Action for Deafness

Analysis

Action for Deafness is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Haywards Heath. It was registered in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06205458). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Action for Deafness reported income of £2.4m and spending of £3.7m, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.4m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Action for Deafness sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Acorn Community Care (£2.4m), Chescombe Trust Limited (£2.4m) and Specialeffect.org.uk Limited (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £281k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.