL Poet Laureate rfom)ance * Glastonbury. Handprint petit￿ reathed over 51)) pefj￿e in G￿rt0￿ury. 2.1 Increase the Fx*4rc visibilty of B5L arKI the Deal communty wsth a ijetsde long inncNatbve and enwng Huge congratulations to Ismael Mansor winThn2the 80A's Poet Laureate competition Natk￿dI BSL Day orl 28th April 2023. 2024 theme."s￿￿ up for Si8Th I￿e Rights" highli8hted the Impmance of indu%vty nd the global recogniti￿ of Si8n languases. Manythanksto Deaf Zc Gknonbury for sponsorir th¢ pn'ze for l st. 2nd and 3rd I￿aceS a5 well as giving Ismael the opportunrty to perfcm at Glartonbu

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C4)mmunications carrpaBn We steod up prtsjd at the Labour Conference and asked the au<JierKe to cheer for Internation￿ Day of &'sn Languages in frcffit of Ear ye￿ Minister Stephen Morgan MP. Yew5 Position statement created to take rtyward di￿0 arti￿. To be launched dwnB SLW 2024. •fvaluatran Report created forthe FSH Nl, shoKingthe imp•ct$ and wcceues of the projecL •N￿￿ famil￿ sb'll woce5sed in F￿llY Signin$ at Home {FSH} lor 20 weeks that will be r￿lshIng bythe end of Marth totalling 35 people, incl¢Jding yblirtgs, Br￿d￿rents, and othet% sud) as cL¥sroom asyrtaffls •51 f￿llieS in Engknd & Wales completed 6.week FSH kYo8ramm¢, Involwng 193 famity mernbers. •E￿lUat￿?) of the FSH irn Nl arried interviewn8 seved 13rnilies. •Projecl ImpleMentath￿ of the FSH In EnOand and Wales unde￿￿3Y. •Firrt MEL framework ror the FSH developed cluding data Collection tools WBrand new branded FSH <urriwknm and teachin8 res¢)urce for the 8SL tutors developed .39 farn11￿5 of the deaf children syd up lorthe FSH England progrdnyne Trained Jnd indutted 85L t￿or5 ready fe the sesoAs with the families of deaf thildren. •rern [￿lieS completed the 21%week Farni￿ Signing at Home (F5141 ctwrsi In total. 42 people participaied Inckjding sibling& gnndparents. and ckssrocm 2.2 Inspire and SUPFX)rt far7ulies of deaf chikjren lo learn BSL as soon as p0$9b after dia8n0515 •14 families from Wale5 swd up forthe FSH programme 5 families began refresher cojrses for 10 weeks which onty thrted this nyjnth that will end bythe eThJ of MardK The numbers Ofpeople invofved will be amounced ne( rewt Further fundiry Irom Ck)C Secured fwthe FSH programme Nl. •A¢JdrtiOn￿fy. S families OM￿ett￿ the l￿week refresh￿ course, the totslto 19 peopk. "hducted 6 in Nl a refre#rs' kninina .13 f•milie5 C¢)7)rAeted 6- week FSH prwarnme (EnFJand & Waksl •20 ntr¥ lamilies onthe waitinÈ list •kven fanxles tegan in &'gning * Home for 20 weeks earlier, totlling 27 people, includng gblings grandparents, aThl others gjth as classroom asystsnts. ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 45

STRATEGIC GOALS Promote wJfes%onl fvning and other e￿￿tional att￿lI1e5 in the field oflanwage .14 ProfessiosK￿ one ofthe etin￿with Pknning & Equ￿rty& Per50nl and Publ Inv0￿meThttezmS to de¥elop rtaff gu￿anCe to erswk Deaf and DigNed people ￿ inNK)W in •Fthjrt¢￿ FMfe5$￿na1& of the eyamples, Eave a presentthn tothe Sensory Support Team to recon￿Li and discuss1￿ referral pathwand (eedback to (ardKJlw bcokng team to Yo4L￿thI1 they iKlude in thar lett￿ rfan intrssrter has been booked to ￿l￿ate Ik¥ing with Sw31 Wothto mpyove SU inv&kne￿ in c¢med decis r￿knnE in health settirgs •The BDA Nl had a Oft￿)n one n￿ting ¥%ith the head •Oeaf or8￿￿.￿ from xross Be￿ast together for a pr Christmas celebtion. P(wa5 a great OPFwbJntyto catth up th eath otherafter yws of hOnw￿￿n8 and nve cendy hybr¥J w￿ir EveryorEwres5ed the hcpe thatthis wll become an event We a150 di5CU55Ed the forthcoming ￿an kngua2e b'll and we could work h￿1, vtherethry have 15 deaf thik4ren Integrated wrth thor hearing Feers. We d￿¢￿5$¢d Introd￿1n8 a s knme chss ftyll puwls from Pl to F7to womote induswty for t￿ deaf thldren, expk)red the opp)rbJnty for the familie5 of deaf thilthEn to P￿￿Pate ITh ￿￿r Famty ninE Inthe Horne. Th¢ head tracherwll send our ffywtothe5e famil￿$ 2J Eryage with profess￿￿ o wotwth deaf chik4ren eg audiobp'st& teac￿rS of the déaf, and lanALA8Q thernpists, SO0￿ W0￿r$tO omottthe use of BSL equitly •s other Undert&ke dts&Jpment iyoFcts rekniryto law4e Ircyand pknninR nplement inr￿t￿2 rsw¢h and development proFcts Jsiws Pl￿ for e Courtryto mw£e prolecis u)the BSL lanw4e fdd •2 Deaf EguaktyTrainiry totslling 43 people (Fermawh & Om8th Hospi￿ and 8T Groups) •Child & kn0￿Kerrt Mer Health ICAHMS) met vith 19 (kfferè professi¢naE8, suth as Ttathess of the Deaf ￿0D1, Education Pyknlowst& Sensory Dsability Woter% and SL¥mE Deaf oryanisat￿. to d'scussthe refern￿ pHthw3y b¢fften 11 •3 O¢af Equ)ityTrwning seMion$ were delwed amangrt I hrytrali sn alelvin, Bdfart Crty and Luryn, rething atstal of 59 ptsjple. Partiapaiits I￿ude￿ rtaff rnember5 gJ£h d￿'Clan¥ occupitionar ￿lial￿e care •NorthErn Heath & SOCMI Care Trust Ichiklws Hwng Service5 Workiry Group) rnet to discuss UFaating servi brNveen ￿1 Oeaf orzaniut¥) aNJ howto collab¢yat¢ F¥nity Si8ning in Home akYa>s kepi mention1rgd￿ngthe r[￿8 hld & Addexert Menta1 Heth Setmce ICAHMS) to meet 4 ts'me5 a years 0￿r 23 drferert prolewonals, yjch as feather of (kor (roo), Sensory D￿thIty W¢yty% Deaf (¥Kan1ati￿5, Speeth & iaw4e Ther¥iEts etcto develcp the questic)rwres forthe familie5 to sh•rethwr tsFeriences of c<usingseThicu inthe earty and will he￿thE 8roup "W TODS from Cardrffto ofthe FSH proieet ttyering Walu area •Resu7ted in tycewing I I referr31sfrom familie5to u'pate in the PYDject VDrkinEwell, whEre SUPPOrt rDuld be Eetter ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 46

STRATEGIC GOALS #TAKINGBSLFORWARD 2022-2032 Prepare an open Letter tothe vernment to Invert in Deaf workforce devejopme.nt t deli¥r BSL GCSE in Schools across the Cwntry. •Attended the SIEn Language Partrership Group, led bythe Department for Communits IDFCI. to diKuss and prep the YRn langvJge bll tlvtwHI be introduced to the Assern￿ Contirwl to work &'gnatvre and NDCS reg¥dingthe BSL GCS qudificatic￿5 £OnsUhaty￿. . From the lasi quarter, we had 6 tutors lor the Firni1y Signing iDthe Home pro8rar Now, with the additIC￿ of 2 more I￿Or& we have atot of 8 tutors for this quarter Bellall Crty CtyJncil, in partheryhip Pe¢)ple 1st, launched an opportunity for anyoie worlon8 under 16 haurs to I￿Y fc i ctyJrse io becorre a classro¢)m assistant Speck￿￿ed in suppming deaf children. The 8DA shared their Mater￿15 and promoted this on our BDA Northern Ireland Facebook page. BOA Nl invcfved the diKv$5iOrn h Ulster Society for Promoiing the E¢)x￿.on ol the Deaf & ￿1nd to dtscusg thi$ initotive beltye the be<oming a￿lIable thit People lffl W<￿ the ontracL +All￿ the launth ofboth MA cojrses for Interpreteryl tr¥￿Illor5. as well as three PhD pro8rarns led by the Oepartrnehi lor C¢yrmunrÉie% u￿er &)ciety for ￿0MOtIn8the Educatron ofthe Deaf & Wind, and (￿ten. ithNerty 'GCSE 8SL is not yet bein8 dev¢l¢)ped in Nort Ireland. However, the cwrse is startng In England and expetted to rdl out to Northem Ireland 2-3 •Delivered weral 8SL ksh¢)ps to the 3(K)+ frontline ttiff from the £inemag across the UK in partnership vAth Pardrnowt UK. •Regardiry the BSL & ISL tutorlteather group by Deal Answers and Fooe Deaf Association. they have set op the tutor wcfkiw group for the first time in a long thile. 80th old and new t￿or$ participated in this Rroup. This group wll have their own independent chuty registered shortly, fdlcwng th¢ sign Iwage Iramewot. •Hodtr￿ l.. I meetings wr(h the Ulster Sooety for Pr￿ling the Educion of the Deaf & 81ind to discuss the proposal of training 'C14woom A%gstant' Level 3 Ind how it cwld bt implemented for Deafpeople onty, as there are not enough tkaf Classroom Agsistan Th￿ is still In proc 2.4 Expand th¢ c0nYn￿ty from 2022 to 2032 collaboratirg with DFE. BSLtea<hers and other BSL training w0￿er1 awarthng ￿les, Bnd fynding provKlers tyulnerth'lty Week- D￿f Awareness & Inclu￿0Th trwning sesSiC￿ with 95 peo￿¢ attendin& Workforce of DiversiLy & Incknsior ￿ Heakh & Soci C¥e- 75 peoF4e attended the trairnins Session. .5 tuttrs lor the past 12 month5 bui c￿e newl￿Or join￿& One ofthem who attend the trainiry at Hand5 That Task, funded by DFC. has became 6 tv¢ors •3 interTh￿ stafffvolunteers comp￿ted the teachiry irnining in Derby col, BDA wwked with a loc cdlege to re irrease the number of 8SL tutor5. •A pool of new 8SL tutors are re£nAed for FSH pregramme •Over ?¢￿ peO￿e 5i8ned up to &Kn Lanwise Week taster Se5%0￿ Folbw up emails sent followirg ts7ining to MA￿1n engagement Del￿red BSL A%%reness lo Parnrnount staff 'One C￿line workshop delwered to Molecule io Medicine lawox. 20 SLafQ S¥ned ihe Mou A8SLTA •Del￿r￿d 8SL Awarenessto 8trnJsh A1nNa￿ Heathrow 'Deaf EquJrEyl8SL Training ddivered to Northoa Derbyshire CA8team *Delnrtred 8SL Awarene55 to P￿IC5w$ ourced and Inducted 20 tuiors ready fw 2025 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 47

