The Jewish Deaf Association
Analysis
The Jewish Deaf Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04983830). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Jewish Deaf Association reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £737k to £1.1m (+54%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Jewish Deaf Association 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 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sobell Foundation (£1.1m), Bonny Downs Community Association (£1.1m) and Respond (£1.1m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68%, charitable activities 30% and investments 2.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £217k. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.4%. Reserves of £876k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 48%
- Legacies 19%
- Charitable activities 30%
- Investments 2.6%
In the charity's own words
Provides a specialist community centre, practical and emotional support, information, outreach and advice to people with hearing loss, of all faiths or none. Services include day centre, social/cultural activities and support/advocacy services for Deaf/Deafblind British Sign Language users, Deaf Awareness training/support for care homes, technology room, lipreading classes and family services
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Sobell Foundation | London | £1.1m |
| Bonny Downs Community Association | London | £1.1m |
| Respond | London | £1.1m |
| The Amar International Charitable Foundation | London | £1.1m |