The Royal National Institute for Deaf People

Analysis

The Royal National Institute for Deaf People is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in England. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00454169). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Royal National Institute for Deaf People reported income of £14.2m and spending of £13.0m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £34.5m to £14.2m (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Royal National Institute for Deaf People sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. 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 One Fylde Limited (£14.2m), The Carr Fenton Foundation (£14.4m) and The Rank Foundation Limited (£14.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 86%, charitable activities 12% and trading 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10.1m. Charitable activities took 67% of spending and raising funds 31%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.5m. Reserves of £5.6m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 148 people.