Cacdp

Registered charity 1071662 Registered since 1998

Operates: Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland

Connected trustee network

The connection graph needs a free account.

This charity's record is public. The network of who else its trustees govern is compiled from the registers by us, and an account keeps it out of bulk scrapers.

Find a path from this charity →

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

4 trustees on the board

Helen Jane Beaton since 2017
Ian John Robinson since 2016
John Walker since 2015
Mark Hopkinson since 2017

9.8y median 9.5y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

Helen Jane Beaton since 2017
Ian John Robinson since 2016
John Walker since 2015
Mark Hopkinson since 2017

12.3y

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

Helen Jane Beaton since 2017
Ian John Robinson since 2016
John Walker since 2015

Portfolio (1)

Mark Hopkinson since 2017

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Education/training 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 1Education 1Other services 1

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

🔒 Succession forecast is a Pro feature - the board seats likely to open in the next year and the ideal next trustee. Explore Pro →

Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

incomespending£1.5m latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

14.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months

13 from 19 in 2020

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

Deafinitely Theatre 1 shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Grantham and District Mencap Limited Similar size; both Disability
Worcestershire Association of Carers Similar size; both Disability
European Orthodontic Society Similar size; both Disability
Possability People Limited Similar size; both Disability
The Island Project Similar size; both Disability

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.signature.org.uk
Phone	01913831155
Address	CACDP t/a Signature, Shannon House, Mandale Park, Belmont Industrial Estate, DURHAM, DH1 1TH

Finances

£1,533,362 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£757,766	£884,462
2021	£886,870	£757,767
2022	£958,442	£798,462
2023	£1,254,979	£1,101,329
2024	£1,533,362	£1,409,558

What it does

What

Education/trainingDisability

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE IMPROVEMENT OF COMMUNICATION WITH DEAF, DEAFENED, HARD OF HEARING AND DEAFBLIND PEOPLE (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS DEAF PEOPLE) IN PARTICULAR BY THE EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXAMINATION OF STUDENTS AND TUTORS IN THE DIFFERENT MODES OF COMMUNICATION USED BY SUCH PERSONS.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15 JUNE 1998 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 16 MARCH 2006 AND 5 OCTOBER 2006

Trustees (4)

4trustees

59median age

0aged 70+

Helen Jane Beatonage band 60-64 since 2017
Ian John Robinsonage band 65-69 since 2016
John Walkerage band 50-54 since 2015
Mark Hopkinsonage band 55-59 since 2017

Linked company (Companies House)

Cacdp · 03581178 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 15/06/1998

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

Deafinitely Theatre 1 shared trustee

For recruiters

Tools for approaching charities and finding candidates. In development - register to get early access.

Report an error in this record - let us know.