Breakthrough (Deaf-Hearing Integration)

Analysis

Breakthrough (Deaf-Hearing Integration) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03680467). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Breakthrough (Deaf-Hearing Integration) reported income of £753k and spending of £766k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.1m to £753k (-30%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Breakthrough (Deaf-Hearing Integration) sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Where Next Association (£753k), Michael Roberts Charitable Trust (£754k) and Vocaleyes (£752k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, donations and legacies 6.8% and trading 1.8%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £182k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.