STRATEGIC GOALS #TAKINGBSLFORWARD 2022-2032 Protert 3.1 D￿e￿IP an Artnn Plan to mawts¥i and increa5ethe numbtr ofsigners a r)artKul4r foojs on the familre5 of Deaf children} 3￿j ontrbJietoth¢ creation of nalionwide BSL Lwricu from the eartyys to advanced t￿￿5 ar￿ support IMF4¢mentath￿ of 6SL teathiryE Re8hx31 BSL &Js1￿5 Gap AnsB developed and rinalwd for BDA SCO￿ •AnWrythe G¥ for 8DA En￿and and Nl oJrrerrt Regional plans {Je￿e 3.3 CrEate a perxwNe PR tvnpw￿to generate greater ptsblic under5tthth.ry of BSL I￿￿di￿1hB inpwr&rt dlfferences betwe£￿ attific PrrdKEd ajoint stLemerrt Trlthich 15 Stll in ¢Jr(5ta8¢5 (dI￿1n8 compl￿rts Irom mbets aboLrtthem prornotirg during SI￿ Wu4e Week 2024. remove'knngua8e' fromthelr profile and rek>xitJn themse OnKong en8agement with resources on Mlkaton 18SL drfferen￿, the kn8ua8es ofthe Oe4f comwftty yxh as BSL ar)d ISL B5L in thjr camp la￿)ch tjuringthe 85L Conferen￿. expressedthe r￿e￿ to pai0￿Se EartyYear5 thEad Oft￿ olher priorty ￿￿je$35 hi8hl¢h¢ed in the lQk sfrntty'c ViSk?n. Member? say our lrfd(Y)8 issue5 arise from kemic barrier5 opprEtsing our lryaEe e¥tyyea resulting in so rnuydeaf thIldr￿ arriwng ai 5th001 with languaKE delay5 resvking in extra burden on xhool$ to d￿d0p￿￿1r larwiage before thvy can accessthe Curricu￿1￿ 3.4 Create a perxwhe PR ¢2mpw'gTrthat rffrtes billn￿lIsM aEW.￿the threat of5w4EPriYdtion I￿ocated by orpnisationsthatseekto ddiberatety or ina¢￿entlY rtstrict deaf children's attess to lanwe, Ind rn3kx￿ &•r the lrfelcfig ryFKatYJns of deprvabon D¢af pecple'5 iltytothr Tookthe BSL in Our Hand5 (wnpw tothe Lknur ConferEnce andthe team sed important questK)n$ c#Jt ￿ in e4rty yeaTr Met wrth Minisier MP in Deaf AV••ren0￿ Week 2024 saw the knunch ofthe viyj han￿rint Pet￿r￿ and BSL Manrfe5toto SupP￿the f¢Jttrt of 8SL in the VL Iwior8SL Poet Laureate pkns underw7yto pro¥note BSL Pcety in schrK•ls. discus￿ ykemic artyJnd BSL in pracbs¢ ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 48

STRATEGIC GOALS Strenzthen thJrin8the fin￿ quarter or 24n5. we have continued th our investment in Staff d￿0Pment We 4 staff on BSLlevel 6 cours4 2th hwe just eonykned 1 I trwnin& and we akn have a Staff member SbJthn8 a BSL coathin2 coJr5e. Workshops wffe ￿$0 coryleted in Inclugve LeadershiB Recnjitment ¥ryJ Rpt8ntiM and IT des￿ry Finlty. mtrnber of finan￿ continued with her MT stLk4ie5 and wll tsk£ her nLxt &>2rnination in the neKt fewmcfiths. 5tsff Away Dhy in Dttemb discuw8WellbeirE inthe workF4att and'from to The restructure ofthe BDA is rLwcomplet& Head of PolKy. Head of fvndrwsing & r(￿n￿￿10Th8 Head or and Head of Communty knces trj defNerthe $1ratw as lined by member% Internal staff trwg matrr< has been d￿loped idenbfyng trrining n¢ed5 ade￿￿ cMstabli5h fteponl Memter Forum5 il the No￿East and Sout. Ea wth memb¥s and BSL lion￿ pvtrrs usingthe PCS model. I￿Ude BDA Youth in the d￿elOpm& Feed)Kkto the AGM on work done in Nl and S£ Oryaing d•nt of RMF In NE and SE, str4¢ey on w0m0tin8t￿'r 4.4 &rild a Crynmunty Fvndrasing kndiMdual ¢knnoreng38ement plami Remember A Chtyweek LauKh of BOAICU￿er Free Will wri￿nE SeThic¢ M¥keting undewaywith re-est3blthrtent of partnet7hipL SLW hJndrwsry'L05Sto F￿￿, appe￿ b3￿ed. vw rdvdnce on Wi ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 49

STRATEGIC GOALS EUD GA 2024 in Bdwum- Ddegatesw¢re CEO Vice-Thr. BDA Yc dekgates at EUDY. Inwted 10s¢ph Mvrray Pr¢s#nt of WFDto preserti atthe BSL Cenfewce 2024 in M3rKhe51er. 4.5 our intemthn reLitions v￿th pdrent owdnLsatrons gjch asWFD and EUD DP 2024- To reposition BDA as the'Nakn'Dnal Invtsd EUD Presh4en( Sor Iwi. tr)the Pthiamentsry Lzunth of BSL li Our Han5 wvJeThwtO attend the WFO cOThfereJ￿e n Kenrd d￿V￿sUmMer 2025. of BSL and ISL inthe UK, mentrs ofEUO and WFD. PIGII EDI Commlttee Group meetlng 23 March 2024 Rebecca Mansell, CEO, Samirn Mohammed, Ahmed Mudaw, EDI Chair, Ai5ha Sadiq. Priyesh Patel, Hamza Shaikh, BDA Trustee BSL In Our Hands Parliamentary Reception 18 March 2024 Abigail Gorman, Vice Chair, Sofia Isari, EUD President Rebecca Man5ell, CEO, Robert Adam, Chair ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 50

ENGAGING WITH OUR MEMBERS Across the diverse Deaf communities in the UK, there is a shared ambttion that the BSL Act 2022 will serve as a turning point to bring about social change to dismantle the barriers that have restricted Deaf people's lives for more than 130 years, ever since the BDA was established, SCANMEFOR8SL otl CLICK HERE. Over the next ten years. we will work wtth Deaf communities to build a grassroots social justice movement We will set up regional member forums where Deaf people Gin learn about their shared history, receive training to fully understsnd their civil rights and feel empowered to become equalty activists. The strategy aims to bring back re&'onal member forums, an updated version of the popular 'branch' model of BDA membership which was raised by so many members during the roundtable series. We will consult wtth members about the design of these forums as we prepare to implement an Action Plan. Together w((h our members across the county, we can co-produce plans for a national

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There VRS a suggestion that the regional member forums could be developed across 12 regions across the UL This could be achieved by working wrth regional Deaf clubs, communities, and BSL Alliance organisations. l. Scotland 2.North East 3.North West 4.Yorkshire & the Humber 5.west Midlands 6. East Midlands 7. East of England Northern Ireland 8.South Wert 9. SoLrth East l O. London I l.Wales 12.Northern Ireland Scotland North East Yorkshire & the Humber North West East Midlands est Midlands East of England Wales London South East .ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 51

ENGAGING WITHOUR MEMBERS Funding Members expressed the need to bring back the Deaf communty through a modernised 'Branch' S￿ern and how we can develop and support their communty and wor together to break down barriers we face every day. As a result, the BDA secured funding from the Joseph Rowntree Charrtable Trust to establish the North-East and South-East Region￿ Member Forums. This foundation believes in creating diScu￿10n to support change towards a better world. Example The local Deaf communty in the Northeast are not happy wth the interpreting service at their local hospital. They tell the hospttal that an interpreter is needed for their appointment, but the interpreter hasn't turned up. They discover that that an interpreter hadn't been booked. This isnl an isolated incident, and the local Deaf community want to do something about it. The forum brings together the local NHS Trust, BSL Alliance memberls in the area and the local Deaf communty to address thi5 issue. Keep an eye on social media if you would like to join the BDA and the Regional Members Forum. BDA -OiJ[ I￿$￿￿71 2ND JUN¢2¢24 xryygl JULY 1OZ4 Jlol p•io ,1> 81J Left: North East and Right: South East AN N UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 52

INTERNATIONAL European Union of the Deaf (EUD) ISCANMEFOR85L OR CLICK HERE Delegates at the EUD General Assembly 2023 Sweden, Rebecca Mansell CEO and Abigail Gorman, Vice-chair attended the 3-day General Assembly on 25 - 27 May 2023. Important topics we took away included: European Accessibility Legislation The EU has been improving rts response to ensuring accessibilty for disabled people, including deaf people, through the adoption of key legislation. However, the implementation at Member State level has not been as successful as they hoped for. 2. Legal Recognition of EU National Sign Languages EUD ha5 been working hard to advocate for the EU to legally recognising rts 30 national sign languages at the EU level. As a Stste Party to the CRPD, the EU 15 obliged to do so in line with Article 21 (e) that recognises sign languages as full languages. 3. European Charter for Regional or Mlnority Languages (ECRML) The workjng group for ECRML gave an update and preserrtation about ECRML Members of the working group include,, EUD Board Member Paal Richard Peterson, Norway Workn'ng Group Member Berglind Stefansdottir, Iceland Dr. Filipe Venade, Portugal Dr Filipe Venade is a Deaf lavryer, and he explaned the ECRML and its goals. Dr Venade tslked us through how the structure of regional and minorty languages work including the various articles. It was interesting, and we took away a lot of information that we can use in the UK to advocate for our national sign language rights. 4. Why Belgium two NADST Marie-Florence and Tiina van Hoorebeke gave interesting presentstions aboLrt why Belgium has 2 National Deaf Associations - one in the North of Belgium where the language is Flemish (D￿Ch) and one covering the South of Belgium Whe￿ the language is French. There is also a third area in the East of Belgium where German is used, See photos of the map of Belgium. They use 3 National Sign Languages and the 2 NADS work closely together for the Deaf communrties across Belgium. S. How does the management of volunteers and workers differ from each other in a non-profit organisation7 Markku Jokinen Former EUD President, Markku, give a fantastic presentation on the difference btheen volunteering and working for a charty such as the BDA. He tslked about his career journey, both as a volunteer and paid staff and how they complemented each other. ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 53 &1 4Jp*lJ

