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Chartty reglstratkn number. 1169810 DEAFvibe UK Deafvibe l DVUK Annual Report and Flnancial Statemorts ft)r the Year Ended 31 Decembar 2022

DEAFvibe UK known as Deafvibo l DVUK Contents (contlnued) Referen￿ fvamln18tr8tlva Detalls 2to6 IrKlependent Examlnorf8 ReF stat8ment of FInan￿81 ktivltlos 8t09 Balan¢• Sheet 10 Notss to tho FKwicial Staternents 11to19

DEAFvlbe UK known as Deafvibe l DVUK Reference and Admlnl8tratlvT Dotalls Tru8tM• Elizabeth Julla TW (also kno%*T¢ as Julie Hart), Chalr All8on France, Settetary RO￿n8 T(￿n. Trea$urnr Oakes 1169810 Charfty ReglBtratlon Number Prfnclpal Offlc• tt021 24 B8aumont Road Tunstall stoke on Trent ST6 6BE Da￿ ￿80n ACMA VAST The Dudson Cerrtre Hope Street Hanley Stoke on Trent ST150D Uo>Yls Bank Newc8sdg Indgpgndonl Examlner Bankorn

DEAFvlb8 UK known as D•afvlb8 l DVUK Trustees Report Th8 trust888 present tho annual rep(xt togeth8r th8 financkql statsmenls of chaflty for thè yaar ended 31 De¢ember 2022. ObJ•ctlv•• and actlvltlos Objects and alms (11 The refigf of Deaf, D8afened Hard of Hearing and Deafollnd peo￿e, Inckndlng their famili88 and carer8, resldent In St8ffordshir8 and StokoThon-Trent and Surroundlng 8r8as by tho provisK)n of sorvices, information, support, 8dvl¢6, education and facilttie8 In tha intsrests of 8oc181 V4*lf8ra arKI other leisur￿tirne o¢cupatlon wllh the object of improving the ¢ondttions of W6 of such pèopk. (2) The advancffnent of publlc 8duc4tlon Irdu(Ino but not Ilmited to rn18kng awaran988 of I￿U85 of deafn￿ to trte knr wbllc. DEAF￿be alms to SUPM people aro Deaf. Hard of Hearlng arKI Deafbllnd 88 wel 8$ their f8mllb8, ftiends arKI carors in Stafford8hlre and Stokfron-Trent. It 1$ DEAFvlbe's trAlef th8t all doaf paoplo sh(yJld bo treated wually and with Tr8p￿t, that acc888 to informalon & communicalon is provtded w5thcKrt barrlers or preludts, promotiThJ equal partscipatlon and opportunth$ in life. Communl¢atlon Nthether It be vKttten, vert>al or through ￿tsual Infomiatlon 1$ a vS18l need to have sense of bdonglng In 8CwSety. Ourvhlon Is: . b create a safe. friendty and rdaxed envtronment Ythern Indtvklu8Ly Can communicate. 8hare feeliry and offer support to each other, . to create a safe, frlendty and relaxed envtronmerrt wh8r8 IrKlivlduals can communlcats. sharo feelings and offer support to Other, to create opportunrU85 for Indlvtduals to a￿pt and dO￿lop 8kAIB In coplng thelr experien￿$ of deafness or Deafblindness. . to encourage indlvlduals to U8e thelr expertlse and knO￿edge to empower other8. DEAFvlb8's phllosophy Is 'Deafne8s = Equallty & Access = Falmass" VIBE Is Ilnked wlth what ￿ means to have a heathglogs: • th8 feellng of sound through vibratlon,. ' pka(Ing up on vlb85 through visual cJue8' • th8 8h8rfng of experience8 of kn(yAng what11 1$ Ilke to be deaf. V.l.B.E. = Vlgually Indu$ive by Everyone" Pagg 2

