The Sunderland Deaf Society

Analysis

The Sunderland Deaf Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in February 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Sunderland Deaf Society reported income of £171k and spending of £48k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £32k to £171k (+428%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 451%. 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 Sunderland Deaf Society sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clasp (Caring, Listening and Supporting Partnership) (£171k), King's Royal Hussars Regimental Trust (£171k) and Chayah Development Project (£171k).