**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1110373** 

## **The Manchester Deaf Centre** 

**Report and Financial Statements for the Year ended 31 March 2025** 



The Manchester Deaf Centre CIO 

## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the Year Ended 31[st] March 2025** 

**Page** Reference and Administrative Details                                               1 Report of the Trustees                                                                    2 - 8 9 Statement of Financial Activities                                                       10 Balance Sheet                                                                                       11 Statement of Cash flows                                                                     12 Notes to the Financial Statements                                            13 - 29 



## The Manchester Deaf Centre Reference and administrative information For the year ended 31 March 2025 

Manchester Deaf Centre converted from a charitable company (Company House - 05277257) to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 21st August 2023. 

|Organisation (CIO) on 21st August 2023.|||
|---|---|---|
|**Charity number**|1110373||
|**Registered office & operational address**|Crawford House, Booth Street East, Manchester, M13 9GH||
|**Trustees**|Trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as||
||follows:||
||John Wareham|Chair (resigned 29/11/2024)|
||Claire Cummings|Chair (appointed 7/8/2024)|
||Christos Argyropoulos|Treasurer|
||Alistair Wright||
||Pauline Roberts||
||Brian Kokoruwe||
||Shelley Lanchbury||
||Christopher Coles||
||Bryony Parkes||
||Tina Kirwin-McGinley|Appointed 29/4/2024|
||Kailey Mills|Appointed 7/3/2025|
||Sarah Powell|Appointed 1/8/2024|
||Christine Wright|Resigned 23/6/2024<br>|
|**Key management Personnel**|Mark Woodall<br> <br>Claire Baldwin|Secretary/Co-Director<br>Secretary/Co-Director|
|**Bankers**|Co-operative Bank||
||PO Box 250||
||Delf House||
||Southway||
||Skelmersdale||
||WN8 6WT||
|**Independent Examiner**|Leanne Nield ACA<br>Arc Accountancy Solutions Limited||
||51 Laverton Road||
||Lytham St. Annes||
||Lancashire||
||FY8 1EN||



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## The Manchester Deaf Centre Trustees annual report For the year ended 31 March 2025 

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31[st ] March 2025. Reference and administrative information are set out on page 1 which forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102. 

## **Objectives and activities** 

## **Our History** 

The Manchester Deaf Institute was established in 1846, becoming the Manchester Deaf Centre (MDC) in 1990. MDC is the leading provider of services for deaf, deafened, hard of hearing and partial hearing people in Manchester and beyond and for those visiting Manchester to access hospitals and other services. MDC also has long established connections with other deaf centres and providers throughout the region. 

Our services for deaf people which include: an employment service, youth service, community bar & cafe, volunteering scheme, Social Club, tinnitus group, sign and play pre-school group, mental health & well-being group and interpreting service. We have fully trained and qualified staff, along with established systems and procedures for the management of funded services. 

We have a long history and understanding of meeting the needs of deaf/Deaf people through a variety of tailored services and methodologies. We are well placed for the provision of professional communication support services incorporating BSL (British Sign Language), (SSE) Sign Spoken English, Deaf-blind interpreters, Lipspeakers, Electronic Note-takers and SSTRs (Speech to Text Reporter). 

## **MDC Services** 

are a hub for inclusion, advocacy, accessibility, support, training and information. At MDC, we are proud to provide a range of services that support and empower the community of which we are part. 

Our main service offerings are: 

1. Wellbeing, Advocacy, IAG, Training, Enterprise and Employment (WAITE) 2. Children and Young People 

3. Our Courses and Interpreter Services 

We are also proud to provide qualified and NRCPD-registered BSL/English Interpreters as means of breaking down access barriers between D/deaf and hearing people and enabling D/deaf citizens of our city region to access presently exclusive organisations spanning the public, private and not-for-profit sectors, enjoy amenities and benefit from services on an equitable basis. Manchester Deaf Centre has served as a venue for numerous organisations to host their meetings and training sessions, including the Nat agencies, SignHealth, University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, and The Duke of 

## _Courses for Public Benefit_ 

The number of people who are learning BSL with us continues to grow year on year. We have delivered BSL courses to nearly 200 students across Greater Manchester, and worked with nearly 40 organisations such as Network Rail, The Christie and various NHS departments to deliver corporate training. We have worked in partnership with Manchester Adult Education Service to offer free BSL courses for Manchester residents. 

Through the year, we delivered: 

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## The Manchester Deaf Centre Trustees annual report 

## For the year ended 31 March 2025 

- (i) Deaf Awareness Training to organisations keen to extend their learning, begin to review and improve their operating procedures. 

- (ii) Introduction to British Sign Language courses to organisations locally who were keen to extend their accessibility and reach; 

- (iii) Developed partnership work with Deaf Worldwide Gym, delivering fitness sessions as well as hate crime awareness events to support Deaf people in understanding what hate crime is and how to report it. 

- (iv) Driving Theory Training (in BSL); and (v) Adult Skills BSL Course (CLF) Funded courses for Manchester residents. 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

The trustees review the aims, objectives and activities of the charity each year. 

The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set. 

## _Governing document_ 

Manchester Deaf Centre was established in 1846 as Adult Deaf and Dumb Institute. The original constitution was adopted in 1866. It changed its name in 1990 to Manchester Deaf Centre. The Deaf Centre moved from Grosvenor Street in 1975 to its present premises in Crawford House, Booth Street East. The Deaf Centre became an incorporated charity on 3 October 2005, having previously been an unincorporated charity no. 221247. Recently, 17th October 2023, The Manchester Deaf Centre adopted a new Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) governing document and changed its legal status to that of a CIO. 

## _Charity status_ 

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and all members have agreed to contribute a sum not exceeding £10 in the event of a winding-up. 