DEAFvlbe UK known as Doafvlbe l DVUK Trusts•s Report {contlnued) Durlng 2022. DEAFvlb8 Continu￿ wlth Its monthty Café DEAFvlbe on the 2nd Saknrday of every month at Bradwell Lodge Communty Centre, Newcastle undèr LyTne. The Cafés contlnue to be attended by BSL u8er5. hard of hearing, deafened, deafbllrntt people as w811 as hearfng famlPy and frfends. tt 18 realty posttw to 8ee a Deaf Café that erK¥Jurages full integralton vAth Sup￿ from BSL Interpreters and a Remote Captioner. Thi8 somethlng that DE4FvFbe contlnues to be proud of. Number8 of pe￿e attendlrKJ each Café Sesslon vary from 30 - 50 people and has remalned consistent throughout 2022 with naw faces and ald frlonds rebjmlno folknmng on the COVID pandwnlc, knckdown and restrtctli￿$. A range of 8p8aker8 and presentation8 have b￿n delfvered through the >p8r Including attendance by th8 Integr8W Care Board {ICB) to listen to the conGems of ts deaf and deafolind ojrnmunlty arouThl barf8rs thay continua to experionce in aCceS￿ng heaith and 8c¢lal Care sep4[￿S. Frknds DEAFvib8 felt that they had been Ibtened to and tha r8presentaUve frcKn ICB reassured evevwnè that he revlsli WWI updates In 2023. DEAFvibe used th& May Café to celebrnte the Quoen's Plat4num Jubilee and to r6cogn18& h8r 70 years of Se￿¢@ to the nation. Th6 Café was very well attended wlth Frfend8 of DEAFvibe marklry thls evant TAryth prth and Jty. Tn￿ have infonned Fr￿ndS of DEAFvlbe at the rr￿ty Cafes includlng th8 FIBher F8mlty of the work been Underta￿n9 In 1d8nu￿ng partner organisation5 to support DEAF￿be UK and to ensure its sustainablllty for the bng-temi future. We have reassured Friends that It Is Imperalv8 that wherever possible that wg are able to rgtaln the name DEAFvibe UK particularty 8$ th18 Ilnk¥ us to t Queen8 Award for Voiuntsry SgThks a5 achleved In 2014. Current Truste88 hav8 provkled reassuran￿ that they cothuo to ranaln commltt8d to DEAFvlba for tho foreSeea￿e future. The trustees ojffirm that tlw have compligd ith the roquirements of seckn 17 of ts Charities Act 2011 to have due rBg8rd to the puuie b8nefft guldance pU￿lShed by the Charity Commi88lM for England and Wales. DEAFvFbe Is wn by the Board of Trustees (volunte8r8) arKI a Strong rA)mmW team of volunteer8 who are Deat. Hard of Hearlng, Deafenod, Dealblind and Hearing - It Include8 Frfends of DEAFvlb• as as their famuth and frfends. Our commilmert to ensure that this dlont group arn Treaw ￿ualty and with r8sF*C( that access to Infomatlon & ¢ommunlcallon 18 provlded wlthout barfers or preludlce, promodng equal parfjclpation and opportunltie8 In Ilfe. dearty demonstrates that DEAFvlb6 is fortunats to retsln voiunleers over lonw)8rfods of Ilm8. As wlth any charfty, we appraciate that volunt¢¢rn come and go. It b our bellef that when our volunteers do move on - they tako wSth thom the ¢onfidencg, bellef In themse￿83 to exptore TMV opportunlttes and Share their188mlngs with other people they ￿rne into contact Yitth and we see this a8 a p051tfve achlevement of ourth. Pag8 3

