## **Leicester Deaf Action Group CIO Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date **From** 05 04 2023 **To** 06 04 2024 ## Section A ## Reference and administration details **Charity name** Leicester Deaf Action Group CIO **Other names charity is known by** ~~**N/A**~~ **Registered charity number (if any)** 1162304 > **Charity's principal address** 12 Frog Island LEICESTER > **Postcode LE3 5AG** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |**Trustee Name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted (if not for**
**wholeyear)**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---| |**Pamela Sly**|**Chairperson**||| |**Melanie Upton**|**Secretary**||**LDAG Trustees all agreed to appoint**| |**Pamela Sly**|**Treasurer**|From 8thJune 2019|**LDAG Trustees all agreed to appoint**| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** |**Name**|**Dates acted if not for a wholeyear**| |---|---| |Pamela Sly|| |Melanie Upton|| |Kay Hannah|| |Vicky Mackeprang|| |Louise Westley|| |Andy Ward|| |Teresa Bignell
|Deceased December 2023| ||| ||| ||| ||| ## **Names and addresses of advisers** LDAG Annual report 2017 **(Optional information)** |**Type of adviser**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**N/A**||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## N/A **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Leicester Deaf Action Group CIO – Constitution adopted 15[th] June 2015 (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Charitable incorporated organisation (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods New trustees maybe nominated by existing (eg. appointed by, elected by) trustees of the charity. The nomination will be discussed with the board of trustees and if all are agreed they will be elected to join by the board. |**Description of the charity’s trusts**
**Sec**|| |---|---| |Type of governing document
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
**tion**
Leicester Deaf Action Group CIO – Constitution adopted 15thJune 2015|| |How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
Charitable incorporated organisation|| |Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
**Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You**may choose**to include
additional information, where
relevant, about:

policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees;

the charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works;

relationship with any related
parties;

trustees’ consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
**Structure, governance and**
New trustees maybe nominated by existing
trustees of the charity. The nomination will be
discussed with the board of trustees and if all are
agreed they will be elected to join by the board.
**Induction/Training**
•
Leaflet - The essential trustee: what you need to know, what you need
to do (CC3) Given to each trustee.
**Structure**
•
Governing document. Constitution.
**Related Parties**
•
Conversations taking place with the other Businesses within the
Deaf centre and Number 12 Community space. - Signing
Network CIC, Number 12 Transformation team, Leicestershire
Deaf Forum. (LDF)
**Risks**
•
Considered by the Trustees
•
Take professional advice as required.
•
Regular review process.
•
Adopted Safeguarding Policy and ensured it is rolled out to the
groups and businesses who are based in and use the Deaf
centre|| **Section C** **Objectives and activities** LDAG Annual report 2017 The objects of the Leicester Deaf Action Group CIO are: **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** To Relieve the needs of Deaf, Deafened, Deaf-blind and hard of hearing people in Leicester and the surrounding area in particular by the provision by the provision of support services, advice and education. In furtherance of the objects LDAG promotes independence and support Deaf, Deafened, Deaf-blind and hard of hearing people to participate fully in society. We arranged a range of activities and events to aid the reduction of loneliness and aims to increase emotional wellbeing – see further details in activities section: - **Weekly open house sessions** , offering sessions to socialise, to gather together, sharing information from any external organisation that may benefit participants in the deaf community - Organising yearly Christmas meal, and Christmas parties when possible. - Celebrating other faiths Chinese New Year, Eid and Diwali. At these times we encourage our group to bring and share foods that are associated with the celebrations, and we learn more about each other’s faiths and cultures. - Working with and supporting Leicestershire Deaf Forum (LDF) as they campaign for the rights of Deaf people. - External events around Leicestershire – an opportunity to meet other deaf people, and other Deaf organisations and possibility to share information. - Continuing to provide any vital information such as changes in Social Security Benefits and setting up information sessions such as changes in Budget from Government. - Finding new ways to fundraise ways in which we can include the Deaf community. Using scratch cards, bingo and other fun fundraising ideas - Sustaining the support to the charity shop that has maintained continuing funds for LDAG We confirm the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. LDAG Annual report 2017 ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** The LDAG had a balance of: £ 7686.67 at the year-end of 2023 £ 6946.74 at the year-end of 2024 Total £ 14633.41in reserves. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grant making; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. This money will be for the advancement of the charity's works and also the continued redevelopment of LDAG. - The charity is led by and supported by a whole team of volunteers. We are truly grateful for the support we have received and also for the opportunities that Deaf people have had. This has created a sense of ownership and a sense of Frog Island feeling like ‘home’. - The trustees aim to continue reviewing volunteers and Deaf people’s participation and highlight areas that need addressing. LDAG Annual report 2017 Section D ## Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity ring the year** - We continue to run the Charity shop throughout the year, as a centre, the access to the Centre has opened up to maintain services for the deaf community. - We will continue to have trustee meetings face to face and via Zoom and use texts to update each other. These records are useful for Visual records and for those who couldn’t attend. - We continue to maintain the VRS suite that has expanded the letter translation service that we facilitate, in partnership with Signing Network CIC. This has continued both Face-to-face and remotely it continues to be offered free of charge to our service users who do not have support budgets or direct payments. This service continues to be in demand, and we are encouraging deaf participants to use it to make enquiries regarding their issues. - To enable us to improve and create a better image we continue to raise funds and were supported by our volunteers and we gave Deaf people the opportunity to volunteer and learn new skills. - As part of Leicester Deaf Centre where we are based, we received one of the last The Queens Award for voluntary service. - LDAG is continuing to offer support to the Deaf Ministry Space has become a key part of LDAG and has established a deaf choir to sign songs and sign Christian songs to the community. This has been a good outreach for our charity name to the wider community in Leicestershire. - We maintain to provide representatives to the Leicester Deaf Forum; whose aim is to improve access to statutory services and improve the lives of Deaf people. - We have continued to promote fundraising by using national online fundraising platform such as Amazon Smile. LDAG Annual report 2017 **Section E** **Financial review** |**Brief statement of the**
**charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materiall**
**in deficit**
**Further financial review detai**
You**may choose**to include
additional information, where
relevant about:

the charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising);

how expenditure has
supported the key objective
of the charity;

investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.|**y**
**ls (Optional information)**
We are developing a reserves policy as we move forward and grow.
trustees appreciate that we are a charity in its early years and that t
would influence our ability to maintain steady reserves. However,
trustees are in agreement that in order to grow and become sustaina
that we need to work towards the holding the sum that is the equivalen
3 months’ average expenditure. This should be sufficient to meet
unforeseen item of major expenditure and / or to be able to continue,
the short term, funding planned activities. As part of our forw
planning, expenditure forecasts are prepared looking 5 years ahead.
It is necessary to hold sufficient working capital to enable the mont
payment of rent and associated costs of running the centre.
There are none.
In the 2023/2024 accounts:
63% of the charit’s income came from Donations|**y**
**ls (Optional information)**
We are developing a reserves policy as we move forward and grow.
trustees appreciate that we are a charity in its early years and that t
would influence our ability to maintain steady reserves. However,
trustees are in agreement that in order to grow and become sustaina
that we need to work towards the holding the sum that is the equivalen
3 months’ average expenditure. This should be sufficient to meet
unforeseen item of major expenditure and / or to be able to continue,
the short term, funding planned activities. As part of our forw
planning, expenditure forecasts are prepared looking 5 years ahead.
It is necessary to hold sufficient working capital to enable the mont
payment of rent and associated costs of running the centre.
There are none.
In the 2023/2024 accounts:
63% of the charit’s income came from Donations|| |---|---|---|---| |||We are developing a reserves policy as we move forward and grow.
trustees appreciate that we are a charity in its early years and that t
would influence our ability to maintain steady reserves. However,
trustees are in agreement that in order to grow and become sustaina
that we need to work towards the holding the sum that is the equivalen
3 months’ average expenditure. This should be sufficient to meet
unforeseen item of major expenditure and / or to be able to continue,
the short term, funding planned activities. As part of our forw
planning, expenditure forecasts are prepared looking 5 years ahead.
It is necessary to hold sufficient working capital to enable the mont
payment of rent and associated costs of running the centre.|The
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63% of the charit’s income came from Donations|| ||s||| **Section F Other optional information** LDAG Annual report 2017 **Section G** ## **Declaration** ## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** ## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** Pamela Sly Melanie Upton ~~23.01.2025 Chair Person Secretary~~ LDAG Annual report 2017 ## LEICESTER DEAF ACTION GROUP RECEPITS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 6TH APRIL 2024 |RECEIPTS
Donations
Refunds
Amazon
Refreshments
Christmas meal
Crafts
Scratchcards
Leicesrter Deaf Centre
Charity shop
Total Deficit
Reserves brought forward
2023 - 2024
Total Profit
Reserves carried over into
2024 - 2025
Signed
Date|EXPENSES
£5,752.09
Contribution
LCC Gambling
Act
£1,000.00
Insurance
£6.71
Just Giving D.D
£175.09
Refreshments
£20.00
Christmas meal
£18.50
£40.00
Scratchcards
£205.00
Miscellaneous
£1,979.16
Charity shop
£9,196.55
£7,686.67
£6,946.74
£14,633.41
23.01.2025|£1,089.49
£20.00
£96.96
£144.00
£48.22
£615.15
£20.00
£16.20
£199.79| |---|---|---| |||£2,249.81| ||||