Registered charity · Huddersfield
Hutchinson Deafblind Trust
- 6 trustees
- Income £2k (2026)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- Carol ThomasTrustee · since 2019
- Catherine BirdTrustee · since 2019
- Karina HepworthTrustee · since 2019
- Linda HolmesTrustee · since 2019
- Nigel McloughlinTrustee
- Simon WhitakerTrustee · since 2021
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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People on this board also serve on 1 other charity:
- Parents of Children With Additional Needs · 1 shared trustee
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About
- What it does
- Disability
- Where
- Barnsley, Sheffield City, Bradford City, Calderdale and more
- Registered
- 2009
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£2k£317
- 2025£2k£644
- 2024£2k£395
Earlier years
- 2023£182£470
- 2022£0£122
Charitable objects
• THE RELIEF OF THE PHYSICAL DISABILITY OF DEAFBLIND INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN YORKSHIRE BY A METHOD WHICH SHALL BE RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.• PERSONS SHALL BE REGARDED AS DEAFBLIND IF THEY HAVE A SEVERE DEGREE OF COMBINED VISUAL AND AUDITORY IMPAIRMENTS RESULTING IN PROBLEMS OF COMMUNICATION, MOBILITY AND ACCESS TO INFORMATION. THE GROUP WILL INCLUDE THOSE DEAFBLIND SINCE BIRTH, EARLY CHILDHOOD AND OR THOSE WHO BECOME DEAFBLIND AS ADULTS.• THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF FAMILIES LIVING IN YORKSHIRE TO DEVELOP THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN THE AREA OF DEAFBLINDNESS.
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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
- Carol Thomas since 2019
- Catherine Bird since 2019
- Karina Hepworth since 2019
- Linda Holmes since 2019
- Nigel Mcloughlin
- Simon Whitaker since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Carol Thomas since 2019
- Catherine Bird since 2019
- Karina Hepworth since 2019
- Linda Holmes since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Catherine Bird since 2019
- Karina Hepworth since 2019
- Linda Holmes since 2019
- Nigel Mcloughlin
- Simon Whitaker since 2021
Portfolio (1)
- Carol Thomas since 2019
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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
- 1128110
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 6 JANUARY 2009AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 20/04/2015
- Contact on the register
- 07443482937 · info@hutchinsondeafblind.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th September 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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