DEAFvibe UK known as D•afvibo l DVUK Trustses Report {¢ontlnuod) T￿ Iwlce monthly DEAFvlbe HUBS have not been able to contlnue howéver Royal Ass(Mlalknn ft Deaf peoplo (RAD) were able to 8e¢ure funding from the Bulldlng Better Opportunities {BBO) pyoject to ddivor Information, and Guidance (IAGI 8ession8 In StaffordshI￿ and Stoke on Trent. Th1$ meant that deaf F￿pIe livlng North Staffordshire c(MJld contFnue to actess 8UPPOrt a8 prev40U81y delive￿1 vla lh8 DEAF￿b& HUB. The IAG Support induded tr￿slatIOn of letters, 8uprKYt wllh telephon8 calls. support wlth welfare benefits and general IAG. ThL8 SUPPOrt was do1￿0d elthw face to face In the DEAFvib8 room or vla r8mote (video ¢allsl. The RAD project al80 induded support with EMPb￿n8￿t. Education. Volunteerlng and TrainlrKJ opportunibes. From tho Trustees. p8r9POCtwe. RAD havo worked realty hard over the last 12 months to buKd up the trust wlth the wlder deaf communty in the delivery of thls proJe¢t partlculaty In artss outside of N6wcasle under and they have 8ubmitted the* eVa￿alOn6 rewls to Iheir respective funding boditss. Th8 weekly VIBE has o)ntinued vla Zo)m by tK• (x)mmltted voluntsers who c¥Jntlnued to Support trKi88 would otherthse be i8olated. As In 2021. DEAFvlbe abte to roThn8poats wth the Board Trust08s at Brathll Lodge CommuiNty Centre a favourable rate for the pernanent Use I room hire of the DEAFvib& (Rcwt Two) for 2021 and 2022. In addttlcm to above n)om hiro. there contlnues to be a 8ep8rate charg8 for the hiro of the maln hall trj delNer the mc¥rthly Cafe DEAFTrAbe sesslons a8 8 separate fee from Room 2. This fee al80 induded the ref&vwrt dwltabla dlseA)unt. This n8gotialron enabled us to rerno￿ the pravlous room hir8 costs for Rooms 1 and 3 (th812tter18 nuw no longer avallable to hke) alongddo the maln hall for a full 12 month5. It was Imperati￿ that DEAFvlb6 wBre in a posibon to maxlmlse our fundlng and the Gr8nt fr￿Tr the Fisher Family Trust (see bek)w) to benefft DEAF￿be and by pajlng for th8 main hall separately ensured that shwld ￿ need to cancel a Café ses8k)n8, DEAFvFbe woukl not108e out financAally. DEAFvibg wore succossful in reeeivtng a Grant (Roslricted Funds) from th8 Fl8hor Charft8b18 Trust a5 on 22nd July 2021 and fundlng has continu•J to Support Dwiibè throughout 2022 thè following.. • Rent for 2 ye8r8 - Bradw8U Lodge Communlty Centre to 8UPPOrt w6th Room Hire costs. • PPE tr8lnlng for volunteers and attende8s (Indudlng ac£8SS to Interpreting supwrt) A8 pr8vth8ty agreed at tho November 2021 Café- tt h&d been •Jre8d that th8r8 would bg no Café In Decembar 2021 or January 2022 due to tho potenlal risks of COVID spikes before Chrlstrnas and after the New Year. This was imperalfv as 2 Trustees wer6 In fulktlme emplo￿nent workln9 wlth people ￿ 8r& vulnerable. Ther8forB the 1st Café was held In February 2022. Each and every Café since this date hes be8n very well attended 8$ reported above. There was no Café in JU￿ 2022 due to the hollday season. Truste88 have been pleased with attandance whlch demonstrates that the Cafe8 are valuablo to the rmmunlty that we serve. Whilst thesg Cafés are onty hekl on a m(Yrthly basis - the numbern attendlThJ show the vduo and importanca particularfy as we encourage and promote integration arKI Incluslon for 811 by prDVtskn of BSL interpreter8 end Remote Speech to T8xt Reporter (STTr) - captionlng. Pago 4