## _Governance_ 

Our organisation is proudly governed by a diverse Board of Trustees who are predominantly from the Deaf/deaf/deafened/hard of hearing community. Allied with the skills of deaf staff members with which we work, their experiences of work and life make for authentic, grounded direction respectful of and responsive to need across the hard of hearing, D/deaf and deaf blind communities of Manchester and the wider city region. Theirs is a shared job of leading organisational and service development within the bounds set by our charitable objectives. 

## _Trustees_ 

Manchester Deaf Centre continues to be led by a Board of Trustees who are mainly Deaf/deaf/deafened /hard of hearing. The Trustees bring invaluable lived experience to their work and help with strategic directionsetting, service and operational oversight, financial management and the assurance of legal compliance. 


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## The Manchester Deaf Centre Trustees annual report For the year ended 31 March 2025 


## _Staffing_ 

Manchester Deaf Centre employed 24 staff this year, our BSL/CPD provision, specialist advocacy teams, and h. 

We reviewed our income generation and restructured accordingly. One staff member took redundancy, and their role was shared within the senior team. Senior Manager titles were renamed as Co-Directors, who continue to job share in overseeing Manchester Deaf Centre. 

The WAITE team also underwent a restructure, with one staff member taking redundancy and another transferring to the BSL team. Employment and Advocacy services were merged into one role, with three staff members now jointly providing employment and advocacy support. 

and responsibilities were reviewed, resulting in two staff members leaving and two sessional workers being Services and the Wellbeing Group. 

We also changed our fundraising approach, moving away from using a freelance fundraiser and instead bringing fundraising and bid writing in-house, alongside IT and administrative support.  As part of the expansion of our BSL courses, we recruited a new BSL Teacher. 

## _Volunteers_ 

We are particularly thankful for the dedication and hard work of our volunteers who have remained committed and continue to support our organisation. 

OMVCS has made changes to their funding, and we are thrilled to announce that we have successfully secured three years of funding from them. This funding can be allocated to any area of MDC, and without it, it would have been challenging to sustain some of our crucial services. 

volunteer retention rates and the return realised on our investment of time and money in supervision and training. 

We are dedicated to supporting our volunteers through our directors, ensuring the quality of their experiences, enhancing MDC's volunteer retention rates, and maximising the returns on our investments in supervision and training. 

## _Partnership working_ 

We continue to take the opportunity of representing hard of hearing, D/deaf and deafened citizens of the city and surrounding areas on a number of public service and policy groups, hopeful of influencing and informing change to level things up for a cohort too often cut-out or forgotten hence the disproportionately poor outcomes too often realised in all areas of life outcomes such as education, employment, health and housing. 

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## The Manchester Deaf Centre Trustees annual report For the year ended 31 March 2025 

## **Achievements and performance** 

## _Operations_ 

In the meantime, we will continue providing the service as an extension and we are looking into other tendering bids throughout Greater Manchester. 

Throughout the year, we achieved several successes in grant applications, as detailed in other sections of these accounts. Strengthening our staff team allowed us to actively pursue new contracts, thereby diversifying the income streams of Manchester Deaf Centre. 

## _Services and Projects_ 

- e = Regular well-being walks run by the WAITE project. 

## **Financial review** 

In the year reserves total £185,428. This is broken down by the following: 

- £46,563 restricted funds, required to be spent on restricted projects. 

- One of the restricted funds, being the WAITE project, is in a deficit position, as disclosed in note 20 of the accounts. To address this, the project team has been restructured, and the organisation is actively submitting a mix of short term and long-term funding applications to support the continuity of WAITE. Further restructuring of the team may be undertaken depending on the outcome of these funding applications. 

- (£106,876) general unrestricted funds. This remains a negative fund balance following the pension exit provision incurred during the prior year which is expected to be paid back over 20 years.  The balance has improved compared to the prior year.  Included within general unrestricted funds there are net current assets of £9,544 available spent on any purpose the trustees deem necessary order to further 

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## The Manchester Deaf Centre Trustees annual report 

## For the year ended 31 March 2025 

. 

- £245,741 is the value of the property enhancements from the 2010/11 property refurbishment, rather than funds available to spend. This reserves balance is being reduced over the remaining lease life by the depreciation charge. 

## _Pensions_ 

Manchester Deaf Centre has now addressed the Greater Manchester Pension Fund issue, relating to an agreement around clearing the membership cessation charge triggered on the leaving of a staff member from the organisation in Autumn 2019. Manchester City Council (as our Local Government Pension Scheme Guarantors) have provided a subsumption agreement where we repay them the sum owed of £284,000, over 20 years. We thank the City Council for their continued support. 

## _Grants_ 

MDC continues to apply for grant funding and to pursue additional contracts. We have revised our business plan, and the Board and staff are unified on the importance of sustaining our service provision and forging ahead. We are hopeful that hard of hearing, D/deaf and deafened people can work with us to shape and execute our plans and a Needs Analysis, working in partnership with others, has been completed. 

## _Reserves policy_ 

The Board of Trustees has established a policy whereby they seek to hold sufficient reserves to continue the current activities in the event of a drop in funding and earned income for 6 months (approximately £200,000 covering staff and general running costs). We continue to assess this process, and in the coming year, we will be introducing a range of funding strategies to assist us in achieving the target. 

## _Risk management_ 

The charity trustees have given consideration to the major risks to which the charity is exposed and satisfied themselves that systems or procedures are established in order to manage those risks. For example, in the event that we do not raise sufficient funds to cover our operating costs, we will be required to reduce our expenditure by curtailing operational activities and as such, reduce the workforce to match this. 

## _Going concern_ 

concern. 

Whilst the trustees are aware that the general unrestricted funds of the CIO are in a negative position, 

including access to a new financing facility which ensures that the CIO will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. 

