The Wiltshire and Dorset Deaf Association

Analysis

The Wiltshire and Dorset Deaf Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05038090). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2026, The Wiltshire and Dorset Deaf Association reported income of £47k and spending of £39k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2022 to May 2026, income grew from £19k to £47k (+152%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 183%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Wiltshire and Dorset Deaf Association sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dial South Worcestershire (£47k), Rutland Rotaract Family Support Centre (£47k) and Eastbourne Churches Visiting (£47k).