Deafway

Analysis

Deafway is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Preston. It was registered in December 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04243198). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Deafway reported income of £2.9m and spending of £3.2m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £2.9m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Deafway sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Delphside Ltd (£2.9m), Swindon & Gloucestershire Mind LTD (£2.9m) and Wirral Citizens Advice Bureau Limited (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.9%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 2.5%. Reserves of £574k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 75 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.