INTERNATIONAL European Union of the Deaf (EUD) Interestingly, back in 2018, Markku did a survey of all National Deaf Associations in Europe including the BDA and assessed how many paid staff each organisation employs. Back in 2019, the BDA had 86 staff and currently, we have about 25 ￿ E staff across the UL The survey also revealed that Holland and France NDA don* have any paid staff and that they only have volunteers. 6. Volunteer policy program in Doof Vlaanderen by Tiina van Hoorebeke, Doof Vlaanderen director Tiina gave a great preserltstion aboLrt how they work wtth volunteer5 to cary out advocac/ work Their NAD is about the same size as the BDA with 22 paid stsff (BDA has 25 paid staffj and they have approximatsly 300 volunteers of whom 60 - 70 cary out advocacy work throughout the region. Abigail and Rebecca talked about how this model could be useful for our regional member forums once they are established. We attended further workshops on 7. Accesslblllty to healthcare= experlence sharlng and presentatlon of a webslte dedicated to health informatlon in sign language by Florence Marion & Mylene Seguin. In the afternoon, we took part in an interactrve workshop on identifying what change is needed to improve access to heaFthG4re for the deaf communty, We gathered in groups to work through the 'problem tree,. Interegtingly, all NADS faced similar challenges in their countries, and we agreed the issues stemmed from systemic inequalities. 8. EUD General Assembly After the Roll Call, we went through the agenda which includes approving the minutes of the General Assembly 2023, Annual Report 2023, Financial Report 2023, Work Programme 2024, Budget 2024 and Motions. We raised concerns about the critically low rese￿eS and asked for them to present their fundraising plan next year despite the 2023 Minute5 5tsting that the EUD Board planned to work on expanding their current reseryes last year which we didn't see evidence of. Addrtionally, we asked whether NADS could receive monthly management accounts to ensure their 2024 budget is on track to make a surplus as presented. The EUD Board explained that there were unexpected costs incurred from staff leaving such as accrued annual leave which resuFted in the unexpected deficrl. They also said they are keeping a close eye on the 2024 budget. The BDA took forward our Board'5 5uggestion5 to rejecuapprove motions fowd by NADS. The first one from Sweden was about Deaf children's right to sign language in school. EUD rejetted lthis motion aFthough'NADs at)provèd it.'The Second arid Third motions We￿ wrthdrawn by the Iprop,osers. ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 54 '4TOa_

INTERNATIONAL World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) Joseph Murray presented to the BSL Conference in Manchester, th EUDY Report - Oslo, Norway 14 June to th 16 June + EXGA 22". August 2024 The chair of BDAYouth, Erin Mccluskey attended EUDY'S GA in Norway, Oslo, as a representative and a delegate on the beh￿ of the BDAYouth Committee. Day I: Started with the usual process, approving the charperson of the EXGA approving the secretsriats and the tellers etc, then the mll call. New Board Members., Daniel (President Elect) Anna (Board Member Elect) from the UK Lucas (Board Member Elect) Marino (Board Member Elect) Paula (Board Member) eAITISH DEAF A%.£OCIATION YOUTH DISMISSAL OF A BOARD MEMBER: A TREASURER-this discussion lasted over 9 hours. whilst there is a lot of information, I will highlight some key events. The treasurer and the EUDY board were allowed to explain themselves by providing their defence submission and two-minuie videos from their wrtnesses. Wtthin the past few years of EUDY boards, a totsl of 6 board members resigned, this raises the question of what is happening in the background of the EUDY. The YNADS had 20 minutes to discuss fwe questions each for the treasurer and the board member, totslling l O questions EUDY'S reasoning for dismissing the treasU￿r,, Communication was difficult with the treasurer No financial management as well as no transparenq The treasurer has the attitude to influence on others which creates some tension wrthin the work environment BDAYoLrth uFtimately voted YES, in support of dismissal of the treasurer. ANNUAL REPOR T 2024 2025 55

INTERNATIONAL ND EXGA 22 AUGUST VIA ZOOM: Erin as the BDA Youth's chair, Erin attended this virtual EXGA meeting by EUDY as a delegate There is an EXGA becau￿ as explained premously,. the events in Norway's GA did not allow us to full complete the GA'S agenda planned at the time. The EXGA stsrted with the introduction of new Board,, as listed as above and the standard procedure, approving the chair, secretariats, tellers, voting process, and the roll call. It wa5 announced that Laith. the former director of EUDY had resigned, the EUDYS explanation for this is that Larth simply doesn't followthe EUDY'S vision anymore EXGA 4: to accept the financial report of 2023. Outcome: PASSED EXGA 5: Attion plan 2025. Outcome: PASSEO EXGA 6: Budget Plan 2025. Outcome.. PASSED Election of election commtttee 2024-2025 All three candidates were elected to the Election Commrttee., Arpad (Hungary), B2uI (Polandlspain) and Konstantioro (Greece). Election of Ombuds Commrttee 2024-2025 3 Years: Loran 2 years.. Xavier l year., Rosita BDAYouth would like to congratulate all candidates involved. BDA Youth Commlttee Elections In 2024, BDA Youth underwent Elections for new Committee members. A totsl of17 applications were received and I I were shortlisted for interview in November 2024. A totsl of 7 Commrttee members We￿ recruited into the BDA YoLrth committeel Their names are: l.Erin McCluskey- Chair 2. Sayfullah Ismail- T￿aSurer 3.Hannah Atkinson- Events Officer 4. Lucy Aitken- Social Media Officer 5.Damian Bastikar- General Member 6.Tobias Hester- Outreach Officer 7.Simranjit Kaur- Administrator We are very proud of the ￿-es￿bliShrnent of BDA Youth wrth almost full commtttee, and we are now focusing on developing a BDA Youth Strategy and Plan. The Board would like to thank BDA Youth for all their hard work and contribution over the year. AN N UAL REPOR T 2024-2025

FINANCIAL REVIEW The financial year continued to provide both the BDA and chartties in general challenges in raising income, and in the financial year 2024-25 totsj income decreased by £60,765 from 2023-24 'Lo £2,477,671 SCANM£FOR8SL ORCLI¢KHEkE Legacies remain an unpredictable income source which should not be relied upon. In this financial year there was a decrease of £1 01,084 in legacies receNable resutting in an overall decrease of 6,93% of totsl legacies from the previous year to £1.356,642. The surplus for the year 2024-25 of £304,099 which is significantly lower than the previous year (2024-25 surplus £1,126,477). As a result, general funds increased by £402,801 to £2,192,071 which represents 9.8 months of the annual expenditure budget for 2024-25. INCOME Total income decreased by 2.39% from £2,538,437 to £2,477,672. Legacy income totslled £1 ,356,642 in 2024-25 (2023-24: 11 ,457,726) representing 54.8% of total income (57.4% in 2023-24). REMEMBER A CHARITY IN YOURfwiLL &, Help the.work live on... EXPENDITURE During 2024-25, 86.4p of every £ l of total expenditure was spent on dirert cort$ towards empowering Deaf people (2023-24: 89.2p of every £ l). The remaining13.6p in every £ I Q023-24: 10.8p) went towards other costs such as fundraising organisational governance and our European and international work Expendriure increased during the year by £761 .613 to £2.173,573 (2023-24 totsl: £1.411.960). The breakdown of the expendrture on charrtable activities as a proportion of totsl charttable activities costs are as follows. AN N UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 57

E)XIPEJNDITURE CIMrft*bl• Artivlty % of chvitablo artivity r¢>sts 2025 % of ¢hwit•bl• #rtivity ¢Ort$ 1024 Deaf Ac￿sS and Inclusion projerts 30.6% 33.7% Deaf Communty projects IZ4% 21.4% BSL Media ￿ Deaf Comff￿nIty De￿lopment projecrs 26.5% 19.9% Deaf Children, Youth Families prqects 11.8% Sign Lryage and Training projeds 8.5% Pdicy and CarnpBign3 10.8% Totsl funds were £3,597,719 (2023-24.. £3,293,620) of which 11,992,138 related to general funds Q023-24: £1,489,743) and £199,932 (2023-24 1299,52n relates to the Pension Rese￿e. In addrtion, £27,300 has been set aside for organisational and Deaf Communty development by way of designated funds (2023-24,. £121 ,203). Regarding our Pension liabilty debt, the new plan requires the charty to make annual deficrt reduction payments of £35,266 to 31 December 2027 and, to pay scheme administration expenses of £56,695 per year, (increasing by 3% per annum) until the scheme winds down or when the last member has passed away - whichever comes first. The 8oard has maintained its policy of covering the totsl cosi of these repayments from unrestricted funds thereby providing reassurance to funders that project grants will not be used to service the Pension Debt contributions. In the 2024-25 accounts, the BDA has a Pension Fund Reserve of £199,932, compared to £299,527 (2023-24). The￿ are several restricted funds that have supported specific BDA activtties over the past year. (See note 14.) Total regcricted funds have decreased by £4,799 to £1 ,378,348 (2023-24 totsl: £1 ,383,147). ANNUAL REPOR T 2024 2025 58

REJS'ER VE¥S In summary, the financial statements for 2024-25 show a surplus of £304,099 Q023-24: £1 ,126,477). Our general funds have increased from £1 ,489.743 in 2023-24 to £2,192,071 in 2024-25. Income and existing project grarrts have been designated for, and will continue to underpin, key areas of work such as Deaf Communty Advocacy, Deaf Access and Indusion, Deaf Children and their Families, and the increased use and visibilty of sign language presentations and videos through our social media platforms. Therefore, our reserves at 31" March 2025 are: R¢s•rves 2024-25 202J-24 Current Project Crnts £1,063,985 £1,067,328 Le8KieslADA5 Funds 14,363 £315,819 Total R•rtrlrt•d Funds £1.378.348 1.383,147 De5ignotett Oevelowwrt Fund £27,3t)) £121,203 Deslqnated.. P¢nsSon DefKk Fund £199,932 a99,527 Generl Funth £1.991139 £1.489,743 Total Unrwtrirted Funds £l219.371 £1,910,473 The BDA will continue to monrtor its reserves carefully. In 2025, we continued to prioritise securing projett funding for Deaf communty projects - particularly given the need to provide addrtional support through visual language communication mediums in our first language, BSL. The current reserves poliry as agreed by the Trusiees is a minimum of 50% of annual expendrture or 6 months running costs in the current financial year to preserve the 8DA's cash flow and to meet any unexpected contingencies. Based on the 2024-25 budget, a 50% target would require a reserve of £1 ,079,417 in unrestricted general fund5. The preserrt level of free reserves (excluding the pension reserve and fixed assets) of £1 ,982,408 (2023-24.. £1.479,745) now available to the charty is a significant increase on the previous year's figures and is in excess of the 50% target level. In addttion to the free reserves, £199,932 has been set aside to meet our future Pension Liabilty obligations to 2025. AN N UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 59

TEJFUL THEIIR ERE The BDA would like to extend our grateful thanks to the following funders, organisations and donors for supporting our work over the year 2024 - 2025: BSL Conference 2024 - Manchester Headline sponsor- SignLive Gold sponsor- SORD Silver sponsor- Amsaan Tours Bronze sponsor- DCAL Red sponsor- Deaf Action SignLiveJ • l• Deaf ACCESSIBLE TOURS BSL Poet Laureate sponsors: Deafzone De•fZty Trusts & Foundations: Grateful thanks to the following funders and their generous support of our work.. John Ellerman Foundation Joseph Rowntree Charrtable Trust deafPLUS City Bridge Foundation City Bridge Foundation (Propel) Iv1asonic Charttable Foundation The National Lottery Communty Fund People and Places 3, Wales Impact Funding Partners Northern Ireland Health & Social Care Board Promotion of ISL- Department of Communf(ies Democratic Engagement Grant - Welsh Government Care and Repair Inspiring Scotland The National Lottery Community Fund- Scotland RobertSDn Trust Access and Inclusion - Scottish Government Age Siutlai'id Family Signing at Home - Departments of Communrties Lord and Lady Lurgan Trust The National Lottery Herrtage Fund, Northern Ireland Dorothy Hay-Bolton Charrtable Trust The Privy Purse Charitable Trust Our special thanks to our corporate sponsors towards the BDA'S AGM held on 16th November 2024 in Glasgow.. ¢IILVER LAW tnlerprelinÉ ,,Jaiiers" ACCESSI8LE TOURS signwow AN NUAL REPOR T 2024 2025 60

STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE ANDMANAGEMENT The Trustees, who are also directors of the charitable company for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006. present their report and accounts for the year ended 31. March 2025. SCANME Fog BSL OR CLICK HERE The accourrts have been prepared in accordance wtth the accounting policies set out in note I to the accounts and comply with the charity's Memordndum and Articles of Association, applicable law, and the requirements of the Statement of Recommended Practice Accounting and RetX)rting by Charrties,. Statement of Recommended Prartice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financiat Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) effectrve from l January 2019. The Brttish Deaf Association is constituted as a company limried by guardntee and is registered for charitable purposes wtth the Charty Commission and also with the Office of the Scottish Charty Regulator (OSCR), The charrvs governing document is the Memornndum and Articles of Association. The chartws full name is 'The Brrtish Deaf Association, (referred to herein as Ihe BDA,). The governing body of the charty, the Board of Trustees, is responsible for the administrdtion of the BDA. The BDA is incorporated in England and Wales and is governed by a Board of Trustees, listed on page I, who are elected every three years by members. The Tnjstees are provided wrth key information on appointment such as Trustee Handbook and Charty Commission booktet CC3. They are also ￿qUI￿d to attend a full Trustee Induction Away Day or Weekend. Management is delegated to the CEO, who works with a team of manager5, and who are responsible for delivering the full range of the BDA'S activrties. The Board and CEO meet and agree the Chartys rategic intentions, The report resultart of these discussions 15 a reference point for all pmjects and developments. The Board determines the remuneration of the CEO on an annual basis and in doing so, they benchmark salaries across comparable Salaries wrth similar sized organisations wtthin the sector. consider the external environment and also the current financial position of charty itself. Public benefit statement The Trustees confinn that they have referred to the guidance contsined in"section 17 of the Chartties Act 201 l on public benefrt when reviewng the Charity's objectives and activtiies and in planning future activrties. Our overview and achievements section from page 4 to 9 reflects the scope of our activities. ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 61

STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Statement of Trustees responsibilities The Trustees (who are also directors of Brrtish Deaf Association for the purposes of Company Law) are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and Unrted Kingdom Accounting Standards (Unrted Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year, Under Company Law must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charrtable company and of the incoming resources and application of resource5, including the income and expendtture, of the charrtable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are ￿qUired to: select suttable accounting policies and then apply them consistent￿. observe the methods and principles in the Charrties SORP 2019 (FRS 102)., make judgmerrts and estimates that are reasonable and prudenc. state whether applicable Unrted Kingdom Accounting Stsndards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the accounts., prepare the financial statement5 on the going concem basis unless rt is inappropriate to presume that the charrtable company will continue to operate. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose wtth reasonable accuracy at any time the financial posrtion of the charrtable company and enable thern to ensure the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006 Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and the provisions of the charty's constriution, They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charrtable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Disclosure of information to auditors Insofar as the Trustees are awdre: there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable companls audrtor is unaware,. and, the Trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have tsken to make themselves aware of any relevant audrt information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information. The Trustees are responsible for the mantenance and irrtegrty of the corporate and financial information included on the charitsble company's websrte. Legislation in the Untted Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 62 4*4 4J'

STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Auditors SCANMEFORBSL ORCLICK HERE Price Bailey LLP were appointed auditors to the company in accordance wrth sertion 485 of the Companies Act 2006, Fundraising During 2024 - 2025, the Head of Communications & Fundraising was tasked to lead the delivery of the BDA'S 5-year Fundraising Plan, building on and leveraging relationships with the communty and those who are engaged with it. stsff employed by the BDA carry out our fundraising activrties. All arrangemerrts are governed by wrrtten agreements that cover the responsibiltties of each party and ensure that anyone working on our beh￿f adheres to our strict ethical standards. We made significant progress during 2024 - 2025 with the migration of our marketing and fundraising dats to the new CRM. We completed the development and integration of Beacon forms on BDA'S website such as donor forms, member forms, sign language week sign-ups and a ticketing platform. Fundraising is essentiaj to allow us to carry OLrt our vital work campaigning for our national sign language rights. Trustees are extremely grateful to our individual donors ￿ well as companies, trusts and foundations who have supported our work over the year. Our fundraising is supervised by the trustee Finance sub<ommittee, wrth regular reporting to our full board of trustees, We are members of the Fundraising Regulator and the Chartered Institute of Fundraising. We are conscious of the need to tske care when interacting with individuals who are, or may be. vulnerable and we require all Staff we work with to follow our Ethical Fundraising policy and Business Gift policy. The Brttish Deaf Association is registered with the Fundraising Regulator and complies wtth the Code of Fundraising Practice. No instsnces of non<ompliance wrth any relevarrt regulations or guidelines have been identified. and nor have we received any complaints about our fundraising activrties (2023-2024: none). A 5ignifiwt proportion of our income is received from donation and legacies. When seeking to raise money from the public, V￿ only send marketing material to those who have previously said they are happy to be contacted by us (and indwiduals are free to change their minds at any time). We tske gre¥c care to ensure that our level of comrriunication'wrth our supporters is proportional and approF)riate. In the past f]fteen years we have not engaged in telephone marketing or 'in raising money from door to door, or street collections, WILL You HELP US PRESERVE 8RITISH SIGII IAIIGUAGE FOR FUTURE GEHERATIOIIS? Ihio•u¢iJvv* i(4 l•iv•• ANNUAL REPOR T 2024 2025 63

STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT We joined the Remember a Charity scheme again during 2024-25, calling on our members and supporter5 to remember the BDA in their Will to enable us to preserve BSL for future generations. Restricted Trusts and Foundations: John Ellerman (£80,000 unrestricted over 2 years secured in March 2023) to fund the next stage in our mission to prote¢ preserve and promote BSUISL to support and monitor the BSL Act's implementation in policy and prnctice, and to push for an equal deal for Deaf people across the UK. City Bridge (Propel) (£49,900 over 12 months awarded April 2023) to explore the Wemic issues faced by the Deaf communty in London, We successfully secured a further grant from Cty Bridge (Propel) to expand on the explore phase. City Bridge Foundation (£96,290 over two years (157,215 and £39,075) awarded in July 2023) to establish a Deaf-led campaign workforce in London focused on both long-term sy¥cemic change and immediate practical improvements. The inrtiative will include a London Members Forum, a Campaign Action Plan, training workshops. and ensuring Deaf individuals hold decision-making roles wrthin London. Masonlc Charitable Foundatlon (£53,725.00 for l year awarded September 2023) to provide Famity Signing at Home. early years BSL support for1>5-year-olds and their families, including I ,, I home visrts and group sessions. Joseph Roundtreo (£111,648 for 2 years awarded February 2024) for a projert that will pilot focused local action by fonning two Regional Member Forums based in England's South-East and North-East ￿giOnS. ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 64

STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE ANDMANAGEMENT Legacies We are so appreciative of the continued generosty of our benefactors and can ￿pOrt that, due to their kj'ndness our Legacy income in 2024125 was £1 ,356,641 which, although a decrease compared to £1 ,457,726 in 23124, is still exceptionally high. Although the backjog at the probate ￿giStry has cleared significantly this year wrth OLrtPLrt improved by 20%, there still remain significant delays in the administration of e5knites due to delays at HMRC which is now having an impact on chariiies, cashflow from legacies, rather than accrual5. BDA received 20 notifications in 2024125, and together wrth our pipeline of legacies from previous financial years that have not concluded yet, the estimated value associated with all legacies still outstanding at the end of 31 st March 2025 was £1 ,593.421 . The amount of cash income received for legacies in 2024n5 was particularly strong in 2024125 at £2,059.856. 202512026 is off to a good start with several legacy notifications received already that will help drive the pipeline for the remainder of the year. Thank you for your support Principal risks and uncertainties The principal risks faced by the charty are the unpredictable legaq income. reductions in govemment funding and possible reduced donations due to the financial stability of donors being affected by inflation arKI the current cost of living crisis, We maintsin a risk register that is reviewed and updated annuajly. In addttion, the tharty has a Business Continuty Plan that covers how the BDA identifies key activities, evaluates risks, and considers and plans for Business Continuty in the event of an unplannedlemergency event which affects our abilty to function normally. Left. International Pre5iderrts of the WFD, Abigail and Robert with Rebecca. Right: Signing the Declaration on the Rights of Déaf Children. ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 65 £4

STRUCTURE. SCANMEFORBSL OR CLICK HERE • Ply DÈAF PARCNTS Qiir ILifvl" OUA, EYES ou&l. rARS ,JR NAWt45 ALS[ IFIIL OULF(J Plans for the future Taklng BSL Forward: Brltlsh Deaf Asso¢latlon'$ l O-year Strategic Yision 2022-2032 Our language has now been recognised by the UK Government. We must seize this opportunty to prepare the ground for the world we want, promote the nationwide learning of BSL and protect our language to ensure rt flourishes long into the fLtture. There is a shared ambition that the BSL Act 2022 wll serve as a turning point to bring about social thange to dismantle the barriers that have resiricLed Deaf people's lives for more than 130 years, ever since the BDA was established. Member5 overwhelmingly called on the BDA to work wrth the UK Government to introduce bold new measures over the next decade that wll make progress towards equal civil rights for Deaf people in the Unrfced Kingdom. The top priority mugc be for Deaf children and their families to have access to fluent BSL language models from birth and throughout the education Wem, setting them up to become equal and valued members of society. '.2-. 02g-,4-..: . T 66

STRUCTURE. GOVERNANCE ANDMANAGEMENT Deafne55 is nothing to be ashamed of. We Deaf people can excel at anything, just like the hearing people around us, if our hands are not tied by unnecessary and discriminatory language and communication barriers. Building on the groundbreaking BSL Act (Scotland) in 2015. our language, BSL now has official status across the whole of Great Brrtain with the BSL Act (2022). Legislation is finally in place that recogni5es BSL and commits the Government to actively promote and facilitate ts use, The hard work now begins to build the #BSL2032 movement, We need to deliver our vision for a world in which Deaf people no longer struggle, but instead posf(ively thrive from birth to old age, playing a full part in Brrtish society, and British Sign Language is promoted. protected and preserved for future generations, The l O-y&Y Strategic Vision tskes as rts starting point the date at which the BSL Act, which recognised British Sign Language as a language of Great Britain in law for the very first time, received Royal Assent. 28 April 2022. That date will now be celebrated annually as National BSL Day. You can view our bilingual Strategic Vision public(ion below. Please navigate using the arrow keys at the bottom of the page. You can also view this publication in full screen by clickj'ng the icon at the bottom.right, https:Ilbd&ory.uWstrategic-vlslonl Small Company Exemptions The report has been prepared taking advantage of the small companies, exemption of ction 415A of the Companies Art 2006. On behalf of the Board of Trustees Chalr: Dr Robert Adam Date: 12 Sept 2025 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 67

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT Opinion SCANMEFof¢esL OR CLICK HERE We have audrfced the financial statements of Brrtish Deaf Association (the 'charitable company,) for the year ended 31 March 2025 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activf(ies (including income & expenditure account), the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Cash Flows. and notes to the financial slatements, including significant accounting policies, The financial reporting framewod< that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and Unff(ed Kingdom Accounting Stsndards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and the Charrties SORP 2019. In our opinion the financial statements: give a true and fair view of the g(ate of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2025, and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expendtture, for the year then ended., have been properly prepared in accordance with Untted Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice: and have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, the Charities SORP 2019, the Chartties and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and regulation 8 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Basis for opinion We conducted our audtt in accordance with International Standards or) Auditing (UK) (ISAS (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charf(able company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC'S Ethical Standard. and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance wrfch these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Conclusions relating to going concern In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trusiees, (who are also the directors of the company for company law purposes) use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial ststements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charrtable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least ￿e1ve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue, ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 68

