The Harrogate Deaf Society
Icharity number. 2235551
Trustees annual report & financial statements
for the year ended
30th September 2025

The Harrogate Deaf Society
Contents
Index
Page
Report of the Trustees
Independent Examiner's Report
Receipts & Payments Accounts
Statement of Assets and Liabllities
Notes to the Accounts

Trustees. Annual Report
From: 1st October 2024
To: 3(Mh September 2025
Charws fvll Mm•
Roglstorod Company numl
R•gl•t•r•d Ch4rlty numb•r
ctlvos and actmtles
For the deaf and hard of hearing within Harrogate aTrJ the area of NcYth YcYk$hire:_ 1. to WOVKie aid and
services. 2. help conltnue education aftw knvirg SCI￿1. 3. Sup￿1 ro eMplO￿n￿nL 4. ProvKJ8 interpr81er
seryirAs.5. Probx aThJ th8 interests af the deafw￿ hwd of h6arirwJ.6. SabJLtarding the souety$
a$set5.
Summary of tho maln actlvltlm In r•l•tlon to thos• purpo•M for th• publlc b•r*fiL In patllcular. th•
•rtlvltl8ss prolocts or serv1c￿ Id•ntffied In the aG¢ounts
Provide spKialii¥t wjuipmenl for deaf p￿. Provide a nxAn to all S￿￿8116t ￿￿1pM￿l that
help deaf peotAe. Fund a roc*n for L￿) ReadiTr3 Classes for deaf adults. Suppxt a meeiing space hard of
hearing K￿la1 group. AttendaTKe al meetings to wotect arvj the interests of deaf r•. The
charity h8s enabled a studgnt to quakfy as a liTrreadiry teaclw by providirvJ a lull grant ts the Course and
travd expence¥. The charity has interweter5 for meetings. The d￿rity WOVKl8s funding for signing
ojurses. Provide fundry for educalion for deaf thihjren to access.
The tnjstees consid8r Ihat they have C￿phed with their tJuti8S to have due regard to the public bgnefft
guidance published by Charity cryrvnissl￿.
Achlevemonts and
8umm•ry ol th• maln achlowffl￿ of the chAflty. lthnufylng the dhYer•nco th8 charlty's work IMS
Specialtst equipment has been purchased a number of indiividuals to enhance they hearing and improve
their ablty lo participate in day lo day Thg d*tity has wovided a fijll grant to enable an
irKlividual to quality as a Lip reading teacher of the deaf arKI of hearing. The teacher nThv run5 regular
ups locally, for the b8n8fft of all n Ihe kKalty. Th8 charity continues the sut4XYt by Fwing the roc￿ rent
for these ￿$[Cl)s. The L*arity continues to wovide Interpre￿ vhw) request&J and gprfe 1X￿tinUed
support to provide an indivhdual through counselling. The charity has F￿ld￿l financ4al Sup[￿ io a hxal
music project espeaally for deaf a￿1 hard d hearing th*Jren giving Ilvn the cwortunty to leam a musical
instnjment. Harrcoate Deaf Scxiety conts'nues to Ic#)k at ways to UFrfJate its C(￿M￿lCat1OnS wilh the wtder
communty.

Addl¥onal Inforn￿On (opuonal)
The charitys Trus¢ Deed has bggn rgviff*ed by an Indep￿nt advisor Whts￿ enat4es the charity to (a)ver
broader area now North Y(wkslure and assist and help deaf hard of hearing indNKluas
Flnanclal review
In accordance with the trust deed. the trustees must appty the IncC￿ a￿1 at their discretion. all or p3rt
the caytal of the S• in futtt*ring otyecbves.
Amount d r•sarvo8 hold
Market Value of ReseNes h8kJ a8 at 30th Setrtembw 2025 £732.089
NIA
Funds mat•rlally In doffl¢11
None
Explanatlon of any unurtaintl•s about th• ¢h•rlty coThllnulng as a going conc•rn
None

