# MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1065021
- **Other names:** MSDP
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 24, 1997
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1065021


## Contact

- **Address:** Merseyside Society for Deaf People, 396 Queens Drive, West Derby, LIVERPOOL
- **Postcode:** L13 0DJ
- **Phone:** 01512280888
- **Email:** reception@msdp.org.uk
- **Website:** www.msdp.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF

**Activities:** The activities of the charity are to address the numerous barriers and inequalities experienced by Deaf people. Merseyside Society for Deaf People seek to ensure that Deaf people achieve a full, active and influencing role in mainstream society. We do this through the provision of customised information, communication support, community support, training and development.

**Area of benefit:** IN PRACTICE MERSEYSIDE AND WIRRAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Knowsley
- Liverpool City
- Sefton
- St Helens
- Wirral



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £965516 | £1075629 | £1220178 | 27 |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £968272 | £1048456 | £1330291 | 26 |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £1075304 | £968711 | £1410475 | 29 |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £940559 | £829829 | £1303882 | 25 |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £818132 | £804511 | £1193152 | 24 |



## Trustees

- **Elaine McDonald** (Chair) — appointed May 20, 2022
- Andrew Goodwin — appointed Oct. 9, 2019
- Barry Edward Avison
- Danyella Johnston — appointed July 8, 2025
- David Reader — appointed April 23, 2024
- Jennifer Frances Jones-Gray — appointed July 25, 2023
- John Michael Rowson — appointed Nov. 5, 2025