The trustees and management of the CIO continue to work on strengthening the income generation of the charity to ensure the long-term viability of the organisation. 

## **Plans for the future periods** 

We are working hard to adapt the charity to ensure it remains relevant and resilient in the 21st century. With funding proving increasingly difficult, MDC is focusing more on income generation through the expansion of room hire, courses, training, interpreting contracts, and other innovative ideas. 

Ensuring that hard of hearing, D/deaf and deafened people have a voice in decision-making around the city. This is very important of course if we are to play our part in ensuring that hard of hearing, D/deaf and deafened people can move freely in and out of services and systems, enjoy good healthcare and leisure opportunities, access and interact with the public realm and local amenities on an equitable basis.  However, 

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To the trustees of 

## The Manchester Deaf Centre 

the landscape-shaping to the detriment of organisational wellbeing and core service impact is a risk we have continued to guard against. 

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To the trustees of 

## The Manchester Deaf Centre 

Statement of responsibilities of the trustees 

with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the CIO and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the CIO for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: 

- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently 

- Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 

- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent 

- State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements 

- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the CIO will continue in operation 

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the CIO and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the relevant legislation. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the CIO and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the ClO’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. 

28-09-2025 and signed on their behalf by: 

Claire Cummings 

Chair 

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Independent examinerfs report
To the tru5tee5 Qf
The Manchester Deaf Centre
I report to the charity tnjstees on my examination of the accourrts of The Manchester Deaf cent￿ for the year ended
31st March 2025 which a￿ set out on pages 10- 29.
Responsibilitie¥ BrKI bfyryij of report
As the ChariWs trustees you are ￿SpOnsIble forthe preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of
the Charities Act 2011 {'the 2006 AcV}.
I report in respect of my examination of the char￿5 accounts carried out under settion 145 of the Act and in carrying
out my examinatlon I havefollowed all the applicable Directions given bythe Charity Commission under sectlon 14515llbl
of the Art.
Independent examinerfs statsment
Since your charity's Rross income exceeded £250.OXI your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confinm
that l am qualified to undertake the examination because l am a ￿gIStered member of the Ir￿titute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales IICAEWI which is one of the listed bodies.
I havc complctcd my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connectlon with the
examination glvlng me cause to believe that in any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in ￿SpeCt of the charity as required by sertion 130 of the Act. or
the accounts do not attord with those records; or
the accounts do not comply with the applicable requ1￿ments concemingthe fomi and content of accounts set out
in the Charities (Accounts and Rewrts) Regulations 21XJ8 other than any requirement thattho accounts giv9. a 'triJg
and fair vieY/ which is not a matter consldered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concern5 and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attentlon should
be drawn in this report In orderto enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached.
Leanne Nield ACA
Arc Accountancy Solutions Llmited
51 Laverton Road
Lytham St. Annes
Lancashire
FY8 IEN
Date..

## The Manchester Deaf Centre Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 March 2025 

|**Note**<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>2<br>Charitable activities<br>3<br>Other trading activities<br>4<br>Investments<br>5<br>**Total income**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>6<br>Charitable activities<br>7<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**Net income/(expenditure) before net**<br>**gains/(losses) on investments**<br>Net income/(expenditure) on<br>investments<br>**Net income/(expenditure) for the year**<br>Transfer between funds<br>**Net movement in funds for the year**<br>**Reconciliation of funds:**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>11,709<br>570,781<br>55,239<br>1,677<br>**639,406**<br>5,165<br>615,696<br>**620,861**<br>**18,545**<br>(508)<br>**18,037**<br>-<br>**18,037**<br>120,828<br>**138,865**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>4,249<br>216,098<br>-<br>-<br>**220,347**<br>238<br>246,577<br>**246,815**<br>**(26,468)**<br>-<br>**(26,468)**<br>-<br>**(26,468)**<br>73,031<br>**46,563**|**Total funds**<br>**2025**<br>**£**<br>15,958<br>786,879<br>55,239<br>1,677<br>**859,753**<br>5,403<br>862,273<br>**867,676**<br>**(7,923)**<br>(508)<br>**(8,431)**<br>-<br>**(8,431)**<br>193,859<br>**185,428**|**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>7,281<br>639,545<br>54,056<br>2,136|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**703,018**|
|||||7,190<br>1,036,408|
|||||**1,043,598**|
|||||**(340,580)**<br>(3,024)|
|||||**(343,604)**<br>-|
|||||**(343,604)**<br>537,463<br>**193,859**|



The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. 

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The Manchester Deaf Centre
Balance Sheet
as at 31 March 2025
2025
2024
Note
Flxed Assets
Tangible assets
Total fixed assets
15
312.369
312,369
327.999
327,999
Current asset$
Stock
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
560
542
16
80,146
54.027
134,733
86,IX)2
ID3,328
189.872
Total current assets
Llabillties
Creditors- amounts falllng due in less
than one year
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabllities
Creditors: amounts fallin8 due after
more than one year
Provisions for liabilities
17
(78,626)
178,2171
56.107
368,476
111,6SS
439.6S4
18
19
1183.0481
{12,915}
1232.880}
193,859
Net assel$
185.428
The funds of the charity:
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted income funds
General fund
Refurbishment General fund
20
46.563
73,031
21
(106,8761
245.741
1133,1041
253,932
21
Total charity funds
185,428
193.859
For the ￿ar ending 31 March 2025. the CIO was entitled to ememption from audit and a￿ as such have been irKlepÈndently
examined.
Trustees. responsibilities:
The trustees acknowledge their responslbilltles for complying with the requirements of the Act wlth respect to the
accountiWl8 records and the preparation of actounts.
The notes on pages 13 to 29 form part of these Kcounts.
Approved by the trustee5 on............
. and signed on thelr behalf by.
Christos Argyropoulos IT￿asUrer
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## The Manchester Deaf Centre Statement of Cash Flows 