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS, REPORT Our re5ponsibiltties and the responsibilrties of the trustees wrth respect to going concem are described in the relevant sections of this reporL Other information The other information comprises the informth'on included in the trustees annual report, other than the financial statements and our audttor's report thereon. The trustee5 a￿ responsible for the other information contined within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extert otherwise explicitly stated in our report we do not express any form of assurnnce conclusion thereon, Our re5ponsibilty is to read the other information and, in doing 50, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent wtth the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audtt or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misststements, we are reqUI￿d to determine whether this gives rise to a materiaj misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed. we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that facL We have nothing to report in this regard. Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006 In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit. the information given in the trustees, report (which includes the directors, report prepared for the purposes of company law) for the financial year for which the financial statemerrts are prepared is consistent wrf(h the financial ststements., and the directors, report has been prepared in accordance wrth applicable legal requirements. Matters on which we are required to report by exception In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and Tts environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors, report We have nothing to report in ￿sPeCt of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006, the Charities and Trustees Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charrties Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 requires us to ￿pOrt to you if, in our opinion: ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audrf( have not been received from branches not visried by us,. or the financial statements are not in agreement wtth the accounting records and returns; or certain disclosures of directors, remuneration specified by law are not made,. or we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit or the trustees vrfere not entitled to prepare the financial ststements in accordance with the small companies, regime and tske athlantage of the small companies, exemption and from the requirement to prepare a strategic reporL Responsibilities of trustees As explained more fully in the trustees, responsibilities statement the trustees (who are also the directors of the charrtable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the finanoal statements and for being satisfied that they gnie a true and fair view, and for suth internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free fmm material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financia] statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company's abilty to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable. matters related to going concern and using the going concem basis of accounting unless the trustees erther intend to liquidate the charttable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. Auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements We have been appointed as audrcor under section 44(1)(c) of the Charrties and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and under Companies Act 2006 and report in accordance wrth the Acts and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder. Our objectives are to obtwn reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an audttor's ￿pOrt that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurdnce is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audtt conducted in accordance with ISAS (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when tt exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are conside￿d material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be experted to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. AN N UAL REPOR T 2024 2025 70 "IV ¥"T.- .}1 Ll.,_è4

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'REPORT Irregularrfcies, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance wrth laws and regulations. We design procedures in line wth our responsibiltties, outlined above, to detecl material misstatemerrts in respect of irregularrties. including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularriies, including fraud is detailed below. We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the charrtable company and the sector in which rt operates and considered the risk of the charrtable company not cOmpl￿ng with the relevant laws and regulations including fraud; in particular th0￿ that could have a material impact on the financial statements. This included those regulations directly related to the financial statements, including financial reporting and tax legislation. In relation to the oper3tions of the charitable company this included compliance wtth Companies Act 2006, Chartties Act 201 l and the Chartties and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. The risks were discussed with the audit team and we remained alert to any indications of non- compliance thmughout the audrL We carried out specific procedure5 to addre55 the risks identified, These included the following: Review of legal fees incurred: Reviewing minLrtes of Trustee Board meetings; Agreeing the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentstion; Enquiring of management, including those charged with governance; Reviewing key accounting policies and estimates To add￿$$ the risk of management override of controls, we carried out testing of joumal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness. We also assessed management bias in relation to the accounting policies adopted and in determining signbficant accounting estimates. Because of the inherent limitations of an audrt, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulatton. This risk increases the more that compliance wrth a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial Statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery. collusion, omission or misrep￿SentstrOn. A further description of our responsibilrties is available on the FRC'S websrte at: https:Ilwww.frc.org.uWauditorSlaudit-assurancelauditor.￿re$P0n5IbIIit•e￿for4he• audit-of-the-fildescription-of-the•auditor%E2%80%99s-responsibilities-for description forms part of our audrior's report, This ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 71 l-i .* ei ¥1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT Use of our report This report 15 made solely to the charttable companls members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and to the charttable company's trustee5, as a body, in accordance with Regulation l O of the Charrties Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might stste to the charrtable company's members those matters we are reqUI￿d to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpo. To the fullest extent permrted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibilty to anyone other than the charrtable company and the charttable companls members as a body, for our audfc work for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. Michael Cooper-Davis FCCA ACA (Senior Ststutory Audrtor) For and on behalf of., Price Bailey LLP Chartered Accountarrts Statutory Audrtors 24 Old Bond Street London, WIS 4AP Datt: 15 October 2025 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 72 -l .'lj t ¥'.11.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating an income and expenditure account) For the year ended 31 March 2025 G•n•Trl F¥n 0•118nat•d Unr••trirt•d Fund 1015 Fuhd• T•rt Donab'on5 and le8acies 1.445554 1.445554 1.980 1,447,534 Othertradwvd actfvfrhes 41724 41724 320 4J,044 1&830 Investment wieome 12280 12280 12300 IQ291 1SW558 150)558 239) 1,50U5• 1541,032 Incomefrom charit4e 67,097 67.097 907,717 97U14 997,405 1567,655 1567,655 910P17 2.417￿11 2538,437 Costs ofrllilnz thnd• JndrnS￿l costs 147567 147567 147,567 111,116 147367 147,567 147J07 111,236 ChvTt•bl• •cti¥iti•i 917,692 93,903 1.011395 914,816 1297,494 99595 99395 9gJgS 3,230 Tot•1 •xp•ndlturn 93.903 .258.757 914,11fj 2,17JJ73 1.411.960 Not In￿rn• 402N)I 3,903) 308,898 (4,799) Jo4.0 1.126,477 Tran•f•Th betw•on funds Not mov•m•nt In fvnth 40UOI 193,903) 308A98 14,799) J04.099 1,126,477 Fundi t 31 M•r£h 2024 1.789270 121.203 1.910.473 1,383,147 3.293.620 2,167,143 Furtd• It J l Mrch 2025 1191071 27JCO 1219J71 1.378.348 3,S•7.71• 3293,620 All movements derive from continuous activrties during the above financial year. The notes on pages 80 to 104 form part of these financial statements. ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 73

BALACNE SHEET Balance Sheet- As at 31 March 2025 2025 Nat• Tanwble frxed assets 9,73(1 9,998 Curr•rt w•t• Debtor¥ 10 936,8•5 1,688,813 Cash at bank and in hand 3,106,289 1,988.324 4.043.175 3,677,137 Cr•dltov&' •mounts f•llln8 du• wlthln one year (J14.654) <393515) N*t ¢yrv•nt 3.658,520 3,283,622 Credltorn. amounts fvlllng due after on• yov 12 I70￿31) TO￿ as￿￿ Iws cuvr•nt Ilabllltl•i 3.597,719 3293,620 Fundi Restricted funds 14 1,378,348 lJ83.147 Unr••tslrt•d fundi De5iKrHted funds Gen￿￿ Fund5 15 27,JOO 1.99llJ8 199,932 121,203 1.489,743 299,527 15 Tot41 fijnds 3.597,7 59 3293,620 The financial statements have been prepared in accordance wtth special provisions applicable to companie5 subject to the small companies, regime. Approved by the Board of Trustees on 6 September 2025 and signed on rf(s behalf by,, Dr Robert Adam (Chair) Company Registration No. 2881497 The notes on pages 80 to 104 form part of these financial statements. ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 74

STATEMENTOF CASH FLOW Statement of Cash Flows - For the year ended 31 March 2025 202S 2024 Cash flow from •por4tlnz •rtlvttl•• Net cash provided by yrnting adNrt 1.126.248 321,222 Cuh Ilow from IntMrtlDg &ttfvltl•• Purthase oftan@ble frxed a55et5 (8,213) .436) N•t cuh ui•d by Inv•rtlng •rtlvltl•• Ch•nz• In csh and c•8h •qul¥alènts In th• ye 1.117.905 311.786 Ca•h And ¢ash ¢quSvl•nts at l Aprll 2024 1,988.324 1.676,538 Cuh and ¢￿h •qulvlnts *¢ 31 Mv¢h 2025 3,106.219 1,988,324 Notei to th6 cash flow stat•m•nt for th• y•v 31 Plvch 2025 A- A•¢onclllatlon of n•t rnov•m•nt In lundl to not flo from operntlng activkies 2025 2024 Net mOV￿￿nts in the funds for the Dep￿￿￿￿1n tharge (Inolase) in debtors Increase in awiitors 304.D99 •.551 751.928 61,070 1.126.4 4.832 (899.345) 89,258 N•t cuh provld•d by op•r•tln¥ actlvltlei 1,126.148 321,222 - Analyd• of cuh and •qulvAl•Thts Cash at ￿nk and in hand 3,106,219 1.988,324 The notes on pages 80 to 104 form part of these financial statements. ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 75

NOTES TOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS l . Accounting policies l. l Basis of preparntion The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the Charities and Trustee Investrnent (Scotland) Act 2005, the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities,, Statemert of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) effective from l January 2019. The chartty is a public benefrt entity as defined by FRS 102. The charty had a dormant subsidiary company, Big D Company Limrted, whose regstered office was St John'5 Deaf Communty Centre, 258 Green Lanes, London N4 2HE. The company has been dormant for many years and the trugcees decided to close the company and it was subsequently dissolved on 24 January 2023, The charty has not prepared consolidated accounts as inclusion of the resuFts of its subsidiary undertaking, Big D Company Limrted, as it would not be material to the consolidated financial statements. 1.2 Goinz concern The Trustees of the charty have considered their obligation5 to prepare these financial statements on an appropriate basis, having specific regard to the charitys unrestricted funds at 31 March 2025, which includes ri's closed multi-employer defined benefrt pension scheme that was previously available to participating staff. The charrws funding commrtment to the pension scheme remains long term, however at the 31 March 2025 the pension scheme reseryes are in surplus. Therefore overall, unrestricted funds are considered adequate to meet all working caprtal needs for the loreseeable future. The Trustees have agreed to make a number of investments to ensure the charty increases rts income over the medium to long term, as well has having the infrastructure to support the charty's growth. Going concem is dependent on future income continuing at an acceptable level and the Trustees a￿ confident that this ￿MaInS achievable. Therefore, at the time of approving the financial statements, the Trustees have a reasonable expect3tion that the charty has adequate resources to continue in operationaj extstence for the foreseeable future, Thus, the Trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. li ANN UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 76 l.ly ijl:,-.L•. ,11. .lJ?t. IT