DEAFvlb• UK known as Deafvibe l DVUK Trustses Report (contlnuod) Café DEAF)Ab8 - 1)ctob8r 2021: The first Cafe DEAFvFb8 $6981on wa8 d8hv8red and as you VAII fully appreoats this was met ￿ryth trepidation a3 to ￿at we could exp& For many indivlduals, it was thelr flrst tin76 In meeting others outsid8 the safety net of their own homes ar￿ family environmont and they ¢ertainty fefi out of their c<)mfort zone. These conc*ms were also folt ty Trustees of DEAFvib8 due to the level of re8KMMiblty in ensuring arKI m8lntalnir& the 8afety of ev6rw)ne. This fir8t Cafe 8e881on focussed purely on wekoming evor>Dne back as ￿11 a8 provkllng the gr(wp with updates on safety & Slgnage around the Community Centre, the Importance of wearfng of PPE arKI good hand hysiene alongsida maintaining soclal dlstancing es de1ve￿d via BSL Interpreters. DesW8 thls fFrst and somevthat eautious 86sslon. we saw the highest number of attendees at the Cafe - 7Mth a totsl of 45 people In att8ndanco whlch included 10 new att9nde881 This for was hup surprise and totslly unexpected. The atmosphere you will be pleased to know was buzzlng and the Dèaf Communlty as part of thoir culture were restsned and ￿peCtful In ansuTkng there were no wel¢oma bad( hugs- thi5 was a huge challenge in ltseff. Café DE4FvFb8 - Novamber 2021: A presentatlon was delive￿1 by Royal AssociatL)n for Doaf Peopie (RAD) which agaln saw 52 people in attertdance. The arrn of pre88ntstion w88 to discuss RAD can support Doaf, Hard of Hearing. Deafened and Oeafollnd people in acGessing Infomiatlon. Advl¢e and Guklanca IIAG) as part part of their Butlding Better Opportunitle5 (BBO) prOj￿t In wht¢h they had ba6n successful In obtalning funding for Staffordshlre & Stok8 on Trent. This project aL80 Inctuded support with EmployTnent, Educ8tlon, Voluntserfng and Training opporbJnttl88. Frun Trusts8 perspective at DEAFvibe, wthllst this FKoJ8ot Wa$ 8xdlng and promFsing - it was recognisad that RAD ￿ty1d neod to bulld up the trust with the communlty In the dellvery of their project wlthln th& vAder communty parbcukrty rAJtside ￿ Nawcaslle undor Lymo. Wh618t DEAFvtbo havo held annual Christmas Partios In Decembw Slnce our laurth In 2010 - it was agrood by everyone in attendance at tho N0￿mber Cafe that thera wovlJ b8 no December Cafo to 8nsure everyon8 could have a safe and COVID-fre¢ Chrfstrna8 With their own fami116s. Frbnds of DEAFvlb8 were informed that Ihe next Café would take pla(% on sa￿rdaY 12 February 2022 and that ljwe would be no Café In January due Christmas l New Y￿r famity gatherings partie8 whlch may 888 a spike in COVID number¥. Flnanclal rovlgw The financlal results are shown on pages 8 to19 of th18 r8wrL The trustees have destgnated £12,000 of unrestrEcted funds to ensure they have sufficlenl funds to pay for room hlre costs and the use of professronal communIcatk￿ 8UPPOrt {BSL interpreters and Electn)nlc Notetakers) at DEAF￿be advities to ensure the activ￿{88 thrDugh the year. Thi8 ensure8 our actlvlN6s ar& accessiNe and Indu81ve. On top of the designated funds free rOSer￿eS at the pork nd stood at £10,899 {2022:£12,718).

DEAFvlbo UK known as D•afvibe l DVUK Trustees Report (contlnued) 8tnKtur•. govwnanco and m4nagomont N•lurn of govemlng doeumont DEAFvI￿ UK is reglstered as a CIO (Charitable Iniworth Organiglon) and ¢ommen(xd operation a8 frcyn 1st January 2017 und8r our new Charity Regi8tration Numb6r 1169810 (Note.. DEAFvib8 UK were in 8Xi8tsnce a8 8 CIO from 20th Odob8r 2016). Fnxn tho Board of Trustees p8r8pact￿, Ihis a dear ¢thlnuatkn of the Charfty and Its fundor whereby tha odgind Charftable Objocts of DEAFvlbo wern transferred to DEAFvFb8 UK: Th8 main obj8ctfv88 ol th8 ¢harlty ar•: . tho relref of deal, hard of he8rfng and dealbnnd people, inGluding thelr familte8 ￿rerS resldent In Stafft)rdshlre & Stokewon-Trent and surroundlng a￿a$ by the provislon of se1￿C&s, inforniaticm. 8UPPOrt, advtce. edUC￿On and fa(xltb88 In the inter88t8 of soclal we￿are and other leiSu￿tIMe occupatb)n wth the object of improving the condlUons of life of s￿h p8opIe. . tt)& advancement of publlc wJu¢ation i￿lUdI1[g but rKrt Ilmitod to raislng awareness of issues ol deafne88 to the wkler publlc. The trustees d18￿5 the requirements lor now IDJstees for the chartty at thelr meeting8. Potenlal trustee8 who attend the Cafes are Identtfied by their skills, expertlse and knOW￿ge and approa¢h8d on an Indtvklu81 bas1& Adverknsements are also Wac&d in th8 press. on tho w8bsrte and on the charity8 Facebook page. Written applicatbn8 are then d15cus$ed at tru8tees' me&tlngs befor8 an Int6rvtew process tak88 place. The tru$tsas vlll have regard to th• 8kll15. knowledg8 and exp8rf8nc8 requked for effectlve administration of tho charity ￿ appoknting new trustee8. The annual report Wds approv6d by the trust8e8 of ts charity on .lo.l., .113.. and stgned on its behalf ty. Al￿On France Trustee Pagg 6