## For the year ended 31 March 2025 

|Note<br>Cash provided by/(used in) operating activities<br>23<br>_Cash flows from investing activities:_<br>Dividends, interest and rents from investments<br>Purchase of tangible fixed assets<br>Proceeds from the sale of investments<br>**Cash provided by / (used in) investing activities**<br>_Cash flows from financing activities:_<br>Repayment of borrowing<br>Repayment of pension exit liability<br>Cash inflows from new borrowing<br>**Cash provided by / (used in) financing activities**<br>Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents in the year<br>Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year<br>**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year**|**2025**<br>**£**<br>**(22,645)**<br>1,677<br>(9,400)<br>-<br>**(7,723)**<br>(10,649)<br>(8,284)<br>-<br>**(18,933)**<br>(49,301)<br>103,328<br>**54,027**|**2024**<br>**£**<br>**(13,184)**|
|---|---|---|
|||2,136<br>(19,400)<br>-|
|||**(17,264)**|
|||(72,735)<br>-|
|||**(72,735)**|
|||(103,183)<br>206,511<br>**103,328**|



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The Manchester Deaf Centre Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025 

## **1. Accounting policies** 

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows: 

## **a Basis of preparation** 

The financial statements of the Charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2019). The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. 

## **b Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis** 

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the ability to continue as a going concern. 

Whilst the trustees are aware that the general unrestricted funds of the CIO are in a negative position, including access to a new financing facility which ensures that the CIO will be able to meet its liabilities as they fall due for the foreseeable future. 

The trustees and management of the CIO continue to work on strengthening the income generation of the charity to ensure the long-term viability of the organisation. 

## **c Critical accounting estimates and judgements** 

to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and underlying assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an on-going basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimated is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period and future periods if the prevision affects the current and future periods. 

In the view of the trustees, critical judgements and estimates have been in respect of the provision of the pension exit payment, shown at net present value. The trustees have determined that any differences arising ability to continue as a going concern. 

## **d Income** 

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably. 

the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probably that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred. 

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The Manchester Deaf Centre Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025 

## **Accounting policies (continued)** 

For legacies, entitlement is taken as the earlier of the date on which either: the charity is aware that probate has been granted, the estate has been finalised and notification has been made by the executor(s) to the charity that a distribution will be made, or when a distribution is received from the estate. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably and the charity re legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, and the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material. 

## **e Donated services and facilities** 

Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), general volunteer time is not recognised; refer to 

On receipt, donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt. 

## **f Interest receivable** 

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank. 

## **g  Fund accounting** 

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of the charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. 

Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the 

## **h Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT** 

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings: 

- Costs of raising funds comprise the costs of commercial trading and their associated support costs. 

- Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs. 

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred. 

## **i Operating leases** 

Operating leases are leases in which the title to the assets, and the substantial risks and rewards of ownership, remain with the lessor. Given the title of the Deaf Centre property, along with the substantial risks and rewards of ownership, remain with the Manchester University, this property lease is classified as an operating lease. Rental charges are charged on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, at an annual rent of £nil. A service charge is payable to the university. A sum of £12,500 was paid in 1974 and expensed as a direct upfront cost. Given a £nil annual rent, no future minimum lease payments are to be disclosed. 

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The Manchester Deaf Centre Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025 

## **1. Accounting policies (continued)** 

## **j Tangible fixed assets** 

Individual fixed assets costing £500 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows: 


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## **k Fixed asset investments** 

Investments are a form of basic financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured at their fair value as at the balance sheet date using the closing quoted market price. The statement of financial activities includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluation and disposals throughout the year. 

The Charity does not acquire put options, derivatives or other complex financial instruments. 

The main form of financial risk faced by the Charity is that of volatility in equity markets and investment markets due to wider economic conditions, the attitude of investors to investment risk, and changes in sentiment concerning equities and within particular sectors or sub sectors. 

## **l Stock** 

Stock is included at the lower of cost or net realisable value. In general, cost is determined on a first in, first out basis. Net realisable value is the price at which stocks can be sold in the normal course of business after allowing for the costs of realisation. Provision is made where necessary for obsolete, slow moving, and defective stocks. Donated items of stock are recognised at fair value which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay for the items on the open market. 

## **m Debtors** 

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discounts offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade deposit or similar account. 

## **n Cash at bank and in hand** 

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. 

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The Manchester Deaf Centre Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025 

## **1. Accounting policies (continued)** 

## **o Creditors and provision** 

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. 

## **p Financial instruments** 

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans and a pension exit payment liability, both of which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 

Liquidity risk is managed by monitoring forecast cash flows to ensure sufficient resources are available to meet liabilities as they fall due. 

## **q Pensions** 

8,135 (2024: £5,987). There were £1,466 (2024: £1,450) outstanding contributions at the year end. 

, giving rise to an exit payment of 

and enable MDC to pay this back to them over a period of 20 years. Repayments commenced on 1 September 2024. 

## **r Legal status of the charity** 

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and all members have agreed to contribute a sum not exceeding £10 in the event of a winding-up. The registered office address is disclosed on page 1. 

## **2 Income from donations and legacies** 

|Donations<br>Legacies<br>**Total**|**Unrestricted**<br>**2025**<br>**£**<br>11,709<br>-<br>11,709|**Restricted**<br>**2025**<br>**£**<br>4,249<br>-<br>4,249|**Total**<br>**2025**<br>**£**<br>15,958<br>-<br>15,958|**Total**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>7,281<br>-<br>7,281|
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All donations income in 2024 was unrestricted. 

