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Deaf History Scotland

SC041146Registered charity from 22 December 2009
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address 2 Sidlaw Road
Bearsden
Glasgow
Postcode G61 4LE
Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee
Website www.deafhistoryscotland.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
To promote and advance the interest in discovery, research and preservation of the Scottish histories of Deaf- people, their communities, culture and language. (ii) To secure responsibility for the education, training, employment and general welfare of Deaf people in connection with their historical works by liaison, co-operation and consultation with the appropriate bodies and authorities charged with the administration of the various services of education, training, employment and general welfare of Deaf people.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
DHS is a volunteer and deaf-led charity founded in 2008. DHS are committed to preserving and celebrating the history, culture, and activities of deaf people and deaf organisations in Scotland. The organisation has two core aims: • To support the discovery, research, and preservation of the history, culture, language, and communities of deaf people in Scotland. • To support Deaf people in accessing education, training, employment and opportunities connected to heritage and history DHS is also the caretaker of the Scottish Deaf Archive, or SDA, which is based in Edinburgh and holds more than 200 years of material relating to deaf communities across Scotland.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 22 Dec 2009
Main Operating Location: Glasgow City
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "People with disabilities or health problems", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
30 Sept 2021 £8,648 £3,370 04 Nov 2021 Yes
30 Sept 2022 £2,704 £3,404 11 Nov 2022 Yes
30 Sept 2023 £3,992 £2,244 06 Nov 2023 Yes
30 Sept 2024 £7,424 £8,979 06 Nov 2024 Yes
30 Sept 2025 £41,029 £4,238 01 Dec 2025 Yes Download
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Lilian Young
John Carmichael
John Hay
David Wilson
Gail Speirs
Margaret Aitken
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