DEAFvibe UK known as Deafvibo l DVUK Indawident Examlnerfs Report to the Irustees of DEAFvlbe UK I report to the trustees on my ex2mlnatlon of the 8cwunts of DEAFvlL UK for tha >Bar ended 31 Decamb8r 2022. R•8ponslbllltle• and ba81s of r•port AS th8 charity trustees of DEAFvibe UK ￿ arè responsible for th8 Fffoparatlon of th& a￿Unts a￿ordanCe with th6 requlrements of tho Charltth Act 2011 ('ts Acr). I report in respoct of my examlnatbn of the DEAFvlbe UICS accounts carfed out urthr Secti￿ 145 of the 2011 Act and in catyng out my examination I have followed all th8 applicabl8 DIr8ctio￿ glven by the Charty CommlssNJn under section 145(5)(b) of th8 Act. Ind•p•ndont oxamln•rfs •tatwMrt I have completed my examlnation. I c¥)nfirm that no materlal matters hove uJm8 to my attention in connection w71h the examinadon glvlng mo Cause to belleve that In any matwial respect: 1. ac(xJunUng record8 were not kept In respect of DEAFvib8 UK a8 r￿uIred ty 88ction 130 of thè Act: or 2. tha ￿(A)unts do not acaxd thosa records. or +• 3. thg accounts do Mt comth with th8 accounting roqulr8m8nts c¢￿cern[ng Ihe fomi and content of accounts set out In thè Charibes (Accounts and Reports) Reoulationg 2CK)8 other than any requirem8nt trtat the ac£ounts give a Irue and fair whlch Is nat a matter con8ld8red a8 part of an Independént examination. I have no concems and have o)me acrosB no other matters in conn8Cth)n the examinatlon whlch attention should be drawn in this r8port in order to enable a proper understanding of the acc￿￿￿ to be Teach￿1. Clar￿1 tsanki ACMA VAST The Dudson Centre Hope Streot Hanley Stoke on Trant ST15DD D8ie'. ...271.1Q12.023...

DEAFvlbe UK known as D￿fvIb9 l DVUK statement of Flnanclal Activltles for the Year Endod 31 December 2022 Unr••trlct•d Rostrlctsd funds funds Total 2022 In¢om• and Endown*nts from: Donatlons and legaaes Other tradlng actlvltss Total Income Expondltur• ¢m: Ralsing fvnds Charltable athlles Total expendSture Net expondtture Net movement in funds Ro¢on¢lllatlon ot fund8 Totsl funds brought forward Total fund8 carTaed fopward 1,351 1.975 1.351 1,975 3,326 3,326 (967) 2.391 {967) 9.238 6.845 6.845 {6,845) {6,877) 22.931 13.242 6.397 36.173 29.296 10 22.899 The rth on pages 11 to 19 an Integral part of those finandal statemants. Page 8

DEAFvib• UK known as DeaMb• l DVUK ststem8nt of FIna￿la1 Actlvitle8 for the Year Ended 31 December 2022 (contlnued) Unmtrlcied Ro8trl¢tsd fund• fund8 Totsl Income and Endowmonts from.. DOna￿on$ and legad88 Other lrnding adVI￿S Ottrw Income 195 215 12.200 215 12,200 Totd Incomo Exp•ndlturo on: Rabing fund8 Charilabkry acti￿110$ Total expondtture Net (eXpendI￿reY1wjm0 Net movemart kn fund8 R•conclllatlon rf fund• Total funds brought forward Tolal fund8 ¢8fTled forwd 410 12,610 (94) (941 2.261 ,261 (1.787) 9,939 8.152 24.718 22.931 10 13,242 36,173 l ofthe charftys activlU85 derfve from continulng okyattons durlng the above ￿TIods. fiJnd8 breakdown for 202118 shown In nole 10. The on Pa￿ 11 to 19 fom an integral part of th980 flnandal ststsments. Page 8