Structurei governance and mana
ent
Descripti￿1 of the charitys trusts
To wDvKle $UPF¢Xt rdief to aF*J hard of heari￿ the
Ncth Yothshire reli(￿ 8cc&¥d￿￿ to Ihe ru￿ of the Trust Deed
Type of governing documwrt
How the ¢h*ity is ¢onslitirt
ch￿l￿Ne Trust. The consbtubon of the chty is govemed by
the rules thJ"the5 a5 oullined in item 2 of the Trust Deed
Trustee selection meth¢xls including In xc￿dan￿ *iih the njles as txffjined in the Trust Deed
details of any constitutional
provisions
Reference and administfi*ion details
Charitys fvll name
Other names the ¢haiity is known by N￿¢
Charity's principal address
46-50 East Parade
HarrryJate
Postcode HG15RR
Names of the tntstees who manage the charlty
Office O18nyl
Dates acted rf not tsr
entiiledto aP￿l￿ttrU5tee
Mr Robert Tunnidrffe
Mrs SIL8an Ibbotson
Mr Robert Tunnicliffe
Mr Steve Wrtght
Samartha Grey
Chair
Treasurer
Cthener
Declaration
Signed on behalf ofthe charitys trustee5
Signature
Full Namè
Position
Mr Rot*rt TuMKliffe
Secretary

Independent examinerfs report to the tntstees of The Harrogate Deaf Society
I report on the accounts of:
The Harrogate Deaf Society
for the year ended:
30th September 2025
which are set out on pages 5 to 7.
Responsibilities and basls of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the
I report in respect of my examination of the Charitvs accounts carried out under section 145 of
the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions
given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5){b) of the Art.
Independent examlnerfs statement
I have completed my examination. I confim) that no material matters have come to my attention
in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respert:
l accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of
the Art; or
2 the accounts do not accord with those records
I have no concern5 and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination
to which attention should be drawn tn this report in order to enable a proper understanding of
the accounts to be reached.
04J 1JA
6/G/z6
Jeff Todd (FCA)
Outsource Independent Examination
Services
24 First Avenue
York
Y0317YQ
Date:

The Harrogate Deaf Sodety
{Charty number: 2235551
Recelpts & payments accounts for the year ended:
2025
Totsl
fvnds
2024
Totsl
funds
Unrestricted Restrlrted
funds
funds
Recelpts
Income from investments
Donations
12,972
213
13,185
12.972
213
13.185
18,652
18,652
Sale of investments
163.640
163,640
76,848
Total receipts
176.825
I76￿25
95.5CKI
Payments
Rent
Stockbrokers fees
Equipment & repairs
Financial support given
Fees
Accountancy & professional fees
P4 Licence
Courses
Library café
Event sponsorship
Web design and hosting
2,700
2,915
1.217
9.918
1.561
2,7CKI
2,915
1.217
9.918
1.561
2,694
3,570
5,585
3,734
1,138
170
2,599
170
2.599
159
1,124
242
2.231
237
24,432
2231
237
24.432
23.146
Purchase of investments
158.436
158.436
66.958
Total payments
182,868
182.868
90.104
Net of reCelptsl{payn￿nts)
Transfers between funds
(6,043)
16W)
5,396
Balance brought forward
Balance carrled forward
24.677
24.677
19.281
18,634
18,634
24,677

The Harrryate Deaf Sodety
{Charity number: 223555)
ststement of Assets and Llabllltles at:
30th September 2025
2025
Total
funds
2024
Total
funds
Unrestrlrted
fvnds
funds
Cash at bank and in hand
Current bank account
Stockbroker account
4.654
13.980
18,634
4,654
13.980
18,634
11.958
12.719
24,677
Investment assets
Managed investment portfolio lat cost)
587.058
587,058
587.058
587,058
578,223
578,223
The market value of investments at 30th September 2025 is £732,08912024: £693,317)
2025
Total
funds
2024
Total
fvnds
fvnds
funds
L5abilities
Independent examiner's fee
5(K)
5(K)
5iJ)

The Harrogate Deaf Society
(Charity number.. 2235551
Notes to the accounts for the year ended..
30th September 2025
l. Basls of accounts
The Trustees have taken advantage of section 144121 of the Charities Act 2011 and
prepared the account5 on a re￿Ipts and payments basis.
Approval of accounts for the year ended:
The report and accounts were approved at
meeting of the trnstees held on-
30th September 2025
1?. 4. 202
Date
If. 3.a02
Signed for and on behalf of the trustees
Date
CIiAIiL
Print name
Position le.8. Chair ett)