# THE FAMILY CENTRE (DEAF CHILDREN)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1196287
- **Other names:** FCDC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 27, 2021
- **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=1196287


## Contact

- **Address:** The Family Centre (Deaf Children), Elmfield School for Deaf Children, Sheridan Road, Horfield, Bristol
- **Postcode:** BS7 0PU
- **Phone:** 0117 9030366
- **Email:** admin@fcdc.org.uk
- **Website:** www.fcdc.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AND THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AMONG DEAF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WHO MAY BE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OFBEING DEAF (WHERE DEAF IS DEFINED AS MILD TO PROFOUND HEARING LOSS) BY:• PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, AND GENERAL ADVICE FOR DEAF FAMILIES• PROVIDING SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEAF FAMILIES• PROVIDING, OR SUPPORTING ACCESS TO THE PROVISION OF, SERVICES SUPPORTING DEAF FAMILIES, BY WORKING WITH OTHER RELEVANT AGENCIES

**Activities:** Provides support, activities, events and courses for deaf children and their families




## Classification

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



## Areas of operation

- Bath And North East Somerset
- Bristol City
- North Somerset
- South Gloucestershire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £146773 | £122693 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £85245 | £98929 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £155454 | £105127 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Neil Curry** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 5, 2016
- Daniel Hunt — appointed April 28, 2025
- Elizabeth Lawrence — appointed Oct. 21, 2024
- Kaisha Powell — appointed Oct. 21, 2024
- Kay Confait — appointed Nov. 16, 2025
- Samantha Lautieri — appointed Oct. 21, 2024
- Sarah Jane Evans — appointed May 27, 2021
- Stephen Thompson — appointed Oct. 30, 2022