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Deafinitions Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1144504GoldthorpeHealth and saving lives
Income£448k2025-12-31
Spending£454ksame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause82nd pctHealth and saving lives
Registered2011Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Deafinitions Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Goldthorpe. It was registered in November 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 06464681). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Deafinitions Limited reported income of £448k and spending of £454k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £353k to £448k (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Deafinitions Limited sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child.org International (£447k), Sport at the Heart (£448k) and The Lotus Childrens Foundation (£447k).

Income and spending

£0£191k£382k£572k£763k2021 Income: £352,7132021 Spending: £450,83920212022 Income: £636,0842022 Spending: £576,04120222023 Income: £542,9382023 Spending: £666,22520232024 Income: £763,1372024 Spending: £652,86820242025 Income: £447,5572025 Spending: £454,1622025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Deafinitions was established for deaf people BY deaf people. Our motto is "Empower, Explain, Educate" in that by providing visual, accessible information and opportunities for involvement with clear, grassroots explanations, deaf people become better educated about important issues in their lives; such as health, employment, financial issues, etc.; and be empowered to make more informed choices.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

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Child.org InternationalBristol£447k
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