NOTES TOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1.3 Critical accounting estimate5 and judgements To be able to prepare financial statements in accordance with FRS 102, the charty must make certain estimates and judgements that have an impact on the policies and the amount reported in the annual accounts. The estimates and judgements are based on historical experiences and other factors including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable at the time such estimates and judgements are made. The ttems in the accourrts where these judgements have been made include: Estimating the liabilty of the mutrti-employer pension scheme. 1.4 Income Income for both restricted and unrestricted funds are recognised in full in the Statement of financial attivities in the year in which they are receiwable. Voluntary income is received by way of legacies and donations and is included in full in the Statement of financial activities when receivable. Volunteer time is nLY£ included in the financial statements. Legacies are recognised at the earlier of actual receipt or on receipt of Estste accounts which confirm the 8DA's entttlement to receive the funds, the pmbabilty of receipt and provide an accurate measure of the legacy. If the legacy is in the form of an asset other than cash or an asset listed on a recognised stock exchange, recognrtion is subject to the value of the asset being able to be reliably rneasu￿d and title to the asset has passed to the charty. Recognition is not taken for legacies subject to a life interest as they do not meet the SORPS recognrtion crrf(eri& Investment income is recognised on a receivable basis. All grants (including from government) are accounted for when the charty has entttlement to the funds, and performance related condttions attached to the grants have been met, tt is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. 1.5 Expenditure The costs of raising funds relate to the costs incurred by the charttable company in raising funds for rts charrtable work Governance costs are primarily associated wrth constrtutionaj and statuiory requirements. Expendrf(ure is recognised in the period in which they are inCur￿d. Resources expended include attributable VAT which cannot be recovered. Resources expended are allocated to the activty where the cosi relates directly to that activty. Other costs represent the cost of charttable actiwties that cannot be directly attributed (Directors, Administration. Finance, Human Resources and Information Technology) bLrt which are incurred to deliver our services are apportioned across other activities on the basis of their use of those resources. ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 77

NOTES TOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1.6 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation Tangible fixed assets are stated at COSt less depreciation. Items of equipment are caprtalised where the purchase price exceeds I I ,000. Depreciation costs are allocated to activities on the basis of the use of the related assets in those activrties. Assets are reviewed for impairment if circumstances irbdicate their Garrying value may exceed their net reaisable value and value in use, Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over tts experted useful life using the siraght-line method. The depreciation rates in use are a5 follo Computer equipment Fixtures. frttings & equipment 2 years 2 years Leasing and hlre purchase commitments Rentals payable under operating leases, where substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership remain wrth the lessor, are charged to the Statement of financial activtties in the year in which they fall due, Cash and cash equlvalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturty of th￿e months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposrt or similar account. 1.9 Penslons The charitable company participates in a multi-employer pension scheme, the Pension Trust's Gro Plan. The assets of the Scheme are held in an independently administrated fund. (see note14), In accordance wrth FRS 102 section 28, the SOFA includes; The cost of benefits accruing during the year in respect of current and past service (charged againrt net income). The increase in the present value of the scheme's liabilrties arising from the passage of time (also charged against net income: The charty also has a defined contribution pension scheme for existing staff. The amount charged in the Statement of financial activities in respect of the defined contribution pension scheme is the contributions payable in the year All allocations (income or expenditure) arising from the pension Schemes are charged to unrestricted funds. l. l O Accumulated funds Unrestricted funds a￿ donations and other income receivable or generated for the objects of the charty. Restricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as lad down by the donor. Expenditure which meets these crrteria is charged to the fund together wrth a fair allocation of support costs. Designated funds are unrestrirted funds earmarked by the Trustees for particular purposes, ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 li 78

FINANC*lAL TEME.NTS . I I Constitution. address and legal 5tatU5 The Brrtish Deaf Association is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales (company registration number 2881494, and also a registered charty (charty registration number 1031687, England and Wales, SC042409, Scotland). The registered Offi￿ is, St. John's Deaf Communty Centre. 258 Green Lanes, London N4 2HE, The charitsble company is limited by guarantee and has no share caprtal. The liabilty of each member in the event of wnding up is limtied to 25 pence. 1.12 Functional currency The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charty. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest L 1.13 Financial instruments The charty only has financial assets and financial liabilrties of a kind that gualify a5 basic financial instruments. Basic financial instnjments are initially recognised at transartion value and subsequently measured at their settlement value. Fixed assets are recorded at depreciated historical cost and all other assets and liabilities are recorded at cost which is their fair value.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2. Donation and Legacies Unrestrkted Fynds Deilznated Fund$ 2025 Total Funds 88,912 90.892 Le8aaes reCe￿￿￿e 135&642 1,356.042 Totwl ,445,554 1.980 1.447.$34 | Unr•slYlrt Funds D•slxnat•d Funds 2024 Tatal Funds Donati¢fjg and wfts 54.18S S4,18S 831,726 626.0 1.457,716 Totxl 885,•11 626.000 3. Charitable Activities Rertrfrt•d Fund• . I 2015 Totsl FuAd• Fyn Si8n i￿Re Prciects Deaf OMk4ren, Ytyjth and Familtes Proierts 56,254 56,254 Deafcommunty PrDFcts 74,003 74.003 Deafctynmunlty Develowient 730 602,020 IOL750 DeafAccess and PrOj￿ts 175,440 1 175.440 Other5 67 06,367 Total 67,097 907.717 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 80

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Unr•strlrt•d Funds D•slinated Funds Re•tslrt•d Funds 2024 Sign i￿vale Projects Deaf ch1hj￿n, Y¢xrth and Families Projects DeafCc¥YYnunty Adw Prcietts DeafCLxINnunty Developmerrt 833,717 BJJ.717 . Deaf Access and Indushx Projects 83510 83.510 . Others 80,178 10,178 Total 80.178 917,227 997,405 Included within income from charitable activities are govemment grants received amounted to £361,0 18 (2024.. £327,818). There were no unfulfilled condrtions or other contingencies attaching to these grants (2024: none). 4. Expenditure Unrertrtrted Funds Dulimted Funds R•rtrlrtd Funth 2015 Costs of railing funds 147.567 147.567 Charitable expendttu 917.692 93.903 914.816 Other- pision scheme costs 99595 99.595 Tot41 .164,•54 93.90J 914.116 2.173,S73 Ufivertrlrt•d Fundg DMl¥nated Fundi R¢strirt•d Funds 2024 Totsl Costs of rdi%ngfunds 111,236 111.236 . Charii*le expendthjre 395.481 78,490 823523 1,297,494 Other- pengon schrJne costs 3,230 3.230 509.947 78,490 823.52J 1.411.960 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 81

NOTES TO THEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2025 Totsl Deprecbation Other5 Costs of ￿￿ing furKIs I OZ794 44.773 147.567 Ch•rlt•ble artlvltl•&' Direct Costs 899.090 273,827 1.171.917 SUP￿ c951s 165,509 8550 531,433 7•5,492 639 47,363 48.002 1,065,238 8550 897,396 1.920.41 Oth•r axp•ndStw Per&ion finance charge5 I￿31 i.oJi Rerneawr￿ents of scheme ￿luatI1)n 626 026 Rernea5uremerts- knendments to the corrtributions 5thedule 97,938 97.938 1267.627 ]zii 8,550 097,396 Iin.s73 2024 Total Staff D•pr•clatlon Othe Cosls of rai5irq f￿d$ 86,lJ95 25,141 111,2J6 Dirert costs 718.923 179,443 190,366 Support Costs 61,779 4.832 294290 J60.901 1,340 36,887 J8.227 7811)42 4132 510,620 1.297.494 Oth•r •xp•ndltur&' Pertsion finan￿ th￿ge5 3.201 3,101 Remewrements ofstheme v￿UatI¢￿) 29 29 Penyon stheme admiThrtration eypenses 871.367 4,8J2 53S.761 1,411,960 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 82

NOTES TOTHEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS Anatygls of charltabl¢ exPendI￿rn Dlr•ct Indlr•rt 2025 (ex¢ludlng EoY¢rn4n¢0 ¢0sts) Others Othors ' Si8n Lankuage Projects 11112 9,125 15,433 50.171 86.841 Deaf ChildreiL Y(th and 9&590 7.967 63.866 39,034 109.457 .' Deaf ConThnty Projects 108.228 1 7A459 &105 42.311 233.103 Deafcomnwnty Developrrwrt 34B68 &105 34.592 85.025 Poliq and carn￿ 103.396 13,970 24,762 60,458 202.586 Deaf Acoss Indusirx) 379,068 90,166 13.850 92,395 575.479 FIJ￿ICation. Membership & Communi13tion5 26265 1 39,405 12,324 118,072 196.066 Oeaf TraInI￿ Pml•cts 23,590 7,871 9,214 31645 73,320 ' BSL Medid Go4tmantt, Accessto Work and Others 111973 19.404 13,850 70J05 216,532 Penslon Cort 99,595 99.59$ 199.090 273,827 165.509 039.578 1,978.004 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 83

NOTES TO THEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS Analysls of thwit•bl• •xp¢nditure Dirrt Indir•ct 2024 Staff Others Sign Lryage Projects 7.07T 3592 9.254 16,T12 36.695 Deaf Children. Youth arNI Families ncB3 40,472 9,004 26,799 141.448 Deafcommunty Advtoq Projects 164.479 71.822 Q71) 33.021 269.051 Deaf Commurtty Developmert 42,831 6,265 f271) 14,222 43.047 Policy and carT￿l&n5 48.623 3.271 18.779 29,777 100.450 Deaf Access aThJ In¢lusv)n 264.775 90.269 6.011 63￿18 424.873 Publntson, Membership & Communi¢2tions 1,142 1,178 10278 39.ns 5L373 Deaf Trwning Pfoiects 4,914 (35) 2,904 21,076 28.159 SL Medii Gwnance. A¢cessto Work and Others 111989 <37J95) 6,011 53,866 l J5.471 718.923 179.439 61,779 199.126 ,259.207 ATh￿11 of iupport corts 2Q25 2024 Prwnises and re￿•d costs 11,520 SZ482 Travel and xc¢>nmo&tion 83.761 61.830 133.539 87.303 48,002 38.227 Consuftan 217.496 83516 325.070 212403 897.396 535.701 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 84

NOTES TOTHEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS 5. Costs of generating donations and legacies 2112S 2024 Other costs comprls•: I Costs of genernting don*'ons and le8a¢ies 44,77J 25.141 1 44.77J 25.141 | 6. Governance costs 2025 2024 .' Other gov•rnanc• cort$ compl1￿ of. 12.164 11597 ' L￿1 and wofe5sionl fees 3.495 1907 Truste￿ costs (induding staff costs) 31.643 l&ll3 48,002 31.227 1 Included wrthin Trustees. costs is £5,687 (2024.. £3,775) paid to 6 P024: 6) Trusiees, wrth respect to reimbursement of travel, hotel and subsistence expenses ￿lating to the business of the charty. None of the Trustees (or any persons connected with them) ￿ceiVed any remuneration during the year (2024: £Nil). ANNUAL REPOR T 2.024-2025

NOTES TO THEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS 7. Employees 2025 2024 The average head count of ¢mployèèt durfng the year WA¥: Deaf COmmuntyA￿0Ca Deaf ComrThJnty DeNrlopment 10 Deaf Chilthen, Youth and Families BDN I BSL Media arKI C¢)mmunI￿￿On5 Policy and Cryaigns 5JPF￿rt Staff Secondrrwrt 24 23 8. Employment costs 2025 2014 Wage5 and salaries 911769 643.775 Social se£urrty costs 66.CO7 60,341 i Redundw ¢osts 25.354 19,096 Sub totsl ,024.130 n3212 Other staff relatsd costs 143.902 144,925 FRS 102 Valuation mwnent on defined benefrt ￿herne 99595 3.230 871J67 171J67 2015 2024 The number of employees whose annual remuneration was £60.000 or more were: Between ￿0.000 £69,99* B•twe•n £70.000 and £79.999 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 86

