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DEAFCONNECT DEAFCONNECT (A {A company company limited limited by by guarantee) guarantee)

REPORT AND REPORT AND[FINANCIAL] FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS FOR FOR THE YEAR THE YEAR ENDED ENDED[31] 31 MARCH MARCH 2025 2025

Company Company No: No: 06423466 06423466 Charity Charity No: No: 1124196 1124196

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Contents Contents	Page Page
Legal and administrative information Legal and administrative information	1 1
Report of the Directors and Trustees Report ofthe Directorsand Trustees	2-4 2-4
Independent Examiners Report Independent Examiners Report	5 5
Statement of Financial Activities (Including Income and Expense Account) Statement of Financial Activities (Including Income and Expense Account)	6 6
Statement of financial position Statement offinancial position	7 7
Notes to the financial statements Notestothefinancialstatements	8- 13 8-13

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LEGAL LEGAL AND AND ADMINISTRATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE[DETAILS] DETAILS

Charity Charity Name Name Deafconnect Deafconnect

Charity Charity Registration Registration Number Number 1124196 1124196

Company Company Registration Registration Number Number 06423466 06423466

Registered Registered Office[Office] Spencer Spencer Dallington Dallington Community Community[Centre] Centre Tintern Tintern Avenue Avenue Northampton Northampton NN5 NN5 7BZ 7BZ

Board Board of of Trustees Trustees

The The directors[directors] who who served served during during the[the] year year and[and] up up[to] to[the] the[date] date of[of] this this report were report were as as follows: follows: Rhiannon Rhiannon Beswick[Beswick][(Chair] (Chair[-] - appointed[appointed][9] 9 May May[2025)] 2025) Claire Claire Gogerty Gogerty (Resigned (Resigned 9 9 May May 2025) 2025) Mark Mark Symmonds Symmonds[(Deputy] (Deputy Chair Chair - - appointed appointed 9 9 May May 2025) 2025) Anthony Anthony Williams Williams Christine Christine Gallagher Gallagher Jack Jack Knowles Knowles (Resigned (Resigned 22 22 February February 2025) 2025)

Chief Chief Executive Executive Officer[Officer] Jenni Jenni Dawkins Dawkins

Independent independent Examiner Examiner

Lorraine Lorraine Scullion Scullion MAAT MAAT

17 17 Peregrine Peregrine Place Place

East East Hunsbury Hunsbury Northampton Northampton NN4 NN4 OSL[OSL]

Bankers Bankers National National Westminster Westminster[Bank] Bank[plc] plc The The Drapery Drapery Branch, Branch, 41 41 The The Drapery Drapery Northampton, Northampton, NNI NNi 2EY 2EY

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REPORT REPORT OF OF THE THE DIRECTORS DIRECTORS AND AND TRUSTEES TRUSTEES FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED 31[31] MARCH[MARCH][2025] 2025

The The directors, directors, who who are are[also] also trustees[trustees] for[for] the[the] purposes purposes[of] of charitable[charitable][law,] law, present[present] their[their] report[report] along[along][with] with[the] the financial financial statements statements for for the[the ] year year ended ended[31] 31[March] March 2025 2025

STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE AND AND MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT

Governing Governing document document

Deafconnect Deafconnect is is registered registered with with the the Charity Charity Commission Commission under under number number 1124196. 1124196. The The charity charity was was

incorporated incorporated as as a a company company limited limited[by] by guarantee guarantee on on[9] 9 November[November] 2007.[2007.] The[The] charitable[charitable] company company is[is] governed[ governed] by by its its Memorandum Memorandum and and Articles Articles of[of] Association.[Association.]

Appointment, Appointment, induction[induction][and] and[training] training of[of] new new trustees[trustees]

The The board board of[of] Deafconnect Deafconnect comprises[comprises] not not[less] less than[than] four[four] and[and][not] not more more than[than] ten[ten][directors.] directors. At each[At][each] AGM[AGM] one one third third[of] of the[ the] trustees[trustees] (or (or[if] if there there is[is] not not a a[multiple] multiple of[of][ three] three[the] the number[number] nearest[nearest][ to] to one one third)[third)][retire] retire[by] by

rotation. rotation. At At this this year's year’s AGM, AGM,[Christine] Christine Freeman Freeman[and] and[Mark] Mark Symmonds Symmonds[will] will retire[retire] and[and] offer[offer] themselves[ themselves][for] for

reappointment. reappointment.[Directors] Directors are are appointed[appointed][to] to the[the] board board on on the[the][basis] basis of[ of] an an[assessment] assessment[of] of skills skills[required] required[to] to provide provide the the strategic strategic[direction] direction of[of the] the[charitable] charitable company. company. As[As] well[well] as a[as][a] general[general] induction[induction] to[to] the[the] charitable[charitable]

company, company,[newly] newly appointed[appointed][directors] directors[receive] receive[an] an[induction] induction[in] in[line] line[with] with their[their] individual[individual][requirements.] requirements.

