Registered charity · Manchester
British Deaf History Society Limited
1.1 The Charity’s objects (“the Objects”) of the British Deaf History Society shall be: 1.1.1 To promote and advance the interest in the discovery, research and preservation of the histories of Deaf people, their communities, culture and language....
- 6 trustees
- Income £49k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.bdhs.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- British Deaf History Society Limited
- Registered
- 2005
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£49k£75k
- 2024£74k£95k
- 2023£98k£55k
Earlier years
- 2022£86k£129k
- 2021£131k£244k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 3%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1.1 The Charity’s objects (“the Objects”) of the British Deaf History Society shall be: 1.1.1 To promote and advance the interest in the discovery, research and preservation of the histories of Deaf people, their communities, culture and language. 1.1.2 To encourage and establish studies and research on all subjects concerning the history of the Deaf, and deafness, and to make results and conclusions of such works available to members of the general public and authorities alike. 1.1.3 To promote awareness of deaf history among members of the general public. 1.1.4 To encourage the growth of a body of work on Deaf culture and history.1.1.5 To raise funds to finance publications of researches. 1.1.6 To establish and maintain a museum and art gallery for the benefit of the public to promote awareness of Deaf culture and history. 1.2This provision may be amended by special resolution but only with the prior written consent of the Commission.
Grants received
14 grants · £499,323 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £302,600 (6 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £144,600 (2 grants)
- Postcode Neighbourhood Trust · £25,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £19,123 (2 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £5,000
Most recent
- Postcode Neighbourhood Trust
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Board analysis
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Geoffrey John Eagling
- Ian Douglas Depledge since 2025
- Lisa Birtles since 2023
- Melinda Napier since 2013
- Peter Jackson
- Phillip Gardner since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Melinda Napier since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Geoffrey John Eagling
- Ian Douglas Depledge since 2025
- Lisa Birtles since 2023
- Melinda Napier since 2013
- Peter Jackson
Portfolio (1)
- Phillip Gardner since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1110669
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 MARCH 2005 as amended on 10 Mar 2023 as amended on 28 Mar 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 05382744 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01925632463 · info@bdhs.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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