CHARrrY REGISTrATION NUMBER: 102764 Ulster Society for Promotlng the Educatlon of the Deaf and the Blind Flnancial Statements 31 July 2025 Finegan Gibson Ltd Chartered accountants & statLrtory auditor Causeway Tow8r 9 James Str88t South Belfast BT2 8DN
Ulster Soclety for Promotlng the Education of the Deaf and the Blind Flnanclal Statements Yoar ondod 31 Juty 2025 Pago Trustees, annual rèwrt Indep8ndent auditorfs report to the members Statem8nt of finand81 actlvllles 12 Statement of financial positlon Notes to the financlal ststem8nts 13 14
Ulster Society for Promoting the EdU10n of the Deaf and the Blind Trustws. Annual Report Yèar ended 31 Juty 2025 In1885 prownt Ihwr rqport and lh¢ fln¥ ststTnts of dwrlty for Ihe year eThJ•d 31 JY 2025. R•l•r•nc• and admlnlstratfv• d•tall R•olst•r•d ¢harlty nam• Ulst•r Sc¢knty for PrnmotitvJ th• Ihe Deaf and th8 Bllrrtl Charlty r•gl•lratlon nurnb•r 102764 Prkn¢lp•l oflk• Ydanstown sthl Th• Iru•t••• Fr P Dovln mr8DB Mr J Cterry J Drxc Rev G Jordan M Matthews Mrs C M0Wan MsRADgmp Mr M Car80n Mrs O Riyjt Mrs K Mullan Mr8 A Mageo Mr B Symlng MrA Cw•y IR••lw•J 27 JU¥l 20251 Audltor rwan Glb80n Lld 9 Jar Str¢ei South 8elfast BT2 BDN 8ank•rn utsf 88nk 2 Farni Road GlèngThby 8T36 7QU Danske Bank P08ox183 Donegall Squar• Wot 8T16JS
Ulster Society for Promotlng the Educatlon of the Deaf and the Bllnd Trustees. Annual Roport Year ended 31 July 2025 John5 Eir 40 Linenhall Streot 8T2 8BA Slructur•. 90mn and rn•n•g•ffnt Ulstsr St¢ièty Prornoting Educat of th• 0•of and ts 81ind Is a be the Educats'onal Endowments Ilrdandl knt 1885. Th• Board d Trustew 4r tr th? of thorlty. Tr Board of TrusttsB and nomo¥ ofwlrvFd ath4Her¥ are set out at Ihp TnJB1 RWL malnlalns a broad range of rel 11$ ar•Y •xperlence. Th• trust••s have Iho o¥wpll rgBponWty 3y¥knm ol th 18rlty. vthlch kndude¥ on¥urin9 that thefe are rea8onable practlceB In ploce tr the prevenOn and detion offraud and other iwulwthes. H(Mver. such a system can provlde onty reasonable, but not absolut•. aS8urance •galnst Orrorn arhl lrnud. Slgnlllcpnt rf8k8 hwlghled f(Y C($18raIlon oThJ by Ihe Board. 1 rna rfgk8 lo vthith Ihe charlty Is oxposed, th h8¥• bwi Id•nlfi&J by wc¢•Jur88. am contlnualty revSawed. SyYt8m8 hava been IM•nt0d to mlogate Ih•se ccrflnuaty d•v•bpod or •nhaxeed. ObJ•cth•• and a¢tlvlllM Thè of Ihe tharty b to p¥omth the allon of the deaf and the blind. ThIB Is currenly done prfmarty through th• ol Ilnandal SUp)rt to a schod based In Jordanstown Ich teaches chlldffjn wilh s•n8thy both at ylmary ar#J p)st-prIM lov•l. Thè Soclety owns lh• l•nd lIdIn •t J¢MIpFkn Th• So¢l•ty In geT 01 the 808rd of arg minthjl that Ihe Society is a charity and that th? Truststs hav& portkthr re3FbJnslbI1115 89 TrusteeB of a chwlty. InctyJdeB havth9 rggard to guidanrg i?sued by the Charity cC¥nr¢kIn fw Nort keland In Iaon to publlc bengfiL Th Board ol TTuste•s of th• Socth rn•t sn durfrvJ IM y•ar. Mo•llry f¢¢u8•J on support for the 8dKol thrwjh ts wovtsknn of an annual grlnl and futhr do¥elopmenl of the 8(ttJf8 4)rk and estste 88 we8d thwh addMk)nal fundlThJ requ8818. Thère was als9 o strwo f$ th? Implwnentsbon of a Straityk Plan for thg Sodoty wlh Induded the devdtjpment of Inthti¥es design8d to inrxease Ihe imp8Ct and influe0 of th• Se¢ty In tho field of sensory irnpasnrnt. This was athieved tlwcmjgh the devdoprnent Bnd ImF48mgntstion ol a rwgg ol new frJr¥Jlng PrraMIne5 Ijgh a range ol parlnership acroBs the $8ns0ry impalmient and chlkjren's s.