Organisational Organisational structure structure

The The directors[directors] delegate delegate[operational] operational[responsibility for] responsibility for the[the][ organisation] organisation[to] to the[the] Chief Executive[Chief][ Executive] Officer[Officer] through[through] an an[agreed] agreed[work] work plan.[plan.]

Risk Risk management management review review

The The[Directors] Directors monitor monitor[risks] risks to[to] which which the[the][ organisation] organisation is[is] exposed,[exposed,][and] and mitigation[mitigation][is] is[part] part[ofthe] of the[organisation's] organisation’s work work plan. plan.

OBJECTIVES OBJECTIVES AND AND[ACTIVITIES] ACTIVITIES

In In shaping shaping the the charitable charitable company's company’s objectives objectives for for the the period period and and planning planning its its activities activities the the Directors[Directors] have have

considered considered the the Charity Charity Commission’s Commission's[guidance] guidance on on public public benefit.[benefit.]

The The object object of[of][ the] the charity[charity][is] is to to support support and[and] empower empower Deaf[Deaf] and[ and] hearing-impaired[hearing-impaired] persons persons together[together] with[with]

their their carers, carers, dependents dependents and and families, families, located located[in] in the the counties counties[of] of England. England. We We have have[referred] referred[to] to the[the] guidance[guidance][contained] contained[in] in the[the][ Charity] Charity Commission's[Commission's] general[general] guidance[guidance] on[on] public[public][benefit] benefit when when reviewing reviewing our our aims aims and[and] objectives objectives[and] and[in] in[planning] planning our our[future] future activities.[activities.][In] In particular,[particular,][ the] the directors[directors]

consider consider how how planned planned activities activities will will contribute contribute to to the[the] aims[aims] and[and] objectives[objectives][they] they have have set.[set.]

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REPORT REPORT OF OF THE THE DIRECTORS DIRECTORS AND AND TRUSTEES TRUSTEES (continued)[(continued)] FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED 31[ 31] MARCH[MARCH] 2025[2025]

ACHIEVEMENTS ACHIEVEMENTS AND AND PERFORMANCE[PERFORMANCE]

Deafconnect’s Deafconnect's services[services] continue continue to[to] be[be] stretched[stretched] beyond beyond capacity[capacity] most most of[of] the[the] time.[time.] The[The] financial[financial] accounts[accounts] for for the year the year ended ended 31[31] March March 2025 2025 however however show[show] less[less][ funds] funds held[held] in[in] reserve as reserve[as] overheads[overheads continue] continue to[to] increase[increase] yet yet a a number number of[of] grants are grants are coming coming to to an an end, end, and[and] the[the] availability availability of[of] new new grant grant funds has[funds][has] reduced[reduced] as a[as][a] result[result] of of the the ongoing ongoing financial financial situation situation affecting affecting the[the] country country as as a a whole.[whole.]

North North Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Council Council have have awarded awarded us us a a 2 year[2] year contract contract to[to] March[March] 2026 2026 with with the[the] possibility[possibility] of[of] a[ a] further further 2[2] year’s year's extension extension to[to][deliver] deliver Adult Adult Services.[Services.]

The The Trustees remain Trustees remain committed committed to[to] providing[providing] services[services] to[to][Deaf] Deaf and[ and] hard[hard] of hearing[of][hearing] people[people] and[and] recognise[recognise] the[the] need need to[to] balance balance sensible sensible investment investment in in order order to to allow allow the the organisation organisation to to function function efficiently, efficiently, whilst[whilst] preserving preserving sufficient sufficient funds[funds] to[to] allow[allow] the[the] charity[charity to] to meets meets its[its] charitable[charitable] aims[aims] in[in] the[the] future.[future.]

The The strategy strategy of of self-sustainability self-sustainability remains, remains, with with the the organisation organisation seeking seeking appropriate appropriate development development opportunities, opportunities, which which will will time[time] take to take[to] implement.[implement.]

Principal Principal funding funding sources sources for for the year[the] year

North North Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Council Council Lloyds Lloyds Foundation Foundation Ovingdean Ovingdean Hall[Hall] The The Queens Queens institute institute Children Children in[in] need need The The Big[Big] Lo Lotte

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REPORT REPORT OF[OF] THE THE DIRECTORS DIRECTORS AND AND TRUSTEES TRUSTEES (continued) (continued) FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED 31 31 MARCH MARCH[2025] 2025

PLANS PLANS FOR FUTURE FOR FUTURE[PERIODS] PERIODS

The The strategy strategy of[of] self-sustainability self-sustainability continues continues and and income income from from interpreting, interpreting, room room hire hire at at Spencer Spencer Dallington Dallington Community Centre, Community Centre, BSL BSL classes classes and[and] Deaf Awareness Deaf Awareness Training[Training] continues continues to to support support our our services.[services.] The[The] charity charity continues continues[to] to seek seek grant grant funding funding for for specific specific[projects] projects and[and] to[to] assist[assist] with with general general overheads. overheads. The[The][current] current economic economicclimate[climate][is] is however however challenging, challenging, especially especially forcharities for charities and[and] the the trustees trustees continue continue to to seek seek different different and and innovative innovative ways ways to to acquire acquire funding funding and and to to ensure ensure costs costs and overheads and overheads are are maintained maintained at at a a management management and and cost-efficient cost-efficient level. level.