DEAFvibe UK known ag Doamba l DVUK (Reglstrallon numhr 1169810) Balanco Shoot as at 31 DKember 2022 Cuffont as80ts Cash at bank and In hand Cr•dlttys: Amounts falllng du• wllhln on• year N•t aM•ts 30.352 36.689 516 Funds of th• chaTIty' Ro8trlct•d Incom• funds Restrfcted funds 6.397 13.242 Unr••trlctod Incom• funds Unrestiicted furthls 22.899 29,296 22,931 36,173 The ffnanciaf statements on pages 8 to 19 aFprov8d by tr* truste88, end autho￿￿j ftjr Is¥ue on lol.iol.4. and signed on their bohalf ty. Total fund• 10 Alison Fran TnJstee The notss on p8g88 11 to 19 fomi an Integral part of th88e Itn8nd81 stataments. Page 10

DEAFvlbe UK known as D•afvibo l DVUK Notss to the Flnanclal statsmonts for the Y8ar Ended 31 December 2022 l A¢¢ountlng pollclo• 8tat•mont of compllan The fln￿ slatements have been prepared In ac¢ordanco wtth Accounttng arKI Rwrting by Chgrlttes: Statement of Reo)mmended Practlce appllc8b18 to charllies preparfrftJ trdr a¢￿Unts acctsrdanc8 wllh the Finan￿￿ Reporting Stsndard applic8bl8 in tha UK and R8publlc of Ireland IFRS 1021 (èffective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP {FRS 102)), tho Flnandal Reporting Stsnd8rd appllcabie in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and th& Charities Act 2011. Bas18 of prwratlon DEAFvI￿ UK meets the d8finllion of a public benefft enuty und8r FRS 102. Tho accounts {financi statements) havo befrn propared undgr the hK8torical cost convention with items ￿)￿nISed at cost or transa￿On vakne unless othgrwbe stated In the relovant note(s) to th08a accounts. Golng eon¢arn The trustees (xrtsidar that there arn no material uncertaintlos abtyjl Ihe chatys ablity to conlnue a going conwn. Income and •ndowments Voluntary Income Ir￿UdIng donatlons. glfts. lega*s and grants thai ￿de cx)rn funding cr are of a gener81 nature Is r&wnised when Ihe charity has entiuament to th8 Income. tt15 probabb that th8 nGome will be r8¢eiveAI and tha amount can be M￿ured Imth Sufficient rellablllty. Donatlons and legaci98 arè reo)gnised on a receivabb bas18 when recelpt b probable and tt)& amount can be rolla￿Y measured. Expondllure All •xp8ndrtur8 16 re¢ogni8od on¢e thore Lg a ￿1 or c<mstructt¥a fA)1Sgatk)n lo that oxpendlturo It probable settlemont is rnquired and th6 amount can be mgasured rnllabty. Al ¢05ts era alhxatèd to tho apFAicabl8 oxpendltur6 heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot bg dweclly athfbuEed to partrujlar headlngs they have been 8Nocated on a bas1$ corfjlstent v￿th tho e of resource8. With Central staff costs allo(xted on the basis of Ilme spent, and deprowtjon ch8vJes alkjcated on Ihe portion of the asset'8 use. Other support costs are auocatsd bas&J on the Sproad of stsff c08ts. Thes6 are ts)8ts incur￿1 In attracting voluntary Incijme. the management of Investmants and th080 In￿rred in trading adJviti88 that ralse funds. Pag8 11