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## **3 Income from charitable activities** 

## **Current reporting period:** 

|Grants<br>Accredited and non-accredited courses<br>Interpreter services<br>Other charitable services<br>**Total**|**Unrestricted**<br>**£**<br>57,351<br>141,228<br>370,538<br>1,664<br>570,781|**Restricted**<br>**£**<br>212,748<br>-<br>3,350<br>-<br>216,098|**Total 2025**<br>**£**<br>270,099<br>141,228<br>373,888<br>1,664<br>786,879|
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## **Previous reporting period:** 

|Grants<br>Accredited and non-accredited courses<br>Interpreter services<br>Other charitable services<br>**Total**|**Unrestricted**<br>**£**<br>62,927<br>109,233<br>331,349<br>3,956<br>507,465|**Restricted**<br>**£**<br>131,997<br>-<br>-<br>83<br>132,080|**Total 2024**<br>**£**<br>194,924<br>109,233<br>331,349<br>4,039<br>639,545|
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## **4 Income from other trading activities** 

|Room Hire<br>Bar and Café Sales<br>**Total**|**2025**<br>**£**<br>53,087<br>2,152<br>55,239|**2024**<br>**£**<br>52,924<br>1,132<br>54,056|
|---|---|---|



All income from other trading activities in the current and prior year is unrestricted. 

## **5 Investment income** 

|Income from bank deposits and dividends<br>**Total**|**2025**<br>**£**<br>1,677<br>1,677|**2024**<br>**£**<br>2,136<br>2,136|
|---|---|---|



All investment income in the current and prior year is unrestricted. 

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## **6 Cost of raising funds** 

|Administration<br>Cost of goods sold<br>**Total**<br>**Previous reporting period:**<br>Administration<br>Cost of goods sold<br>**Total**|**Unrestricted**<br>**2025**<br>**£**<br>3,839<br>1,326<br>5,165<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>5,856<br>895<br>6,751|**Restricted**<br>**2025**<br>**£**<br>-<br>238<br>238<br>**Restricted**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>-<br>439<br>439|**2025**<br>**£**<br>3,839<br>1,564<br>5,403<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>5,856<br>1,334<br>7,190|
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## **7 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities** 

## **Current reporting period:** 

|Staff costs*<br>Contractors<br>Premises<br>Administration<br>Project costs<br>Depreciation<br>Unwinding discounted pension exit liability<br>Governance costs (see note 8)|**MDC Core**<br>**work**<br>**(including**<br>**core grants**<br>**and courses)**<br>**£**<br>203,659<br>15,500<br>21,514<br>18,570<br>-<br>25,030<br>5,510<br>6,210<br>295,993|**Grant**<br>**funded**<br>**projects**<br>**£**<br>188,796<br>9,179<br>10,763<br>22,508<br>12,296<br>-<br>-<br>3,035<br>246,577|**Interpreter**<br>**Services**<br>**£**<br>31,534<br>286,966<br>-<br>1,203<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>319,703|**Total 2025**<br>**£**<br>423,989<br>311,645<br>32,277<br>42,281<br>12,296<br>25,030<br>5,510<br>9,245<br>862,273|
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_* includes a credit of £44,546 from a change in estimates in the pension exit payment liability (see note 18)_ 

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For the year ended 31 March 2025 

## **7 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities (continued)** 

|**Previous reporting period:**<br>**MDC Core**<br>**work**<br>**(including**<br>**core grants**<br>**and**<br>**courses)**<br>**Grant**<br>**funded**<br>**projects**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Staff costs*<br>409,900<br>169,750<br>Contractors<br>11,439<br>21,754<br>Premises<br>33,958<br>11,650<br>Administration<br>24,260<br>26,694<br>Project costs<br>-<br>15,433<br>Depreciation<br>23,930<br>-<br>Loss on disposal of fixed assets<br>718<br>-<br>Governance costs (see note 8)<br>5,993<br>1,847<br>510,198<br>247,128<br>_* includes a pension exit payment provision of £232,880 (see note 19)_<br>Restricted expenditure<br>Unrestricted expenditure||**Interpreter**<br>**Services**<br>**£**<br>22,906<br>254,628<br>-<br>1,548<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>279,082<br>**2025**<br>**£**<br>246,577<br>615,696<br>862,273||**Total 2024**<br>**£**<br>602,556<br>287,821<br>45,608<br>52,502<br>15,433<br>23,930<br>718<br>7,840<br>1,036,408<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>247,128<br>789,280<br>1,036,408|
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## **8 Analysis of governance** 

|Trustee and AGM expenses<br>Accountancy and independent examination<br>Legal and professional<br>**Total**<br>**Previous reporting period:**<br>Accountancy and independent examination<br>Legal and professional<br>**Total**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**2025**<br>**2025**<br>**2025**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>3,817<br>1,232<br>5,049<br>2,393<br>1,803<br>4,196<br>6,210<br>3,035<br>9,245<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**2024**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>3,906<br>673<br>2,087<br>1,174<br>5,993<br>1,847|**2024**<br>**£**<br>-<br>4,579<br>3,261<br>7,840<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>4,579<br>3,261<br>7,840|
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For the year ended 31 March 2025 

## **9 Details of certain types of expenditure** 

Fees for examination of the accounts: 

||||**2025**|**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**£**|**£**|
|-|Independent|examination|3,450|3,200|
|-|Other||-|218|



## **10 Staff costs** 

Staff costs during the year were as follows: 

|Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Pension costs<br>Pension exit payment costs*|**2025**<br>**£**<br>433,889<br>26,511<br>8,135<br>(44,546)<br>423,989|**2024**<br>**£**<br>344,362<br>19,326<br>5,988<br>232,880<br>602,556|
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## _* see creditors note 18_ 

No employee has employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2024: NIL). 

The average number of staff employed during the period was 24 (2024: 22). 

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the Trustees and two Co-Directors (2024: the Trustees and two Senior Managers). 