Company Company special[special] provision provision The The report report of of the the Directors Directors has has been been prepared prepared[in] in accordance accordance with with the the special special provisions provisions[of] of the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 relating relating to to small small companies. companies. Company Company law[law] requires[requires] the[the] members members of[of][ the] the Board[Board][of] of Directors Directors[to] to prepare prepare financial financial statements statements for for each[each] financial financial year, year, which[which] give[give] a a true[true][and] and fair view fair view[of] of[ the] the[state] state[of] of[ the] the affairs affairs of[of][ the] the Company Company and[and][of] of the[the] income income and and expenditure expenditure[of ] of the the Company Company for for that[that] period.[period.] In[In] preparing preparing these these financial financial statements statements the the members members of[of] the the board board are are required required[to:] to: • e Select Select suitable suitable accounting accounting policies policies and and then then apply them apply them consistently consistently e • Make Make adjustments adjustments[and] and estimates estimates that[that] are are reasonable reasonable and[and] prudent prudent • e Prepare Prepare[the] the financial financial statements statements on on[the] the going going concern concern[basis] basis unless[unless] it[it][is] is inappropriate inappropriate[to] to presume presume that that the the Company Company will will continue continue its its activities activities

The The members members of of the the board board are are responsible responsible[for] for maintaining maintaining proper proper accounting accounting records records that[that] disclose disclose with with reasonable reasonable accuracy accuracy at[at] any any time time the[the] financial financial position position[of] of the[the] company company and[and][to] to enable[enable] them them[to] to ensure ensure[that] that

the the financial financial statements statements comply comply with with the the Companies Companies Act Act 2W6. 2006. They They have have a a general general responsibility responsibility for taking for taking such such steps steps as as are are reasonably reasonably open open to to them them to to safeguard safeguard the[the] assets assets[of] of the the Company Company and and to to prevent prevent and and detect detect fraud fraud[and] and other other[irregularities.] irregularities.

The The Report Report was was approved approved on on 5th 5" August August 2025 by 2025 by the the Board Board[of] of Directors Directors (and (and Trustees) Trustees) and and signed signed on on their their behalf. behalf. PRL Rhiannon Rhiannon[Beswick] Beswick Chair Chair

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Independent Independent Examiner's Examiner’s Report Report to to the[the] Trustees Trustees of:[of:]

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Registered Registered Charity Charity Number: Number: 1124196 1124196 I | report report on on the the accounts of the accounts of the Company Company for for the the year year ended ended 31st 31% March March 2025 2025 which which are are set set out out on on the the attached attached pages pages 6[6] to to 13 13

Respective Respective responsibilities responsibilities of of trustees trustees and and examiner examiner The The trustees trustees (who (who are are[also] also the[the][directors] directors[of the] of the company company[for] for[ the] the purposes purposes of[of] company company[law)] law) are are responsible responsible for for the the preparation preparation[of ] of the the accounts. accounts.[The] The trustees consider trustees consider that[that] an an audit audit[is] is not not required required for for this this year year under under section[section] 144 144 (2)[(2)][of] of the[ the][Charities] Charities Act Act 2011 2011[and] and that that an an independent independent examination examination is[is] needed. needed.

Having Having satisfied satisfied myself myself that[that] the the[charity] charity[is] is not not subject subject to to an an audit audit under under company company law law and and[is] is eligible eligible

for for independent independent examination, examination, it it[is] is my my responsibility responsibility[to:] to:

Examine Examine the[the] accounts accounts under under section section[145] 145[of the] of the 2011 2011 Act: Act:
Follow Follow the the procedures procedures[laid] laid down down in in[the] the general general Directions given Directions given by by the the Charity Charity Commission Commission (under (under section section[145(5)(b)] 145(5)(b) of the of the 2011 2011 Act. Act.
» State State whether whether particular particular matters matters have have come come[to] to my my attention.[attention.]

Basis Basis of of independent independent examiner's examiner’s statement statement

My My examination[examination] was was[carried] carried out out[in] in accordance[accordance] with with general general[directions] directions given given by[by] the[the] Charity Charity

Commission. Commission. An An examination examination includes includes a a review review[of] of the the accounting accounting records records kept kept[by] by the the[charity] charity anda[ and] a

comparison comparison of[of][ the] the accounts accounts[presented] presented with with[those] those[records.] records.[It] It[also] also includes[includes] consideration consideration[of] of any any

unusual unusual items items or or disclosures[disclosures] of the of the accounts, accounts, and and seeking seeking explanations explanations from from you you as as trustees trustees

concerning concerning any any such such matters. matters. The The procedures procedures undertaken undertaken do do not not provide provide all all the the evidence evidence that that would would

be be required required[in] in an an audit audit[and] and consequently consequently no no opinion opinion[is] is given given as as to to whether whether the the accounts accounts present present a a

"true “true and and fair fair view' view” and and the[the] report report is[is][limited] limited to to those those matters matters set set out out in in the the statement statement below. below.

