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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)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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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 total

360Giving 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 £25,0002023-07-31
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £100,0002023-01-12
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9452022-07-15
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £45,9002021-03-08
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport £98,7002020-10-14
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

5y median 3y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

11.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Portfolio (1)

6
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 6Environment/conservation/heritage 6Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Amateur Sport 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 6Education 2Health and social care 1

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£49k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

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
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