Registered charity (CIO) · Hertfordshire
The Phoenix Group for Deaf Children and Young Adults
- 5 trustees
- Income £136k (2026)
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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability
- Where
- Central Bedfordshire, Bedford, Luton, Hertfordshire
- Website
- www.phoenixgroup.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£136k£135k
- 2025£213k£170k
- 2024£274k£187k
Earlier years
- 2023£199k£164k
- 2022£183k£135k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government contracts 37%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER DEAF AND HEARING-IMPAIRED CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS FROM BIRTH UP TO THE AGE OF 30 AND THEIR FAMILIES, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF:A) RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE FACILITIES THAT PROMOTE COMMUNICATION, INTERACTION, SOCIAL SKILLS, INDEPENDENCE AND WELL-BEING (PHYSICAL AND MENTAL)B) TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL IMPROVE LIFE CHANCES, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALSC) ONE TO ONE AND GROUP SUPPORT AND ADVICE THAT FOSTERS INDEPENDENCE, WELL ÛBEING AND SKILLS LEARNINGD) DEAF AWARENESS, SIGN LANGUAGE AND OTHER COURSES TO PROMOTE INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF HEARING LOSS BY ALLE) WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER AGENCIES AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY TO MEET OUR MEMBERÆS NEEDSF) SIGNPOSTING OR REFERRING ONTO OTHER AGENCIES AS APPROPRIATE SO AS TO SUPPORT THE NEEDS OF OUR MEMBERS AND WIDER COMMUNITYTO DELIVER THE ABOVE THROUGH A PARTICIPATION FRAMEWORK, WHICH IS TO TAKE PLACE PREDOMINANTLY BUT NOT NECESSARILY EXCLUSIVELY IN HERTFORDSHIRE.
Grants received
13 grants · £130,622 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
- Hertfordshire Community Foundation · £80,622 (10 grants)
- Postcode Places Trust · £25,000
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £15,000
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £10,000
Most recent
- Postcode Places Trust
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Valerie Elizabeth Marie Copenhagen Chair since 2022
- Beryl Whyatt since 2025
- Eleanor Brown since 2025
- Philip Henry Linnegar since 2023
- Valerie Reed since 2024
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Valerie Elizabeth Marie Copenhagen Chair since 2022
- Beryl Whyatt since 2025
- Eleanor Brown since 2025
- Valerie Reed since 2024
Portfolio (1)
- Philip Henry Linnegar 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
- 1180870
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 28 Nov 2018
- Contact on the register
- 07748690989 · info@phoenixgroup.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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