Independent independent Examiner’s Examiner's Statement Statement In In connection connection with with my my examination, examination, no no matter matter has has come come to to my my attention: attention:

1. Which Which[gives] gives me me reasonable cause reasonable cause to to believe[believe] that[that] in[in] any any material[material] respect, respect, the[the] requirements: requirements: > To To keep keep[accounting] accounting records records[in] in[accordance] accordance[with] with[section] section 386 386[of the] of the Companies[Companies][ Act] Act 2006; 2006; and and
To To prepare prepare accounts accounts which which accord accord with with[the] the accounting accounting[records,] records, comply comply with with[the] the accounting accounting requirements requirements of of section section 396 396 of[of] the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 and and with with the the methods methods and and principles principles of[of] the the Statement Statement of[of] Recommended Recommended Practice: Practice: Accounting Accounting[and] and Reporting Reporting[by] by Charities. Charities.
have have not not been been met; met; or or
1. To To which, which,[in] in my my opinion,[opinion,] attention attention should should be[be] drawn drawn[in] in order[order] to[ to][enable] enable a a proper proper understanding understanding[of ] of the the accounts accounts[to] to be[be] reached. reached.

(SCcecrernr Lorraine Lorraine Scullion Scullion MAAT MAAT 29th 29th August August 2025 2025

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STATEMENT OF STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL[FINANCIAL] ACTIVITIES[ACTIVITIES]

FOR FOR THE THE YEAR[YEAR] ENDED ENDED 31st 31st MARCH[MARCH] 2025[2025]

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All All income income and and expenditure expenditure[derived] derived from[from] continuing continuing[activities.] activities. The The statement statement[of] of financial financial activities activities includes includes[all] all gains[gains] and[and][losses] losses recognised[recognised][dunng] during the[the] year.[year.]

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BALANCE BALANCE SHEET [SHEET] AS AS AT AT 31st 31st March [March] 2025 2025 Company Company Number: Number: 05396874 05396874
Notes Notes Unrestrictea Unrestrictea Restricted Restricted Total Total JnrestrictecRestricted JnrestrictecRestricted
2025 2025 2025 2025 2025 2025 2024 2024 2024 2024
£ £ £ £ £
Fixed Assets Fixed Assets
Tangible Tangible assets assets 5 5 - - - 2,782 2,782 -
Investments Investments 6 6 98,822 98,822 - 98,822 98,822 159,442 159,442 -
Current Current Assets [Assets]
Debtors Debtors 7 7 92,066 92,066 - 92,066 92,066 63,256 63,256 -
Cash Cash [at] at bank bank and and [in] in hand hand 21,082 21,082 11,461 11,461 32,543 32,543 (20,622) (20,622) 128,708 128, 708
113,148 113,148 11,461 11,461 124,609 124,609 42,634 42,634 128,708 128,708
Creditors Creditors
Amounts Amounts falling falling due due
within within one one year year 8 8 (7,643) (7,643) - (7,643) (7,643) (4, (4,170) 170) -
(7,643) (7,643) - (7,643) (7,643) (4,170) (4, 170) -
Net Net Current Current Assets Assets 105,505 105,505 11,461 11,461 116,966 116,966 38,464 38,464 128, 128,708 708
Net Net assets/(liabilities) assets/(liabilities) 204,327 204,327 11,461 11,461 215,788 215,788 200,688 200,688 128,708 128,708
Charity Funds Charity Funds Unrestrictea Restricted Unrestrictea Restricted Total Total Unrestricte Unrestricte Restricted Restricted
Unrestricted Unrestricted [funds] funds 9 9 204,327 204,327 - 204,327 204,327 200, 200,688 688
Restricted Restricted 10 10 - 11,461 11,461 11,461 11,461 . 128,708 128,708
204,327 204,327 11,461 11,461 215,788 215,788 200, 200,688 688 128,708 128,708
For For the [the] year year ending ending [31st] 31st March March 2025, [2025,] [the] the company company was was [entitled] entitled to [to] exemption [exemption] [from] from audit [audit] [under] under
section section 477 477 [of the] of the Companies Companies Act Act [2006.] 2006.
The The directors directors acknowledge acknowledge their their responsibilities responsibilities for: [for:]
(i) (i) the the members members have have not not required required the the company company to [to] [obtain] obtain an an audit audit of [of] its its accounts accounts [for] for the [the]
in question in accordance with section 476.
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(ii) (ii) the the directors directors acknowledge acknowledge their their responsibilities responsibilitiesforcomplying for complying with with the[the] requirements requirements of of the the Act Act with with respect respect to[to] accounting accounting records records and and the preparation[the][preparation][of accounts.] of accounts.

(iii) (iii) these these accounts accounts have have been been prepared prepared[in] in accordance accordance[with] with the provisions[the provisions] applicable[applicable][to] to companies companies subject[subject] to[to] the[the] small[small] companies’ companies' regime.[regime.] The The accounts accounts have have been been prepared prepared[in] in accordance accordance with with[the] the[special provisions] special provisions[relating] relating to[to][small] small

companies companies within within[the] the Companies Companies Act Act 2006.[2006.] Approved Approved by by the[the] trustees trustees[at] at a a committee committee meeting meeting held[held] on on Sth[5th] August August 2025[ 2025] and and signed[signed] on on[their] their behalf behalf by: by:

Rhiannon Rhiannon Besw Besw Chair Chair

The The notes notes on on Pages Pages[9] 9 to[to] Page Page[14] 14[form] form part part of[of these] these[financial] financial statements. statements.

