# TALKING HANDS DEAF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1162130
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 11, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1162130


## Contact

- **Address:** SWANSEA CENTRE FOR DEAF PEOPLE, PHILADELPHIA HALL, 57A NEATH ROAD, SWANSEA
- **Postcode:** SA1 2HW
- **Phone:** 07863174260
- **Email:** talkinghandscyp@gmail.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DEAF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 IN WALES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(C) THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND SUPPORT SERVICES; (D) PROMOTING A POSITIVE IMAGE OF DEAF AND DEAFNESS;(E) PROMOTING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR DEAF YOUNG PEOPLE (AGED 0-25 YEARS) AND BY ASSOCIATION THEIR FAMILIES; AND(F) PROVIDING DEAF ROLE MODELS.

**Activities:** Talking Hands operates as an national Wales charity and deliver activities with Deaf children, young people & their families and Deaf families includes Signs and Rhymes toddlers group, play group and youth club up to 25 years of ages.This includes regional activities, programmes of sessional and projects activities across Wales and building our provision with Children, Youth and families.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Throughout Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £14706 | £12104 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £16902 | £14667 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £19539 | £18171 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £2178 | £9318 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £29185 | £5235 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Cathie Robins-Talbot** (Chair) — appointed June 11, 2015
- Darren McNeill — appointed Sept. 9, 2023
- David Amour — appointed July 7, 2023
- HELEN ROBINS-TALBOT — appointed June 11, 2015
- JUNE TALBOT — appointed June 11, 2015
- Jane Elizabeth Masters — appointed Nov. 17, 2016
- Melanie Freeman — appointed Jan. 12, 2019
- sara jenkins — appointed Jan. 16, 2021
- shan collins sherwood — appointed June 17, 2017