The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £72,551 (2024: £64,640). 

## **11 Trustee remuneration and expenses, and related party transactions** 

Neither the Board of Trustees nor any persons connected with them received any remuneration or reimbursed expenses during the year (2024: NIL). 

Two members of the Board of Trustees received travel and subsistence expenses during the year totalling £nil (2024: £55). 

There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties. 

No trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the charity, including guarantees, during the year (2024: NIL). 

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## The Manchester Deaf Centre Notes to the financial statements 

## For the year ended 31 March 2025 

## **12 Grants from government and public bodies** 

The government and public body grants recognised in the accounts were as follows: 

|Manchester City Council<br>Salford CVS<br>Trafford Council<br>GMCA (W.E.A)<br>MACC<br>National Lottery Fund*|**2025**<br>**£**<br>115,016<br>6,113<br>2,500<br>5,209<br>5,500<br>122,223<br>256,561|**2024***<br>**£**<br>85,229<br>-<br>22,500<br>-<br>-<br>82,905<br>190,634|
|---|---|---|



* The 2023/24 National Lottery Fund grant had been omitted from this detailed note in the prior year accounts, and therefore amended in the current year to be included. 

## **13 Corporation tax** 

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains failing within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity. 

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## The Manchester Deaf Centre Notes to the financial statements 

For the year ended 31 March 2025 

## **14 Analysis of prior year funds Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2024** 

|**Note**<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>2<br>Charitable activities<br>3<br>Other trading activities<br>4<br>Investments<br>5<br>**Total income**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>6<br>Charitable activities<br>7<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**Net income/(expenditure) before net**<br>**gains/(losses) on investments**<br>Net income/(expenditure) on<br>investments<br>Unrealised gains/(losses) on<br>investments<br>15<br>**Net income/(expenditure) for the year**<br>Transfer between funds<br>**Net movement in funds for the year**<br>**Reconciliation of funds:**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>7,281<br>507,465<br>54,056<br>2,136<br>**570,938**<br>6,751<br>789,280<br>**796,031**<br>**(225,093)**<br>(3,024)<br>-<br>**(228,117)**<br>(100)<br>**(228,217)**<br>349,045<br>**120,828**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>132,080<br>-<br>-<br>**132,080**<br>439<br>247,128<br>**247,567**<br>**(115,487)**<br>-<br>-<br>**(115,487)**<br>100<br>**(115,387)**<br>188,418<br>**73,031**|**Total funds**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>7,281<br>639,545<br>54,056<br>2,136<br>**703,018**<br>7,190<br>1,036,408<br>**1,043,598**<br>**(340,580)**<br>(3,024)<br>-<br>**(343,604)**<br>-<br>**(343,604)**<br>537,463<br>**193,859**|**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>3,148<br>779,171<br>57,184<br>256|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**839,759**|
|||||4,949<br>748,730|
|||||**753,679**|
|||||**86,080**<br>(6,299)<br>2,661|
|||||**82,442**<br>-|
|||||**82,442**<br>455,021<br>**537,463**|



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## The Manchester Deaf Centre Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025 

## **15 Fixed assets: tangible assets** 


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Leasehold  Office  Fixtures<br>improvements* equipment & fittings Website Total<br>Cost  £  £  £  £  £<br>At 1 April 2024  594,223 59,343 40,312 54,000 747,878<br>Additions  - 9,400 - - 9,400<br>Disposals  - - - - -<br>At 31 March 2025  594,223 68,743 40,312 54,000 757,278<br>Depreciation<br>At 1 April 2024  288,561 42,406 40,312 48,600 419,879<br>Charge for the year  9,945 9,685 - 5,400 25,030<br>Disposals  - - - - -<br>At 31 March 2025  298,506 52,091 40,312 54,000 444,909<br>NBV at 31 March 2025  295,717 16,652 - - 312,369<br>NBV at 31 March 2024  305,662 16,937 - 5,400 327,999<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **16 Debtors** 

|Trade debtors<br>Prepayments and accrued income|**2025**<br>**£**<br>41,650<br>38,496<br>80,146|**2024**<br>**£**<br>58,937<br>27,065<br>86,002|
|---|---|---|



## **17 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** 

|Co-op loan<br>Trade creditors<br>Other creditors and accruals<br>Taxation and social security costs<br>Pension exit payment|**2025**<br>**£**<br>10,484<br>36,829<br>12,341<br>13,838<br>5,134<br>78,626|**2024**<br>**£**<br>10,332<br>36,193<br>24,396<br>7,296<br>-<br>78,217|
|---|---|---|



See note 18 below for a description of the pension exit payment liability and Co-op loan repayment terms. 

## **18 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year** 

|Co-op loan<br>Pension exit payment<br>Repayable after more than 5 years by instalments|**2025**<br>**£**<br>2,622<br>180,426<br>183,048<br>155,089|**2024**<br>**£**<br>12,915<br>-|
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## The Manchester Deaf Centre Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025 

## **18 Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year (continued)** 

The loan from Co-op is repayable over 6 years with an interest charge of 2.5% per annum. No repayments were required for the first 12 months. 