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PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL[ACCOUNTING] ACCOUNTING[POLICIES] POLICIES

FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED 31st 31st[March] March 2025 2025

Accounting Accounting Policies Policies

The The financial financial statements statements have have been been prepared prepared under under the the historical historical cost cost convention. convention.

The The financial financial statements statements have have been been prepared prepared in[in] accordance accordance[with] with the the Statement Statement of of Recommended Recommended Practice Practice "Accounting "Accounting and and Reporting Reporting by by Charities"[Charities"] and and SORP SORP(FRS (FRS 102) 102) issued issued in in January January 2019, 2019, and and applicable applicable UK UK Accounting Accounting Standards Standards and and the[the] Charities[Chanties ] Act Act 2011 2011

Format Format The The company company has has taken taken advantage advantage of of the[the] provisions provisions of of the[the] Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 and and presented presented an an income income and and expenditure expenditure account account[in] in the[the] fom form of a of a Statement Statement of of Financial Financial Activities Activities on on the[the] grounds grounds that that it it enables enables the the financial financial statements statements to to show showa a true true and and fair fair view view of of the the result result for for the the year. year.

Fund Fund accounting accounting General General funds funds are are unrestricted unrestricted funds[funds] which which are are available available[for] for use use[at] at the[the][discretion] discretion of of the[the] trustees trustees in in furtherance furtherance of of the the general general objectives objectives of of the the charity charity which which have have not not been been designated designated for for other other purposes. purposes. Designated Designated funds funds comprise comprise unrestricted unrestricted funds funds that[that] have have been been set set aside aside by by the the trustees trustees for[forparticular] particular purposes. purposes. The The aim aim and and use use of of each each designated designated funds funds is is setout set out in in the the notes notes to to the financial the financial statements. statements. Restricted Restricted[funds] funds are are[funds] funds which which are are[to] to be be used used in[in] accordance accordance with[with][specific] specific restnctions restrictions imposed imposed by by the the donors[donors] or or which which have have been been raised raised by by[the] the charity[charity] for[forparticular] particular purposes. purposes.

Incoming Incoming resources resources All All incoming incoming resources resources are are included included[in] in the[the] SOFA SOFA when when the[the] chanty charity is is legally legally entitled entitled[to] to the income the income and and the[the] amount amount can can be[be] quantified quantified with[with] reasonable reasonable accuracy. accuracy.[Grants] Grants are are brought brought into into account account on on a a receivable receivable[basis.] basis. Deferred Defened income income represents represents amounts amounts received received for[for future] future periods periods and and is is released released to[to] incoming incoming resources resources[in] in[the] the period period for[for] which which[it] it has has been been received.[received.] Resources Resources expended expended All All expenditure expenditure is is accounted accounted[for] for on on an an accruals accruals basis basis and and has has been been classified classified under under headings headings that that aggregate aggregate all[all] costs costs related related[to] to[the] the category.[category.] Expenditure Expenditure[is] is stated stated[inclusive] inclusive of of value value added added[tax.] tax. Tangible Tangible fixed fixed assets assets and and depreciation depreciation All All assets assets over over 2500 £500 are are capitalised. capitalised. The The cost cost less[less] the the estimated estimated residual residual value of value of fumiture fumiture and and equipment equipment is is[written off] written off on on a a[straight] straight line line basis. basis.

Intangible Intangible income income

Intangible Intangible income, income, in in the the form form of of donated donated facilities facilities and and voluntary voluntary help help etc., etc., is is not not included included in in the the financial financial statements statements since since it it is is not not considered considered practicable practicable[to] to quantify quantify such such income. income.

Reserves Reserves The The current current reserve reserve policy[policy][is] is[to] to maintain maintain sufficient sufficient cash cash flow flow for[for] known known commitments, commitments, and and the the replacement replacement of of certain[certain] assets.[assets.] Not Not[all] all grants/course grants/course income income are are received received at[at] the[the] beginning beginning of of the[the] financial financial others are others are received received[in] in amears. arrears.

Risk Risk The The[directors/trustees] directors/trustees do do not not believe believe[the] the organisation organisation is is subject subject to[to] any any substantial substantial risk risk beyond beyond those those disclosed disclosed in[in][the] the Annual Annual Report Report and and Accounts. Accounts. The The organisation has organisation has employer employer and and public[public] liability liability insurance insurance[to] to protect protect[it] it in[in] the the case case of a of a claim. claim.

