Trust for Deaf Studies

Analysis

Trust for Deaf Studies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in June 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Trust for Deaf Studies reported income of £55k and spending of £20k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £35k to £55k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Trust for Deaf Studies sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Voodoo Park Trust (£55k), Dayspring Church Trust (£55k) and Reivers District Scout Council (£55k).