In the current year, the liability with the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) crystallised with a repayment schedule being finalised over a 20-year period, with 239 monthly repayments of £1,183.33 and one repayment of £1,184.13. Repayments commenced on 1 September 2024. The liability has been calculated based on the best estimate of the present value of the future outflows, considering a discount rate of 4.5% per annum. This rate reflects the rate at which the charity could borrow funds over a similar 20-year term with similar security. The provision has therefore been reclassified from provisions to creditors during the year, with the following in-year movement: 

Provision opening balance: £232,880 Repayments made: £ (8,284) Discounted interest: £5,510 Change in accounting estimate: £ (44,546) Liability closing balance: £185,560 

The settlement period of the pension exit payment liability is as follows: 

Within 1 year: £5,134 (note 17) Between 1 and 5 years: £25,337 Beyond 5 years: £155,089 

## **19 Provisions for liabilities and charges** 

|Balance at the start of the reporting period<br>Amounts added in current period<br>Amounts utilised during the period<br>Unused amounts reversed during the period<br>Balance at the end of the reporting period|**2025**<br>**£**<br>232,880<br>-<br>(232,880)<br>-<br>-|**2024**<br>**£**<br>-<br>232,880<br>-<br>-<br>232,880|
|---|---|---|



During the prior year, the charity recognised a provision for an exit payment of £284,000 related to its departure from the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) due to the uncertainty surrounding the timing of repayments. The net present value of the provision was calculated based on repayments made over a 10year period, considering a discount rate of 4.08% per annum. During the current year, the liability crystallised with a repayment schedule being finalised and therefore has been reclassified to creditors. 

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## The Manchester Deaf Centre 

Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025 

## **20 Analysis of movements in restricted funds** 

## **Current reporting period** 

|Inclusion<br>CYPS<br>Youth Fund (Young<br>Manchester), Youth & Childrens<br>Work<br>Young Manchester<br>DASA<br>Trafford Council/Partnership<br>Cooperative and Mutual<br>Solutions Limited<br>WAITE project<br>Social Group PSO<br>MAES Community Learning<br>Fund|**Balance at 1**<br>**April 2024**<br>**£**<br>822<br>37,855<br>815<br>7,762<br>68<br>10,186<br>8,327<br>7,196<br>-<br>-<br>**73,031**|**Income**<br>**£**<br>-<br>126,747<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>2,500<br>-<br>49,697<br>19,360<br>22,043<br>**220,347**|**Expenditure**<br>**£**<br>-<br>(114,412)<br>(815)<br>(7,762)<br>(68)<br>(12,686)<br>(8,327)<br>(76,472)<br>(4,230)<br>(22,043)<br>**(246,815)**|**Transfers**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**-**|**Balance at**<br>**31 March**<br>**2025**<br>**£**<br>822<br>50,190<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(19,579)<br>15,130<br>-<br>**46,563**|
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## **Previous reporting period** 

|Trusted Charity Mark<br>Inclusion<br>National Lottery<br>(Leaders with Lived Experience)<br>CYPS<br>Youth Fund (Young<br>Manchester), Youth & Childrens<br>Work<br>Young Manchester<br>DASA<br>Jubilee<br>Forever Manchester<br>Salford Trusted Voices<br>Trafford Council/Partnership<br>Cooperative and Mutual<br>Solutions Limited<br>Eric Wright Fund<br>WAITE project|**Balance at 1**<br>**April 2023**<br>**£**<br>3,636<br>3,000<br>25,412<br>66,303<br>4,526<br>7,762<br>22,148<br>7,628<br>2,500<br>4,705<br>5,121<br>484<br>35,193<br>**188,418**|**Income**<br>**£**<br>-<br>1,802<br>-<br>51,452<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>22,500<br>7,293<br>-<br>49,033<br>**132,080**|**Expenditure**<br>**£**<br>(3,636)<br>(3,980)<br>(25,412)<br>(80,000)<br>(3,711)<br>-<br>(22,080)<br>(7,628)<br>(2,500)<br>(17,019)<br>(4,087)<br>(484)<br>(77,030)<br>**(247,567)**|**Transfers**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>100<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**100**|**Balance at**<br>**31 March**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>-<br>822<br>-<br>37,855<br>815<br>7,762<br>68<br>-<br>-<br>10,186<br>8,327<br>-<br>7,196<br>**73,031**|
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Name of restricted<br>fund  Description, nature and purposes of the fund<br>WAITE project  Funding given from several sources<br>wellbeing, advocacy, IAG, training, employment and social services across Greater<br>Manchester, each targeted a hard of hearing, deaf and deafened people across the<br>country   and provided in British Sign Language to ensure the Sign Language or with<br>appropriate communications support to ensure that they are fully accessible and<br>inclusive.<br>CYPS  Grants received specifically for providing services to the deaf community of children<br>and young people.<br>MAES Community  Providing funding to run free Intro to BSL and BSL Level 1 courses to the residents of<br>Learning Fund  Manchester.<br>Inclusion grant  Working with Bolton Deaf Society and Walthew<br>Deaf and Blind). Forming a steering group of deaf representatives from each<br>organisation, we will engage with deaf people throughout Greater Manchester<br>regarding barriers to access/inclusion in mainstream services/settings that support<br>health and wellbeing, reporting to/visiting stakeholders to advise on what<br>improvements could be made to provide inclusive access.<br>Social Group PSO  For Support Officer for the Manchester Deaf Social Club.<br>Young Manchester  This fund was fully expended in the current year and has now been closed. Funds<br>capacity-building across the city with a view to opening up a range of additional<br>opportunities for both informal and accredited learning, indoor and outdoor<br>recreation, community participation and social action.<br>Cooperative and  This fund was fully expended in the current year and has now been closed. Funding<br>Mutual Solutions  to establish a support group for Deaf Ex-Offenders.<br>Limited<br>DASA  This fund was fully expended in the current year and has now been closed. Liaising<br>with local domestic abuse, homelessness and refuge services, developing an effective<br>referral system that is accessible to deaf people, collaborating with other<br>organisations in improving their services to make them more deaf aware by providing<br>Deaf Awareness courses.  Strengthening the services we currently provide to the<br>Wellbeing group and enhancing awareness of DA, Hate Crime, safeguarding and Self<br>Care.<br>Youth Fund (Young  This fund was fully expended in the current year and has now been closed. Funding<br>Manchester/DAVE),  for projects to enhance life skills, Youth Club and playschemes during school holidays.<br>Youth & Children<br>Trafford  This fund was fully expended in the current year and has now been closed. Advocacy<br>Council/Partnership  support funding for hard of hearing and deaf residents of Trafford seeking to redress<br>injustices in the system, better their day-to-day experiences, broaden horizons and<br>improve their future life chances.<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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## **20 Analysis of movements in restricted funds (continued)** 