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		2025 2025	2025 2025	2025 2025	2024 2024	2024 2024
		Unrestricted Unrestricted	Restricted Restricted	Total Total	'Jnrestricted Jnrestricted	Restricted Restricted
		Funds Funds	Funds Funds		Funds Funds	Funds Funds
		£	£	£	£	=
1 1	Donations and Legacies DonationsandLegacies
	General Donations General Donations	3,922 3,922	-	3,922 3,922	1,613 1,613	-
	Legacies Legacies	3 922 - 3,922	- -	3,922 - 3,922	1,613 - 1,613	- -
2 2	CharitableActivities Charitable Activities
	Grants: Grants:
	Children in Need Children in Need	-	-	-	-	37,242 37,242
	NNC Prevention Grant NNC Prevention Grant	31,815 31,815	-	31,815 31,815	37,800 37,800	-
	Lloyds Foundation Lloyds Foundation	25,000 25,000	-	25,000 25,000	-	-
	Ovingdean Hall Foundation 50+ Ovingdean HallFoundation	2,465 2,465 -	9,900 - 9,900	2,465 9,900 2,465 9,900	1,597 1,597 -	- -
	BigLottery HOH BigLotteryHOH	-	-	-	-	103,918 103,918
	NCF - Queens Institute Fund NCF - Queens Institute Fund	-	4,980 4,980	4,980 4,980	-	-
	Councillor Community Fund CouncillorCommunityFund	-	-	-	-	700 700
	Other: Other:
	Interpreting Fees InterpretingFees	98,993 98,993	-	98,993 98,993	79,183 79,183	-
	Training Course Fees Training Course Fees	28,634 28,634	.	28,634 28,634	8, 744 8,744	-
	PA Support PA Support	50,226 50,226	-	50,226 50,226	49,570 49,570	-
	SD Room Hire SDRoom Hire	29,889 29,889	-	29,889 29,889	27,233 27,233	.
	Voiceability Fundraising Other Income Voiceability Fundraising OtherIncome	25 2,287 11,364 25 2,287 11,364	- - -	25 2,287 11,364 25 2,287 11,364	I,644 5,526 - 1,644 5,526	- - -
		280 698 280,698	14 880 14,880	295,578 295,578	211,297 211,297	141 860 141,860

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3 3	Charitable activities Charitableactivities		2025 Unrestricted 2025 Unrestricted	2025 Restricted 2025 Restricted	2025 Total 2025 Total	2024 'Jnrestricted 2024 Unrestricted	2024 Restricted 2024 Restricted
			Funds Funds	Funds Funds		Funds Funds	Funds Funds
			£	e	£	£	£
	Employmentcosts Employmentcosts	4 4	119,578 119,578	112,516 112,516	232,094 232,094	160,019 160,019	63,095 63,095
	DBS Checks DBS Checks		175 175	-	175 175	303 303	-
	AdultServics Adult Servics		2,629 2,629	114 114	2,743 2,743	2,393 2,393	1,648 1,648
	Adulttrading, BSL & Interpreters Group Adult trading, BSL & Interpreters Group		5,439 5,439		5,439 5,439	2,817 2,817	-
	Childrens Services Childrens Services		6,137 6,137	2,542 2,542	8,679 8,679	2,569 2,569	1,747 1,747
	Fundraising Publicity/Advertising Depreciation Fundraising Publicity/Advertising Depreciation		1,383 2,588 2, 782 1,383 2,588 2,782	- - -	1,383 2,588 2,782 1,383 2,588 2,782	385 313 2,781 385 313 2,781	737 ~ 737 -
	Motor and travelexpenses Motorand travelexpenses		1,811 1,811	125 125	1,936 1,936	1,859 1,859	32 32
	Printing, postage and stationery Telephone Printing, postage andstationery Telephone		2,002 10,883 2,002 10,883	~ -	2,002 10,883 2,002 10,883	250 12,443 250 12,443	2,000 2,000 -
	Premises costs Premises costs		16,960 16,960	-	16,960 16,960	10,824 10,824	700 700
	Training Accounting andProfessional Training AccountingandProfessionalFees	Fees Fees	943 5,895 943 5,895	- -	943 5,895 943 5,895	465 5,449 465 5,449	204 204 -
	Insurance Insurance		4,165 4,165	-	4,165 4,165	3,568 3,568	-
	Independent Examination IndependentExamination		1,150 1,150	-	1,150 1,150	1,150 1,150	~
	InterpreterFees InterpreterFees		86,708 86,708	5,050 5,050	91,758 91,758	63,731 63,731	2,951 2,951
	Office Costs Office Costs		12,473 12,473	.	12,473 12,473	10,896 10,896	15 15
	OtherCosts OtherCosts		2,484 2,484	-	2,484 2,484	1,818 1,818	1,008 1,008
			286 185 286,185	120 347 120,347	406 532 406,532	284,033 284,033	74,137 74,137
			2025 2025	2025 2025	2025 2025	2024 2024	2024 2024
4 4	TrusteesandEmploymentcosts TrusteesandEmploymentcosts	costs costs	Unrestricted Unrestricted	Restricted Restricted	Total Total §	'Jnrestricted Jnrestricted	Restricted Restricted
			Funds Funds	Funds Funds		Funds Funds	Funds Funds
			£	£	£	£	£
	Gross salaries Gross salaries		112,808 112,808	111,189 111,189	223,997 223,997	150,483 150,483	60,997 60,997
	EmployerN I EmployerN			9,495 9,495	1,112 1,112	10,607 10,607	7,279 7,279
	Employerpension Employerpension		4,053 4,053	215 215	4,268 4,268	3,300 3,300	467 467
	SMP Recovered SMPRecovered		(6, 778) 119 578 (6,778) 119,578	112,516 - 112,516	(6,778) 232 094 (6,778) 232,094	(1,043) 160,019 (1,043) 160,019	63,095 - 63,095

There There[is] is no no employee employee being paid being paid in[in] excess excess of of[E60,OOO] £60,000 per annum. per annum.