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The key management and personnel of the charty was the Chief Executive, The Board of Trustees and the Head of Finance. Totsl remuneration wrth respect to key management and personnel amounted to £151.234 (2024: £103,006). These amounts include gross pay, employers Nl, employer pension contributions, bonuses and any benefrts in kind. 9. Tangible fixed assets Comp￿•r •qulpm•ftt Fixtur•4 fittin & •qulprn•rt Totsl At l April X$24 41166 15(L) 44,666 Additk)r 41166 &283 Di1pos￿5 1265W) At JI Mwfh 1015 13.949 2,510 16.449 D•pMelatloTh At l Awl 2024 31168 uc 34,668 Dmpos Q65(IW (2450)) Owge forthe year 8551 8551 At 31 M•r¢h 21JZS uoo 1fj,71? Net book vAIu• At JI m￿h 2015 *,7J• 9,730 At 31 Mvth 2024 9,998 9,998 l O. Debtors 2025 2024 Trade debtors 45,415 80.407 857.71 1,561218 Prepayrnents and accnjed income 33.761 4&188 930￿10 I,oB4113 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 87

NOTES TOTHE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS I l . Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 2025 2024 Trade creditors 61,4•0 101756 Taxation gxiol securTty costs J,242 5.751 Deficit repayYRnt ￿an on muhithemployer pen%on scheme 28,301 39,081 Other creAiéot3 248 Accrual$ and deferred income (see below) 291.J53 245.927 Trt 384.654 393.515 Included wtthin creditors,. amounts falling due within one year are the following movements in deferred income., 2025 2024 Deferred inccYr brouort fonhwd 200,734 124,397 Incame defewed in the year 224.é•J 2CQ,734 Deferred irKome released from prvJr year (200.734) (124.397) Deferred Inco￿ carried forward 224.683 200.734 Deferred income is disclosed in the financial statements to show to what extent income h&$ been received by the charty but recognised ￿ income in a future accounting period. Income deferred lates to grants received in the current year, bLrt which relate to a future period. 12. Creditors: amounts falling due after one year 2025 2024 Defic(i repayTh￿￿t plan on muhimployer pen5K)n Kheme 70,532 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 13. Pension and other post-retirement benefit commitments The company participates in the scheme, a multi-employer scheme which provides benefrts to some 521 non-associated participating employers. The scheme is a defined benefrt scheme in the UK. It is not possible for the company to obtsin sufficient information to enable ri to account for the Scheme as a defined beneffc scheme. Therefore rt accounts for the scheme as a defined contribution scheme. The scheme is subjeci to the funding legislation outlined in the Pensions Act 2004 which came into force on 30 December 2005. This, together wtth documents issued by the Pensions Regulator and Technical Actuarial Stsndards issued by the Financial Reporting Council, set out the framework for funding defined benefffc occupationat pension scheme5 in the UK The scheme is classified as a 'last-man stsnding arrangement,. Therefo￿, the company is potentially liable for other participating employers, obligations if those employers are unable to meet their share of the sdieme deficit following withdrawal from the scheme. Partiapating employers are legally required to meet their share of the scheme deficrt on an annuty purchase basis on withdrawal from the scheme. A full artuarial valuation for the scheme was carried out at 30 September 2023. This valuation showed assets of £514.9m, liabilrfcies of £531.Om and a deficit of £16.1 m. To eliminate this funding shortfall, the Trustee has &£ked the participating employers to pay additional contributions to the scheme as follows: Dellclt contrlbutions Fr•m l Aprll 2025 to 31 f4•r<h 2028: £2.100,000 per •nThum Payabl• monthty unle￿ a concession has been ag￿ed wrth the Trustee the term to 31 March 2028 applie5. Note th*( the scheme's previous valuation was carried out wrth an effectNe date of 30 September 2020, This valuation showed assets of £800.3m, liabilrtie5 of £831.9m and a deficit of Q1.6m. To eliminate this funding shortfall. the Trustee asked the participating employers to pay addttional contribLStions to the scheme as follows.. Deficit contributions From l Aprfl 2022 to 31 J•nu 2025: £3.3 IIIJOO pr.annum Payable monthly ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 89

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The recovery plan contribution5 are allocated to each participating employer in line wrth their estimated share of the Series l and Series 2 scheme liabilities. +Vhere the scheme is in deficit and where the company has agreed to a deficrl funding arrangement the company recognises a liabilty for this obligation. The amount recognised is the net present value of the deficit ￿ductIon contributions paydble under the agreement that relates to the deficiL The present vajue is calculated using the discount rate detailed in these disc105ures. The unwinding of the discount rate is recognised as a finance cost. Present Values of Provision 31 March 202S {£OOO•) 31 Mwrth 2024 (£OOPs) 31 MArch 2023 {£0001) Present ￿ue of pmmsion 98.833 39,080 83h61 Reconciliatlon of Opening and Closlng Positlons Y•w Endln8 jl M•rch 2025 (£OOOs) Y•v Endlnz 3 l Marth 2014 (£OOOi) Provlilon at rt•rt of p•rlod 39.010 83.661 Unwnding of the di%count factor (Interert e<pense) 1.031 3,201 i Deficit contrbution pah {J9.842) <47,811) Rwnea5urwnents- Smpart ofany chary in assumptior 621 29 Remeasurernents- ameNJryRnts to the cOr￿lbu￿On xhedule 97.931 Provlslon at end of perlod 98.•33 39.080 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025

NOTES TO THEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS Income and Expenditure Impatt Year Eft￿ing 3 l M•rth 2025 (£OOOs) Year Ending J l March 2024 {£OOOi) Interest expense 1.031 3201 R&neaSUr￿lents- impact of any th￿ge in a55UrnPt¢ons 626 29 Remea5urements-am￿drnents tothe c0rrtribJt￿n schedule 9Y.9J8 Scheme adm1n1strnti￿ exp2n5es 56.695 55,044 Total 156.290 58,274 Assumptions 3 l March 2025 % pèr annum J l Mwth 2024 3 l M&rch 2023 X pèr *nnum % annum Rate of di5COWrt 4.84 s.ji 5.52 The discount rates shown above are the equivalent single discount rate5 which, when used to discount the future recovery plan contributions due, would give the same resuFts as using a full AA corporate bond yield curve to discourrt the same recovery plan contributions. The following schedule details the defictt contributions agreed btheen the company and the scheme at each year end period., Deficit Contributlon Schedule Y•ar Endlnz J l Marth 2025 (£0001) JI March 2024 {£000s) 3 l 2023 (£0001) Year I 35 39 48 Year 2 35 40 Year 3 35 Year 4 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024 2025 91

NOTES TO THEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS The company must recognise a liabilty rneasu￿d as the present value of the contributions payable that arise from the deficrt recovery agreement and the resu￿Ing expense in the income and expendriure account i,e. the unwinding of the discount rate a5 a finance c05t in the period in which rt arises. It is these contributions that have been used to derive the company's balance sheet liabilty. The company also operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are h'eld in a separate fund from the company. Amounts charged during the year from this scheme are £19,096 (2024., £19,096) and the amount OLrtstanding at 31 March 2025 was £Nil (2024: £Nil). 14. Restricted Funds MoY•mert In fund$ B￿•£ at I APTII 2024 Exp•ndltur• Transfer Mvch 2025 Legacie51 ADAS ,067,328 3.343 1,063,985 JIS,819 910,017 911.4n 314,36J lJ8J.147 910.017 914.•16 l J70.J48 BalAnc• at I APAI 2024 B￿•n¢• at J I MwrGh 2015 L•pcl¢• l ADA• Incom Expendltur• TrJn¥fer l GrEyJp Legacy fijnds 97,044 97.044 Youth FU￿rf$ 4,416 4.416 Fvnds 680,￿9 010.259 Greater London FurK 40.000 Research Fund5 69,774 69,774 Holiday Sthemes ￿ndS 119,993 3343 16,650 Other RestricLed ￿ndS 25.030 25.030 30,812 30.812 1.067J28 616,000 J343 1.003.985 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 92

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS B414rfè at I April 2024 Balanc• at 31 Mvch 2025 Current Proi•rt Grnnts Income Expenditure Trwsf•r Scottish Govemrnent. EqL￿lity 81,246 2￿,172 201473 78.945 Dementm Projert (S(dar￿) 28,223 4,2CO 24.023 Dementia Research (SCo￿a 3J35 3,335 BSL Case Scewos (Scdand) I1￿82 11,812 Northem Irel￿- C￿ner (4.520) 37.245 31n5 W￿e5. GeJ)er 337 15CN) J37 Deaf Acce5¥lndu￿0n (Enland) 59,402 155,126 155,781 58.747 Deaf ACc￿Inclusion (Wale5) 7.953 5.7Q) 11955 098 Deaf Access11￿1￿$1on (Scotlanrf) 1754 1,504 DeafAthoca¢y IN. Irel￿d> (622) 101,639 103,654 (2,637) DeafAdvocaq (Wales) 25.524 21355 J,169 Deaf Rcth and Pride {knlJand) 21253 40,195 39349 23.099 Self-Hami Projert 10,359 10.253 Cty Bridge Trusi 9,029 34,401 31603 10,827 Propel 11555 29,108 36,S28 4,135 Masonic Chwitable FoundatKJn 5.240 41,327 3&608 9.959 t)eafPIus 1,966 23,832 17573 ,225 S(￿and Isolatw and Lor*lin 7.191 24,123 11848 18.466 Sthtlsh Hw5in8 Regulator (1.671) 5.814 3.943 Scotland- General 350 7.940 4.764 3,526 Farni￿ Si8n5 * Home (N. Irel￿ 6.338 37.$25 45.411 (1.548) ISA.. Dementia (Age Scot 5,664 5.380 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024 2025 93

NOTES TO THEFINANCIALSTATEMENTS Balanc8 *t I April 2024 Balanc• at J I March 2025 Currert Prolert Grants Income Expendlthre Transfer . Wetsh Government- 8SL Charter 6542 8,473 13,789 1,226 Loneline55 Engagemert (En&•d) 559 1 S,380 RO￿ttree Foundation 56,254 32.858 2J.396 Heritage (untokl Sknes)- Nl 8384 8.955 (571) ATW- Northern Irel￿d 68.1)62 67,571 491 Deaf Cynru A¢¢ess 5,942 7,132 (1.190> Tacwing Inequalitie5-Wa 17,CN)4 17.642 (OJ8) 315.119 j 910,017 911,473 314,J6J ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 94

NOTES TO THEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS B￿antÉ at I April 2023 Balanc• at J I 2024 Cofflpar•tlve 2024 Incom• Expendlture Tr4n•fer Legaaes l ADAS 441,328 626,C 1.067.328 Current PrO1￿t Grants 221115 917,227 823,523 315.•19 Total 603,443 1,543.227 823.'523 lJ8J,147 L•za¢io1 l ADAS l(A Group Le8w Funds 97.044 97,044 YoLrth Funds 4,416 4.416 Scgdand Funds 54,259 626,lJ)) 680.259 Greater londl￿ Fund5 40.QOQ Researth Funds 69,774 69.774 Holiday Sthemes ￿ndS 119,993 119.993 Other Restricted fiJnds 25.030 25.030 OearA￿l4t￿s 3Q812 JO.•12 Totsl 441 J28 626,000 1.007,321 4A l) ANNUAL REPOR T 2024 "2025 95 LIS J• 14.- Ll