Ulster Society for Promoting the Education of the Deaf and the Blind Tru$t•es' Annual Roport Y•ar ended 31 July 2025 Th? Souety as OOr of the bJihJiroB at JoTdan¥t(Avn tinU9 to th• Setrthl Boord of Govemtsrs and Prtncipal to enswe Ihat not onty arB the IMJikllng8 fit for rxwp088 but are rnaintalned to Ihe highest 8tandard ol repa¥ and cdItI ts thg u80 cl Ihe pupi15. t•&chars and staff of Jtydanstown SChfy. Insofar as costs are rt rfKoverable from ts EthKation Ath¢xlty, su¢h costs are met ty th& Sty. In th• yrI0 31 JY 2025. th• Soelétyfiknjéd A rar•J• olryr4#ts wlthln ts 8dKxl hKJJdlTrJ: Part-time athnlnlstrafvo suppxt Slgn Language As5i51ants lor lh• Crfd pupW8 8dK Traineo Interpreter to promote the incrg88ed use oland ccfflpetanets In BSL fef Students. A fiJItIMe teacher with reSPMltIty for Curriwlum, Careers and TralIon. Tha runnlng co8ts 018 746atsr tar uga In such ventUrn8 88 atterthnco cf pup4B 4t cDurB•s In other schc¢Jls and colK8ges to enhanc8188InO Opp&1115. Paruy funded Chri8tma8 activiles. Parly fundod a rnshJ•ntsal trip to Etllnburgh. Th• proviskn ol habllftatSon for v5sualty knpolrod by Guldo Dogs UIQ Tho provisw oTrJ mginten¢ of 9qUiPm. Enhanced learnlrvj opptrjnIti0$ for wpiL8 bolh wilhln th? tr>I w4d•r cc4)wnunty sottkng. Th• orf¥nal B00rdlrJ DrIMt buldh¥J ¢th•& to a rrnry for pr04Cl on WO8kdoy ffwilng¥ aTrJ pn after-¥dKd durfThd w•èkday ofténM)ons. The nurnery18 Ind8peTrd8nUy operoied by S•n8•, Th8 Naon D8alblkn)d and Rub8118 A6sodallon, a rgglstgfgd Tho aft•r-h0eI elub ts opèral8d by s•n undor a Jolnt V•nbn aw••m8nt led by Jordanjtown S¢hool wlth support from tho Brlght Stwt 3dvT. Thi5 en8ur8s fijll of Sehty)I tlJ1n98 and pro83 very valuable servke for ¢hlldren wth an audllory or vBknn Impakni¢nt Inernas•s th• r•ach of th• Socjety in tem of the number and Pfollle ol bfiCIar1e8. Incrga$ln9 I reach of the In lenn8 of thg w T$ of M8 b•fithry gryp$ •r¥J th• geographlcal spread ol support was a ccrfe S¢8 of InalIVe$ to r•ll•d th• Stti8ty8 8tratsglc Intentkns durfng thls pwl)d. Durfng 2024125 the ScKlety ccrtlnued to 8lVFXt a rnrvje of InNlalfv•B IudITrg a costd4Mng gy scham8 for thè famlli•s of agèd chilJr8n, r•cognlslTrJ coets ol havlrya 8 child vlth eddonal ne•J$ a1 np8rt w 9dLvlx. In pothership with olh•r spocrdlist 0ryanisan$. tho Society SUPFQrts a ran9e of youth prograrnmo5 which focu8 on d8V81opiryJ Ihe and confyjents of youNJ In translOn to arJul¢ seryiceB. SuppJrt fcrf adults and older pwJpkn conllnued lo be thrth ts dw•kJpm•nt of a rang• partnership Inakn. The Sorlety ere fvnthrvJ 3 PHDS h D1 sknJi ot QuB8n'$ UnN•rstty Belfast forAAlng on tho fc1lthng ar•as'. Identificavon and Supp&1 for D•af Flus Chlldren aThJ Young In Northem Ireland. Er¥Jag8m8nt In Educaticm.. a Comparati sludy cl meners of Deaf Community wl¥)B? first languag8 WK)t ErElish. and tsir gXP8rl8 intwactions wilhin Ed¢J(ation In Northern Ireland. IdenUfwrvJ the lryortance and ¢Aacc•se yw¥ QPFrfynIti for Daof childr8n.