The The average average number number of of employees employees during during the the year year was: was:[13] 13 (2024:[(2024:13)] 13)

During During the the year year trustee trustee received received Enil Enil in[in] remuneration. remuneration. (2024:Enil) (2024:£nil)

The The total total expenditure expenditure reimbursed reimbursed to[to] trustees trustees amounted amounted to[to][Enil.] Enil. (2024:Enil) (2024:£nil)

Remuneration Remuneration paid paid to[to] Key Management Key Management Personnel Personnel[in] in the the year £46,064 year 246, 064

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			Total Total	Total Total
			2025 2025	2024 2024
5 5	FixedAssets FixedAssets		Fumiture Furniture	Fumiture Furniture
			& Equip & Equip	& Equip & Equip
	Cost Add: additions during the year Cost Add: additions during theyear		24,655 24,655 24,655 - 24,655	24,655 24,655 24,655 - 24,655
	Depreciation Depreciation
	At 1 April 2024 At 1 April2024		21,873 21,873	19,093 19,093
	Charge in year At 31 March 2025 Charge inyear At31 March 2025		2,782 24,655 2,782 24,655	2,780 21 873 2,780 21,873
	NetBook Value NetBook Value
	At 31 March 2025 At31 March 2025		-
	At 31 March 2024 At31 March 2024			2,782 2,782
6 6	FixedAssetInvestments FixedAssetInvestments		Quoted Quoted	Quoted Quoted	Total Total
		Unrestricted Unrestricted		Restricted Restricted	2025 2025
			£	£	£
	Market Value as at April 2024 Market Value asat 1 April2024		159,442 159,442	-	159,442 159,442
	Disposals Disposals		(57,302) (57,302)	-	(57,302) (57,302)
	Net loss/gain on revaluation Netloss/gainon revaluation		(3,318) (3,318)	-	(3,318) (3,318)
	Marketvalue as at31 March 2025 Marketvalueasat31 March 2025		98 822 98,822	-	98 822 98,822
		2025 2025	2025 2025	2025 2025	2024 2024 2024 2024
		Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted	Restricted Unrestricted Restricted	Total Total	JnrestrictecRestricted JnrestrictecRestricted
7 7	Debtors Debtors	£	£	£	£ £
	TradeDebtors Trade Debtors	89,577 89,577	-	89,577 89,577	61,558 61,558	-
	Other Debtors OtherDebtors	496 496	-	496 496	-	-
	Pre-paid Pre-paid	1,993 1,993	-	1,993 1,993	1,698 1,698	=
		92 066 92,066	-	92,066 92,066	63,256 63,256	-
		2025 2025	2025 2025	2025 2025	2024 2024 2024 2024
		Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted	Restricted Unrestricted Restricted	Total Total	'JnrestrictecRestricted JnrestrictecRestricted
8 8	Creditors Amounts falling due within oneyear Trade Creditors Creditors Amounts falling due within oneyear Trade Creditors	(5727) £ (5,727)	£ .	(5,727) £ (5,727)	(2,689) , £ (2,689)
	Others Accruals and deferred income Others Accruals anddeferredincome	(150) (1,766) (150) (1,766)	- -	(150) (1,766) (150) (1,766)	(99) (1,382) (99) (1,382)	- -
	Social securityand othertaxation Social securityandothertaxation	-	-	-	-	-
		(7,643)	-	(7,643)	4,170 (4,170)	~

5 5 Fixed Fixed Assets Assets Cost Cost Add: Add: additions additions during during[the] the year year Depreciation Depreciation

