# THE LEEDS SOCIETY FOR DEAF AND BLIND PEOPLE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 227169
- **Other names:** LEEDS DEAF CENTRE, SHIRE VIEW RESOURCE CENTRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 13, 1963
- **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=227169


## Contact

- **Address:** Leeds Society for Deaf and Blind, People, The Centre, St Mary's Street, Leeds
- **Postcode:** LS9 7DP
- **Phone:** 07775444032
- **Email:** info@leedssocietyfordeafandblind.org.uk
- **Website:** www.LSDBP.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE WITH SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING SENSORY IMPAIRED, BY PROMOTING, ORGANISING, AND FACILITATING CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT

**Activities:** To raise awareness, through education and training, of the daily communication and accessibility issues facing the growing number of people with sight or hearing loss & provide support/resources in line with Memorandum & Articles of Association.  Provision of one of the largest BSL Interpreting Agencies in the North of England.

**Area of benefit:** LEEDS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Leeds City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £295283 | £276735 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £344214 | £348654 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £343183 | £404817 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £271733 | £413492 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £188199 | £400357 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **JASON HIXON** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 13, 2013
- Beverley Byard — appointed March 13, 2025
- Christine Roche — appointed Jan. 7, 2014
- Donna Burrows — appointed Nov. 21, 2019
- Evindra Lorenzo Wickremaratne — appointed Jan. 9, 2015
- Sheila Foster — appointed May 17, 2018