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Jubilee   Forever  This fund was fully expended in the prior year and has now been closed. It was a<br>Manchester<br>skills workshops for our Wellbeing group.<br>Salford Trusted Voices  This fund was fully expended in the prior year and has now been closed. It was to<br>promote access and inclusion for deaf people in wider society and provide services to<br>support deaf people overcome daily barriers.<br>National Lottery  This fund was fully expended in the prior year and has now been closed. It covered a<br>(Leaders with Lived  programme of professional development, governance and leadership quality<br>Experience)  assurance work with the Board of Trustees, and the creation of a new Youth Board<br>giving young hard of hearing, Deaf and deafened citizens of Manchester and the<br>surrounding areas (prospective trustees of the future) a voice in strategic direction-<br>setting and decision making.<br>Eric Wright Fund  This fund was fully expended in the prior year and has now been closed. It was funding<br>from the Eric Wright Charitable Trust has enabled staff training in safeguarding, first<br>aid and mental health first aid; also, in advocacy and volunteer management.<br>Manchester Deaf Centre volunteers have benefitted from training in food hygiene too<br>and, post-lockdown/covid restrictions, we have more volunteer training planned<br>inclusive community walk leadership and sports leadership; impact assessment<br>evaluation and improvement planning competencies.<br>Trusted Charity Mark  This fund was fully expended in the prior year and has now been closed. It was in<br>collaboration with other Disabled Peoples Organisations (DPO)   fund to improve<br>quality and consistency of monitoring and data collection, strengthening partnerships<br>and for each DPO to achieve the Trusted Charity Mark.<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **21 Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds** 

## **Current reporting period** 

|**Current reporting period**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|General fund<br>Refurbishment fund<br>**Prior reporting period**<br>General fund<br>Refurbishment fund|**Balance at 1**<br>**April 2024**<br>**£**<br>(133,104)<br>253,932<br>120,828<br>**Balance at 1**<br>**April 2023**<br>**£**<br>86,922<br>262,123<br>349,045|**Income and**<br>**gains**<br>**£**<br>639,406<br>-<br>639,406<br>**Income and**<br>**gains**<br>**£**<br>570,938<br>-<br>570,938|**Expenditure**<br>**and losses**<br>**£**<br>(613,178)<br>(8,191)<br>(621,369)<br>**Expenditure**<br>**and losses**<br>**£**<br>(790,864)<br>(8,191)<br>(799,055)|**Transfers**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**Transfers**<br>**£**<br>(100)<br>-<br>(100)|**As at 31**<br>**March**<br>**2025**<br>**£**<br>(106,876)<br>245,741<br>138,865<br>**As at 31**<br>**March**<br>**2024**<br>**£**<br>(133,104)<br>253,932|
||||||120,828|



Fund to cover depreciation costs associated with refurbishing the Refurbishment fund building in 2010/11. 

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## The Manchester Deaf Centre Notes to the financial statements 

## For the year ended 31 March 2025 

## **22 Analysis of net assets between funds** 

## **Current reporting period** 

|Tangible fixed assets<br>Net current<br>assets/(liabilities)<br>Creditors of more than one<br>year<br>Provisions for liabilities<br>Total<br>**Previous reporting period**<br>Tangible fixed assets<br>Investments<br>Net current<br>assets/(liabilities)<br>Creditors of more than one<br>year<br>Provisions for liabilities<br>Total|**General**<br>**fund**<br>**£**<br>66,628<br>9,544<br>(183,048)<br>-<br>(106,876)<br>**General**<br>**fund**<br>**£**<br>74,067<br>-<br>38,624<br>(12,915)<br>(232,880)<br>(133,104)|**Designated**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>245,741<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>245,741<br>**Designated**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>253,932<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>253,932|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>46,563<br>-<br>-<br>46,563<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>73,031<br>-<br>-<br>73,031|**Total**<br>**£**<br>312,369<br>56,107<br>(183,048)<br>-<br>185,428<br>**Total**<br>**£**<br>327,999<br>-<br>111,655<br>(12,915)<br>(232,880)<br>193,859|
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## **23 Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities** 

|**Net income/(expenditure) for the year**<br>Adjustments for:<br>Depreciation charge<br>Gains/(losses) on disposal of fixed assets<br>Non cash interest on loans<br>Unwinding discounted pension exit liability<br>Dividends, interest and rents from investments<br>Decrease/(increase) in stock<br>Decrease/(increase) in debtors<br>Increase/(decrease) in creditors<br>Increase/(decrease) in provisions<br>**Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities**|**2025**<br>**£**<br>(8,431)<br>25,030<br>-<br>508<br>5,510<br>(1,677)<br>(18)<br>5,856<br>(4,877)<br>(44,546)<br>(22,645)|**2024**<br>**£**<br>(343,604)<br>23,930<br>718<br>3,024<br>-<br>(2,136)<br>(146)<br>51,410<br>20,740<br>232,880<br>(13,184)|
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The Manchester Deaf Centre Notes to the financial statements For the year ended 31 March 2025 

## **24 Non-adjusting events after the reporting period** 

On 25 June 2025, the charity entered into a loan agreement for £80,000 with a fixed term of five years. The loan is subject to an interest rate of 5.5% per annum. The facility was not in place at the balance sheet date of 31 March 2025 and accordingly no adjustment has been made to these financial statements. The loan agreed terms. 

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