At At[1] 1 April April 2024 2024

Charge Charge in[in] year year

At At 31[31] March March 2025 2025

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9 9	Pensions andother post-retirementbenefits Pensionsandotherpost-retirementbenefits	Pensions andother post-retirementbenefits Pensionsandotherpost-retirementbenefits
	Defined contribution plans Definedcontributionplans
	The amountrecognised in income orexpenditureasanexpense The amountrecognisedinincome orexpenditure as an expense		in relation to in relation to	defined contribution plans was defined contribution plans was
	E4,268(2024±3, 767) £4,268 (2024:£3,767)
		Opening Opening	Movement Movement	Movement Movement	Transfer Transfer	Closing Closing
10 10	UnrestrictedReserves UnrestrictedReserves	Balance Balance	In In	Out Out	Between Between	Balance Balance
		2024 2024			Funds Funds	2025 2025
		£	£	£	£	£
	Unrestricted General Reserves UnrestrictedGeneralReserves	50,688 50,688	338,664 338,664	(346,805) (346,805)	11,780 11,780	54,327 54,327
	Designated - DevelopmentFund Designated -DevelopmentFund	150,000 150,000	-	-	-	150,000 150,000
	Designated - IT Designated - IT	-	-	-	.	-
		200,688 200,688	338 664 338,664	346 805 (346,805)	11 780 11,780	204 327 204,327
		Opening Opening	Movement Movement	Movement Movement	Transfer Transfer	Closing Closing
11 11	Restricted Funds RestrictedFunds	Balance Balance	In In	Out Out	Between Between	Balance Balance
		2024 2024			Funds Funds	2025 2025
	Children in Need Children in Need	4,200 £ 4,200	E -	(4,200) ie (4,200)	£ -	£ -
	Big Lottery Big Lottery	124,508 124,508	-	(112,728) (112,728)	(11,780) (11,780)	-
	Ovingdean Hall Foundation Ovingdean HallFoundation	-	9,900 9,900	(200) (200)	-	9,700 9,700
	NCF - Queens Institute Fund NCF-Queens InstituteFund	128,708 - 128,708	4,980 14,880 4,980 14,880	(3,219) 120 347 (3,219) (120,347)	11 780 - (1 1,780)	1,761 11,461 1,761 11,461
	Children in Need - Funds areprovided towards Children inNeed -Funds areprovidedtowardsproviding	providing support providing support	to children and families fo children and families
	Big Lottery - TowardsHard of Hearing SupportServices BigLottery - Towards HardofHearing Support	Services Services
	Ovingdean Hall Foundation - Towardsa fortnightly youth supportgroup. NCF - Queens Institute Fund - Towards trips fordeaf/hardof hearingadults. Ovingdean HallFoundation - Towardsa fortnightlyyouthsupportgroup. NCF - Queens InstituteFund - Towards trips fordeaffhard ofhearing adults.
12 12	Comparative Funds: Comparative Funds:
		Opening Opening	Movement Movement	Movement Movement	Transfer Transfer	Closing Closing
	Comparative Unrestricted Reserves Comparative UnrestrictedReserves	Balance 2023 Balance 2023	In In	Out Out	Between Funds Between Funds	Balance 2024 Balance 2024
	Unrestricted General Reserves Unrestricted GeneralReserves	81,065 £ 81,065	319,632 f 319,632	(363,859) & (363,859)	13,850 bs 13,850	50,688 £ 50,688
	Designated - DevelopmentFund Designated -DevelopmentFund	150,000 150,000	-	-	-	150,000 150,000
	Designated - IT Designated - IT	-	-	-	-	-
		231 065 231,065	319 632 319,632	363,859 (363,859)	13,850 13,850	200 688 200,688

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	Opening Opening	Movement Movement	Movement Movement	Transfer Transfer	Closing Closing
Comparative Restricted Funds Comparative RestrictedFunds	Balance Balance	In In	Out Out	Between Between	Balance Balance
	2023 2023			Funds Funds	2024 2024
Children in Need Children inNeed	1,024 £ 1,024	37,242 £ 37,242	(31,996) £E (31,996)	(2,070) = (2,070)	4,200 £ 4,200
Big Lottery Big Lottery	73,811 73,811	103,918 103,918	(41,441) (41,441)	(11,780) (11,780)	124,508 124,508
Councillor Community Fund CouncillorCommunityFund	74,835 - 74,835	700 141,860 700 141,860	(700) (700) (74,137)	13,850 - _(13,850)	128,708 - 128,708

Children Children[in] in Need Need[-] - Funds Funds are provided are provided towards towards providing providing support support to[to] children children and and families families

Big Big Lottery Lottery - - Towards Towards Hard Hard of of Hearing Hearing Support Support Services Services Councillor Councillor Community Community Fund Fund[-] - Towards Towards the cost the cost of of lighting lighting[in] in the Kitchen the Kitchen

13 13 Operating Operating lease[lease] commitments commitments Financial Financial commitments commitments under under no-cancellable no-cancellable operating operating leases[leases] will will result result[in] in the[the] following payments following payments falling falling due due

in in the the next next financial financial year. year.

in the nextfinancial year. Financial commitmentscommitmentsunderno-cancellable operating leasesleases in the next financial year.year.	operating leasesleases will result in the following payments	following paymentspayments
	2025 2025	2024 2024
	£	£
Land and buildings: Landandbuildings:
Notlater than 1 year Laterthan 1 yearand not laterthan 5 years Later than 5years Notlaterthan 1year Later than 1 yearandnotlaterthan 5years Laterthan 5years	240 960 4,320 240 960 4,320	240 960 4,320 240 960 4,320

14 14 Ultimate Ultimate Controlling Controlling Party Party The The chantable[charitable] company company is is under under the the[ultimate] ultimate control control of of its its trustees, trustees, who who are are also also the the directors, directors, and and whose whose names names are are shown[shown] at[at] the[the] front front of[of] the[ the][financial] financial statements. statements.