DEAFvibe UK known as Doafvibo l DVUK Not08 to the Flnanclal 8tatom•nts for the Year Ended 31 December 2022 (contlnuod) Charltabl8 expenditur8 comwlse8 Ihose c08ts Ir￿rred by the ¢hariiy In the delhery of Its advlll8$ and servlces for its benefKwles. It Includes both c08ts th8t can ￿ alkxated directy to such adlviUe8 and those cxtsts of an Indirect nature nec65sary to S1¥F￿rt them. Govemanc• co•ts Those Incfud8 the costs attrfbutable to the charitys c<>m￿lanCe wllh condtyjtlonal and stattrt requirements. in¢iudin9 audrl strateglG man8gem•nt and trustO08 me011n￿ and r￿m￿Tr8d axpon888. TaX￿On Th8 ¢harlty Is con8tdered to pa58 the tests 8et out In Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Flnance 2010 and thereforn fft meets the definillon of a ctwltable company for UK (￿po￿tiOn tax purposes. A£cordingty, the charity Is Fthntlally exempt from taxation tn respect of income or cathl gains received wthin cat80oth covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the co￿OratI￿1 Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains ALt 1992. to the extert th8t suth income or galns are applled exdusively to &Arltable purposes. Tanglble fixed auets Indlvidual assets costing £5tJO or more 8￿ inltialty record8d at cost. less any sulxequ6nt accumulated depreciatlon and subsequent accumulated Impaimient ts888. D•proclallon and amortl•alion DeF)rriatkM Is provid&J on tanglble r￿d assets so as to vrrito off the J)St or valuakn, Iw8s any 08￿Ma￿d resldual val￿. over their expacted us8lul ecoThxnlc lifo as foll A••t cla Computer Equipment Deprnclatlon m•thod and rat• 4 years stral9ht Ilna Fund •tnKIurn Unre8tri¢ted irwme fund8 are general funds that are avallabl8 for u86 at lh8 truste6s dlscretth In furthernnce of Ihe obJeckn ofth8 charlty. De81gnaied are unrestrlcied fund$ set aslde for specific purpos88 at the d[s¢retl￿ of trustees. Restithd Inmme funds ar8 those danatod for use in a partlcular area or ky sp￿rn¢ purposos. the use ofwhlch 1$ restrthd to that area or purpose. Page 12

DEAFvibo UK kn¢)wn a8 Deafvibo l DVUK Notes to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022 (contlnued) 2 Incomo from donatlons and l•gac funds n•ral Total 2022 DOna￿on8 and leg8Ci8S', Donations frcm companies. trusts arvj slmllar PTr)ceeds 1.351 1,351 ilnrnstrlctod funds Ganoral Total Donatlons arKI legacles: Donation8 fr￿ ¢XJmpantes. trusts and simllar wocaeds 195 195 3 In¢omg from oth•r tr•dlng actMU•¥ Unrostrlct fund• Genoral Total 2022 Fundralslng events Cafe, raffle and refr8shmenL8 212 1,763 1.975 212 1.763 fund8 G•nernl 2021 Fundralslng 8v8rrts Cafe Incom8lsales,entran(x fees. raffie. refreshments 207 215 215 Page 13

DEAFvlbe UK known as D•aMbe l DVUK Notss lo the Flnanclal Statoments for tho Y•ar Ended 31 Decembor 2022 (contlnued) 4 Expondllur• on rn18lng funds a) Co8t• of tradlng acUvM fund$ Gen•ral Total Cafe expenses and refr88hmrt8 Unre8trl¢t•d funds Genoral Total Cafe exrmes and refr8shmonts Page 14

DEAFvlbe UK known a8 Deafvlbo l DVUK Not•s to the Flnanclal Statemènts for the Year Ended 31 December 2022 (contlnued) S Exp•ndllur• on charllabh actmtlos fvnd8 G•norn1 Re8trlctsd fund¥ Tot•1 2022 Adminlstr8llv8 axponsas Advertising and promotion CommurdcalK￿ 8UPPOrt Insurance Room hir8 Volunteer expenses 1.077 1,077 2.345 475 475 4,500 1.851 Unrn•trfcted fvnds Gonaral 6.845 8.898 Restrfctsd fund8 Totsl 2021 Admin15trallva exp8n8es Communlcatlon SUP￿1 Deafday Insuranco Room hlre Volunteer ex￿88$ Depreciallon 771 771 300 70 450 70 450 1.885 106 1,885 136 1.557 2.261 3,818 In addltton to th8 expendlture analysed above. there are al80 govemanca costs of£540 {2021- £516) whlch relate diredy to ¢harftab18 activlles. See nots fty further d8ts11s. Page 15

