Royal Deaf Education Trust

Analysis

Royal Deaf Education Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exmouth. It was registered in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06585703). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Royal Deaf Education Trust reported income of £9.0m and spending of £9.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £5.5m to £9.0m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Royal Deaf Education Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Havencare Homes and Support Limited (£9.0m), Remarkable Autism Ltd (£9.2m) and Twenty-Fifth Avenue Ltd (£9.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £97k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £988k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 190 people.