Royal School for the Deaf Derby

Analysis

Royal School for the Deaf Derby is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in May 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03367515). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Royal School for the Deaf Derby reported income of £5.6m and spending of £5.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5.0m to £5.6m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Royal School for the Deaf Derby sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dogs for Good (£5.6m), Echoes International (£5.7m) and Somerset Community Foundation (£5.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £8.9m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 102 people.