The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 6th September 2026

Deaf Active

Registered charity 1129601 Registered since 2009

Operates: Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, Wirral

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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.

5 trustees on the board

6.6y median 9y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

6.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 5Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • 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.

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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£273k latest income
8%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

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

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.deafactive.org
Emailadmin@deafactive.net
Phone075710883702
AddressThe Joseph Lappin Centre, Mill Lane, Old Swan, LIVERPOOL, L13 5TF

Finances

£273,424 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£273,753£179,650
2022£331,460£276,851
2023£404,710£367,752
2024£362,987£325,904
2025£273,424£336,774

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisabilityArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur SportEnvironment/conservation/heritageEconomic/community Development/employmentRecreationOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With Disabilities

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND [RELIEVE NEEDS OF] [HELP] D/DEAF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, CODA'S (CHILDREN OF DEAF ADULTS), HEARING FAMILY MEMBERS, FRIENDS AND PEERS THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.(C) TO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. (D) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 19 LIVING IN MERSEYSIDE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.(E) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(F) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(G) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(H) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS. THE WORD "DEAF" (WITH A CAPITAL D) IS USED TO DESCRIBE AN INDIVIDUAL WHOSE FIRST OR PREFERRED METHOD OF COMMUNICATION IS BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE (BSL), WHILE THE TERM D/DEAF - NOW WIDELY RECOGNISED BY CARE SERVICE PROFESSIONALS - REFERS TO EVERYONE WITH A HEARING LOSS: DEAF, DEAF, DEAFBLIND, HARD-OF-HEARING AND DEAFBLIND PEOPLE.

Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01/04/2008AS AMENDED ON 21/09/2012

Trustees (5)

5trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (1)

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