Ulster Society for Promoting the Education of the Deaf and the Bllnd Trustees. Annual R•port(¢wthwoJ Year end 31 July 2025 Flnanclal Ywl•w The net InLxJmelexpendT8 and movem&)t on ftmds for the year after charglng an expense8 amount811 to a surplu5 of £226,24312024.. £1.130.592 SuluSI. The owrating dafficit of Expendilurg wo$1£189,592), tth gakn C Investmts rwwsed at £415.835. IrK9 Is receNed in the form of dNhJends from a portt01 of wwestrnents managed by Brn Ddphin. Inve8¢e¢ and also Shares managed by the Dep8thnt for Cornmunities a¥ part d the North8m Cantral Inv•sb)wrt Fund lor Ch•rlU88. knk depogtt 8180 forn)s pt of th• annual ineom8 for the charity. Summary ofthe maln 8trwm8; Dl¥hJgnd £307.07612024: £2912381 Bank d8pogtt Iniewt £1.$2312024.. £2.2541 Edutsfjon Authoty £111.11812024.. £70.1951 Summary of th• maln M•m8 of èxpoThJrn: 8rv441n Dolphkn management £44,2S112024.' £40,33n Investsc management £7.45112024.. £7.0081 Charitablfr Advitl8s- Promting the Education 0èolaThJ Bllnd £583.08912024: £643.7951 Support Costs- Admlnlstration £2,47212024.. £3.844} (S)v8manc8- AudA F¢es £8.75712024.. £8.064) Bank Intero$t and charges £170 {2024.. £1951 Dr•¢titin £153.05412024: £153.054) GalnsllloMe81 on118t8d Inv88b)Mrt8 £415.83512024: £1.336.0541 Rwrv•• Polky Roa•rv•s arn thè part of a eharltyi unr88tridgd funds thot ar• frn8ty avoltab to gnd c4) ony of th8 tharfty's purpo$8s. Th55 dgfinibcffi 8xdudg5 rgstrided irwrr fvTrJ$ and endNmènl hJnd5. although Such fvnds irffluenc48 w reseTh pollcy. OUT Genwd Reser vjxdud? tsrv4lbL8 fixed 8B80ts 8LKh 88 land, bulldlng$ And other hd fry Ihg Sodety8 usa. tt al80 èxdudes amouThts désignat8d for •ssènti#l thJknr• BndIng. Tl SC¢1 hos of fijnds for wthlch rt rgBponsibb, and whKh are separatety held lo meet the chwitablg obJ'gctive¥ ofthe So¢igty. Th• Trust9 rntaln surplus r•1¥ In order b) be b) mptsid in A Ilm•ly foshk*n to tM ¢han¥ng 88di of tht SCkn. gn the limtt8d resouTUS madg avaiLqbK8 from Ihe Educalkjn Athhulty. In Jdilon to Ihelr exl$llryJ commltments, the Trustees may be requlr•d to fvnd addltlonal teachers, support staff or equlpment. Tho rn8oNes policy i% rnvitr•Md annualy ty the Tnjstees to ensura It me8t8 tho ¢uff•ni r•qutr•m•nts and urtUMststh of drffy.
Ulstsr Soclety for Promoting th• Education of the Deaf and the
Blind
Trustees, Annual Report f¢MU
Year ended 31 JY 2025
Plans forfutsJr• pwlod•
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Work conlinu•s on ImF4tmIIn0. rev1r uFxJatfjng these pkns aThJ the Chlel ExecutSve
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to fvrther support our benefidarle8 In Ilne vAth tyjf 8lrntegk objective8.
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Ulst•r Society for Promoting the Education of the Deaf and th• Blind Trustees. Annual Report(<wthx Year ended 31 Juty 2025 The truslees are respSIble for keeplrrfJ adequate accountlThJ rwds that are suffic48nt to Show and explain the chanty's trar¢tlS and dtsck)so wrth rnasonabje cJJraw at any bm8 lh8 finandal Itlc¥) of Ihe charity and enabK8 them to ensur8 Ihat Ihe statemeftts Mpty wth th• Charitses Ad IrIhoM Irekndl 2(8. They are resporffjibJ8 tr Safeguarding the a5S8ts of the rsguLwili85. Th8 trustO9$' rewt Wa8 apwmd on 18 lkny 2026 WKI b•hif of th• of tru8tee6 by: Fr P D•¥1