Cheshire Deaf Society

Analysis

Cheshire Deaf Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in October 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 01323762). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Cheshire Deaf Society reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2.2m to £2.8m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cheshire Deaf Society sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League (£2.8m), Orison Charitable Trust (£2.8m) and QPR in the Community Trust (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 83 people.