NOTES TO THEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS Ma1￿¢• at I April 2023 anc•at31 Mar¢h 2024 Curr•nt Prolect Grnrts Income Expendlture Transfer Sc(rttith Gov¢mmenL. Equalty 41903 230,963 191620 11,246 Demerf&3 Projeci (Scotland) 28223 28,223 Demento Research (Scthand) 3335 3.335 BSL Case knnarios (Scovan 11,882 11,882 Northern Ireland- GpJw71 3.648 34,191 42.3S9 (4,520) Wles- C￿neral 450 337 Deaf Access/Incl￿iQn (En8knd) 37513 149.953 128.064 59.402 Deaf Accessnnclu5ion (Wle5) 7.6C 1067 7.953 Deaf Accewlnclusion (Scdand) 5,5C 1746 2,754 Deaf {N, Irdand) 14,882 152,726 168,230 (622) DeafA￿CK￿ (w￿e5) 9,701 104,382 88,559 2S,524 Deaf R¢>)ts and PrKle (knuand) &106 53,463 37,316 21251 Self.Harm Project losn 213 10.35? City 8rid8e Trurt Fourthtyon 28,608 19,579 9.029 Propel 20.792 9,237 11.555 Masonic Ch¥itable Found*bn 12,398 7,158 S.240 Deafftus 5.750 3,784 1.966 Scdand l%)tstion and Lts￿ineSs 1 S,963 8,7n 7.191 Scottish HO￿11ng Regubtor 1.871 (1.871) Scdand. Gener 869 519 350 Famity s￿ at Home (N. Irela 16582 26.644 36,888 6,338 Covid.19 hyect (Wales) 4.260 8.633 7,229 5.604 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 96

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Balanc• at I April 2023 Balance •t 31 Mapth 2024 Current Project Grnnts Income Ewnditure Transfer Welsh Governm¥rt- BSL Charter 1670 16220 11348 6,542 Loneliness Enga8emert {En8land) 9.487 32,￿) 25,798 . 15,649 Deaf Children's Literacy 27,681 27,681 Deaf Heritage Filrr6 Project 352 Totsl 222,115 917.227 823.S2J 315.818 The membership of the Association has been divided into geographical areas. each of which is headed by an Area Deaf Association which operdtes separate accounts. These a￿ consolidated into one account as a restricied fund, since the Trustees have ultimate control over these funds. The following splits out the summary resuFts by area. ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 98

NOTES TOTHEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS At l Aprll 2024 At31 M•rth 1015 Ey•Dthur• East ofE￿d DCafAty)aa￿l (EDAI 2.116 652 152 271 271 13,731 13.731 4,510 4.51• 2,990 2.0 DeafAs%c 1419 2,41• E•sl MldlkTr& ffMOA) 4n 472 W¢rt DeArA￿C￿ (WNOAI 958 95• South E4rt D•f A#ochthn ISEDA) YoAthlre& Humber4de OeafknrKIth CfHDA) T•tal 30.•12 30.112 At l Aprfl 201J •&Jl Mvrh io In¢•rn• 1116 652 271 1).7)1 4510 4JlO kntbth (SDA) 2,990 2.990 1693 g)thWe51WAssoiiThi1SWDA) 1419 Eart MithaThth Oe6A4tr2i&i (EMDA) 4n 472 West M*Jknk (WNC)A) Y5B 950 South Eut t)￿All0[￿n IWA) YorkshrE&HLKntwsde DeafA%￿￿￿￿ (YHDA) 30.011 JO,B12 ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 99

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The nature of the restricted funds is shown below,. Derbyshire BSL Helpline The BDA'S Derbyshire BSL Helpline is a three-year Lottery-funded project supporbng deaf individuals in Derby and Derbyshire through advocacy, information. and guidance services. Know Your Rights Funded by deafPLUS, we carry out Know Your Rights Roadshows for deaf clubs and communty groups in England, educating deaf people about their rights under the EqU￿ty Act. Family Signing at Hom¢ (FSH) The FSH projects offer sign language classes taught by Deaf tutors for family members of deaf children in England & Wales and Northern Ireland, funded by Masonic Charrtable Foundation and Department for Communities Nl. Advocacy Services for Deaf Adults The Advocacy Service helps Deaf aduFts access heaFthcare confidently by providing one-to-one advocacy, information, and training for healthcare professionals in Northern Ireland. funded by the Department of Health. Untold Stories Funded by the National Lottery Herttage Fund. this 2-year projec( Untold Stories, aims to raise awareness wrthin the deaf communty of the importance of preserving our herriage, cuFture, and sign language for future generations. Equality & Human Rights Fund (EHRF) Funded by the Scottish Government's Equalty and Human Rights Fund (EHRQ, the project focuses on the BSL (Scotland) Act 2015 and BSL National Plan 2023 - 2029, wrth a focus on BSL Rights and Equalty for Deaf people. Deaf Root$ & Pride (DRP) Transltlons DRP Transttions, funded by the National Lottery Communty Fund and The Robertson Tru¢ supports Deaf children and young people (8-25 years) in Scotland during educational transrftions. Scottish Housing Register Commissioned by Scottish Housing Register, we carried out the consultations with deaf communty in Scotland regarding their housing issues. Self-Harm Awareness Project Funded by Scottish Government, we created *veral videos in BSL for deaf communty to raise awarenes5 about self-harm. Soclal Isolation and Loneliness (SIAL) This project is funded by Impact Funding Partners (IFP), tackling isolation & loneliness in the Deaf communty in Scotland. ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 100

NOTES TO THEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS Deaf Health Project This is a 3-year, AHRC funded projert 'Taclding Health Inequalrties wrth and for the Deaf BSL-Using Communtties in Wales" It ams to improve heaFih and healthcare services for deaf cornmunty in Wales. Your Democracy - Your Rights The project, funded by Welsh Government's Democratic Grant scheme, empowers the deaf communty in Wales, to activety engage with elected representstives and participate meaningfully in democracy, Deaf People are Herel The 2-year project funded by Joseph Rowntree Trust, empowers the Deaf community, developing and delivering regional member forums in the North Eas( and SoLrth Elfi. Deaf Voices and Leadershlp Funded by the Cty Bridge Foundation, the project delivers the series of leadership and campaign workshops for deaf communty living in London. Propel Explore The projett is to explore the systemic issues faced by the deaf communty in London and create a theory of change, funded by the Cty Bridge Foundation. Local Group Legacy Funds: Set up a specific project and local funds for Deaf people bequeathed through Wills to fund acLivriies. Hollday Schemes Fund: Set up a respite fund for Deaf people to fund specific aclivfcies. ANN.UAL REPOR T 2024-2025 101

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 15. Unrestricted Funds The income funds of the charty include the following designated fund£ which have been set aside out of unreg(ricted funds by the Trustees for specific purpO￿s.. 1015 Mov•m•nt In fund Restated Balance At I Aprll 2024 B￿ance at 31 Mvch 2025 Incom¢ Exp•nd)¢ur• Tr￿sfer Gener￿ RJrKI 1,489,743 1.567,655 (1,065,259) 1.992,139 Dev¢k)went Fund 111.2113 (93.903) 27.JOO Pension FuTrJ 299,517 (99,5951 1 •9,932 Tot•1 ,910.473 ,567,655 (1,258,757) 2J19,371 2024 MoY•mert In . Rostat•d alance at I April 202J Balance at 31 M•rch 2024 Income Exp•ndltvr• Tran•f•r Generl Fund 1,001,250 995,210 (506.717) 1.489.743 Development Fund 199.69J (78.490) 121.203 Pen%ion Fund J02,757 1 (3.230) 219.527 .503.700 995,210 (588.437) 1.910.4n Pension Fund: Since April 2013. the Pensions Trust has required the BDA to pay addrtionaj pension contributions. Our pension liabilty debt at 31 March 2025 is approximately £99,000, however our pension reserve at the same date just under £300,000 and therefore we currently have a surplus position. Based on the September 2020 actuarial valuation a new payment plan was agreed commencing in April 2022. The new plan require5 the charty to make defictt reduction payments of £35,266 per year to 2027, and, to pay scheme administration expenses of £58,396 per year, (increasing by 3Yo per annum) until the scheme winds down or when the last member has pa￿d away- whichever comes firsL The charty's unrestricted income is unpredictable. especially unknown legacy income, hence why the Board's priorty is to protect the BDA'S long-temi future by ensuring there are sufficient funds allocated to its Pension Reserve Fund. ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 102

NOTES TOTHEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS Development Fund: The main purpose of the Development Fund is to cover new business development opportuntties, such as consultancy to help re4esign the charty's datsbase and a strategic review of our fundraising position, 16. Analysis of changes in net debt Balanc• at I April 2024 Ot￿￿ Trt)n￿$h BalaTre• at 31 M￿h 2025 C￿h Ilowi Cash •nd c￿h •qu1V￿•rtl Cash 1,988,324 1,117,965 1 3.100.219 17. Analysis of net assets between funds Fund Bal￿¢•9 at 31 Mv¢h 2025 Generril Fun D•slgn*ted Pen4•n Funds Rortrlrt•d Totsl Tarv&ble F￿4 Assets 9,730 9.730 2,114.079 298.765 27.300 1.603.030 4,043.175 Credrtor5: amounts fdling due within one year (131,670) Q8JOI) (224,683) (384.0S4) Creditor5.' amourrts f￿11r¢ due after year (70.532) <70.532> .991,1 Jg 199.932 27.JOO l.J71.347 3.5•7.718 Fund a￿1n¢¢I at J l M•r¢h 1024 repre$entsd br. G•n•rnl Funds Do￿¥￿at•d Pen5i0n D•il8nat•d Funds Total Taryble Frxed A%sets 9.998 9.998 Current Assets 1,633.445 338.608 121,203 1.583,881 3h77.137 Credttors., amourrts falling due within one year (153,7QX)) (39,081) (200,734) (393.51 S) Creditot3.' amounts falling dJe after one year 1.489,743 299.527 121.293 1.38J.147 3.293.020 AN.NUAL REPOR T 2024-"2025 103

NOTES TO THEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS 18. Operating lease commitments At the 31 March 2025, the charty had outstanding commttments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases. which fall due as follows: LaDd #nd 8uildin8S Othor 2015 2024 2025 2024 Wrthin l y 3,120 Between 2 and 5 year5 Total 3.120 19. Related party transactions During the year the trustees made donations which totalled £Nil (2024: £Nil) 20. Post Balance Sheet Events The BDA ceased to participate in the TPT Growth Plan and exited the scheme on I. April 2025. This resulted in a Section 75 debt liabilty of £259,534. which was paid in August 2025. Additional liability may occur as a result of a legal review regarding the application of changes to scheme benefrts. The charty wtll be made aware of any addttional labilty relating to this by December 2025. Following this, a final bajancing payment and pension reserve adjustment will tske place Ill Ii.rytsK'IA ANNUAL REPOR T 2024-2025 104

British Deaf Association St John's Deaf Communty Centre, 258 Green Lanes, London N4 2HE ww.bda.org.uk I [e-mail] BRITISH DEAF ASSOCIATION The BDA stands for Deaf Equality, Access and Freedom of Choice Comwy limrf(ed b¥￿￿tee number 2881497 Regitued th￿l￿AurI￿ 1031687 {Ergknd and W*s) and SC042409 {Wand)