DEAFvibe UK known a8 Deafvibo l DVUK Noto6 to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022 (contlnuod) 6 Analy41s of g0vornan￿ •upport co¥ts fvnd• G•neral Total 2022 Ind8pondent examlnorfe8S Examlnation of the financial $tatemont8 540 540 540 540 Unr•8trfctad fiind* Gonwal Totsl Independent examlnerfees Examinatkjn of th8 fimKial 8tatsments 516 516 516 516 7 Tru•¢￿ r•mun•ratlon and •xpon¥e• No truBte8s, nor any pars￿￿ conn8cted wllh them. have r8cefrrfed any remuneration from the charlty during the year. No Iru8tees have r￿1ved any reimlyjrsed 8xpense8 or any oth8r beneffts ftrjm the c￿rIty durfng the y8ar. 8 Taxatlon Tho charfty is a registered arKI Is therefore exemptfrom taxalion. 9 Cr•dltorn: amoun1• falllng du• withln on• y 2022 Accruals 1,058 516 P8g8 16

DEAFvibe UK known ag D•afvibo l DVUK Notss to the Flnanclal Statements for the Year Endod 31 December 2022 (contlnu•d) 10 Funds Balance at 1 Incomlng January 2022 resources expended Balance at 31 2022 Unro8lrlct•d fund• General unrestrlcted funds Deslgnatsd Rent Interpr8ta 10,931 3.326 {3.358) 10,899 5,000 7,OC 12.OLKI 12.ofyj Total uM•8￿ctOd fund• Ro•trl¢ted fund8 3.358 Staffordshire County Coundl Comrnunty Leaming TnJst- Upreading Newcastle under L￿￿0 B(xough Council CultrJral Grant- Art Flsher Charftable Trust Total rostrtcted fund• 2.142 2.142 9.939 6.845 3.094 13,242 6.397 Totsl fund• 36,173 10.203 Balance ai I Incomlng Reaaur¢•8 January 2021 r•80urc•• •xpond•d Balanu at 31 Docamb•r 2021 General urnestrlcted funds Doslgn•tsd Rent Interpretau 12,718 410 {2,197) 10,931 5,0 12.oc 24,718 Page 17 2,197 22.931

Dwvibo UK known as Deafvlbo l DVUK Nots8 to the Flnanclal Statements for the Y•ar Ended 31 Decomb•r 2022 (contlnued) Balanco at I January 2021 Incomlng ro8ources B•lan¢• at 31 Docember Re•ources 0X￿nd#d Intu Staffordshire County Coundl Communty L88mlrwJ Trust- Llpre8ding NWtst￿ undw Lymo Borough Coundl cUl￿ra1 Grant- Art Fisher Charltable Trust Total r••trl¢W fund• e27 627 2,142 2.142 534 2,261 3,303 2,261 13.242 Total fund• 12,610 4,458 36.173 The 8pacthc purposes forrfpk the funds are to bB ap￿I&d aré a$ foNowB: Da5￿nated Fun(ts Th8 trusleas have chosen to deslgnate £12.000 of ggner81 unre8tricted reser￿6 to onablo the chairty to provide ￿)nInUIrNj servw to Fts, benaficiaiies in the evenf of thwo beiThJ no other Sour￿ of funding avallable. Rent- to cover iwelve morths rent costs 8hould the twity b8 unabb to $L￿r( suffici￿1 attemetlvo lundlng. Int￿￿a￿On - to o)v8r tw8fve m(x)th8 IntTrtatlon Costs should the thalrty bo unable to 8ourc• sufficwrt altermatfve ftFndlng. 11 of n•t a8wts b•tw••n fvnd8 Total fund8 at31 Rosfrfct•d DK•mbor fund8 2022 Unr•slrfctsd fund• G•n•rnl D081gftat•d cUrr￿tt Itabililie8 Total net ass8t8 11,955 12.000 6.397 30,352 10,899 12,000 6,397 29,296 Pagg 18