CHESHIRE DEAF SOCIETY
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Next accounts due
2026-12-30 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-03 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-08-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£736K
+810% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+5.2% vs 2024
Employees
86
+3.6% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£28K
+111% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-30 | 2023-03-30 | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £2,217,845 | £2,656,984 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | -£313,455 | -£17,890 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | -£256,158 | £28,293 | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£256,158 | £28,293 | |
| Cash | — | — | £80,891 | £736,135 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,661,400 | £3,644,693 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,661,400 | £3,850,693 | |
| Equity | — | — | £3,661,400 | £3,850,693 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 83 | 86 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,760,160 | £1,838,580 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-03-30 | 2023-03-30 | 2024-03-30 | 2025-03-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | -14.1% | -0.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | -11.5% | 1.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -8.6% | -0.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 5.3% | 4.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 3.53x | 6.18x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Murray Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Group structure
- CHESHIRE DEAF SOCIETY · parent
- DSN Retail Limited 100%
- DSN Cymru Limited 100%
Significant events
- “DSN were recently awarded an all-age contract with Cheshire West and Chester for a term of 3 years +1, +1, to deliver services.”
- “DSN was a finalist in the National Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards, and on 14th March 2025 at a prestigious event in Birmingham was announced as the winner of the Community Engagement Award.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 74 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REEDER, Gillian | Secretary | 2023-08-15 | — | — |
| BALL, Damian | Director | 2023-07-26 | Mar 1978 | British |
| BINGLE, David Andrew Pugh | Director | 2025-11-08 | Jan 1956 | British |
| FARDOE, Dave | Director | 2022-04-27 | Jul 1967 | British |
| LONERGAN, Tina Louise | Director | 2022-07-12 | Jan 1976 | British |
| MANDER, James | Director | 2022-04-27 | Jul 1965 | British |
| MORLEY, Peter David | Director | 2007-02-06 | Oct 1944 | British |
| PANE, David Louis | Director | 2015-10-07 | Oct 1963 | British |
Show 74 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIRCHALL, Robert Anthony | Secretary | 2011-11-14 | 2020-03-13 |
| COLVILLE, Martin David | Secretary | — | 2007-07-22 |
| HORROCKS, David Alan | Secretary | 2021-10-01 | 2023-08-15 |
| LUNNEY, Mark | Secretary | 2020-10-01 | 2021-03-31 |
| PARR, Michael Andrew | Secretary | 2011-01-01 | 2011-03-04 |
| REEDER, Gillian Margaret | Secretary | 2010-09-25 | 2010-12-31 |
| WARD, Mark Lawrence, Dr | Secretary | 2007-07-23 | 2010-09-24 |
| ALLDAY, Esca Jolyon | Director | 2002-11-29 | 2004-10-27 |
| BANHAM, John | Director | — | 2008-10-20 |
| BARLOW, Alan | Director | — | 2006-07-18 |
| BARLOW, Fred | Director | 1993-09-01 | 2006-11-14 |
| BIRTLES, Daniel Bernard | Director | 2015-10-07 | 2019-12-10 |
| BOWMAN, Terence Patrick Edward | Director | 2021-02-23 | 2021-05-04 |
| BROWN, Geoffrey Teasdale | Director | — | 2008-02-05 |
| BROWN, Philip Edward | Director | 1999-10-25 | 2017-09-20 |
| CADWALLADER, Brian | Director | 2005-10-18 | 2016-11-28 |
| CALDERBANK, Kathryn Mary | Director | 2010-11-13 | 2012-07-13 |
| CARROLL, Brendan Joseph, Doctor | Director | 2005-10-18 | 2011-10-12 |
| CHARNOCK, Anne Elizabeth | Director | — | 1993-06-01 |
| COLE, Donald | Director | — | 1993-06-01 |
| COLLING, James Oliver, The Revd Canon | Director | — | 2001-10-22 |
| COLMAN, Benjamin Charles | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2021-08-18 |
| CRUMP, Steven | Director | 2021-09-06 | 2022-04-27 |
| CUMBERLIDGE, Neil | Director | 2012-07-18 | 2017-06-05 |
| DENERLEY, David | Director | 1992-10-12 | 1993-06-01 |
| DOMINGUEL-PEREZ, Jane | Director | — | 1993-06-01 |
| DOYLE, Natalie Michelle | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2021-10-15 |
| EDWARDS, Rhys David | Director | 2021-08-12 | 2023-03-27 |
| ELVISS, Richard William | Director | 1994-10-17 | 2017-11-25 |
| FIELDING, James Alexander | Director | 2007-03-07 | 2009-10-19 |
| FLYNN, Anne | Director | 1999-10-25 | 2004-10-26 |
| GARRETT, Peter James | Director | 2009-04-28 | 2013-11-06 |
| GIBBONS, Thomas Christopher, Professor | Director | 2009-04-28 | 2018-11-06 |
| GIBSON, Sheila Frances | Director | 1999-10-25 | 2012-11-07 |
| GLENNON, Liam | Director | 2017-02-07 | 2020-12-31 |
| GOULD, Ryan | Director | 2021-08-12 | 2021-10-15 |
| GRANT, James | Director | — | 1995-10-16 |
| HARRIS, Kenneth, Reverend | Director | — | 1993-04-01 |
| HARTLEY, William Kingsley | Director | — | 1998-07-13 |
| HAYWARD, Pamela Winifred, Hon Alderman | Director | — | 2001-10-22 |
| HAZELTON, Frederick Ronald | Director | — | 1993-06-01 |
| HEWITT, Tara | Director | 2012-07-18 | 2016-07-19 |
| HOLMES, Lindsay | Director | 2023-07-26 | 2024-10-04 |
| HORROCKS, David Alan | Director | 2019-07-16 | 2021-08-11 |
| HOURIE, Vivien Monica | Director | — | 1993-06-01 |
| HUNTINGTON, Eric | Director | — | 2004-11-29 |
| HUNTINGTON, Janet | Director | 2018-05-08 | 2022-02-18 |
| JACKSON, Peter Webster | Director | 2005-10-18 | 2013-05-08 |
| JACKSON, Peter Webster | Director | — | 1995-07-24 |
| JONES, Laura Helen | Director | 2005-10-18 | 2007-10-09 |
| KIDD, Judith | Director | 2009-04-28 | 2015-07-21 |
| KOSTICK, Marjorie Phyllis | Director | 1995-10-16 | 2000-10-23 |
| MACKINNON, Neil Athol | Director | — | 2004-10-26 |
| MACKRIELL, Peter John, Reverend | Director | 2012-02-08 | 2016-07-16 |
| MCCUE, Mavis | Director | 2007-02-06 | 2011-06-30 |
| MURPHY, Joseph | Director | — | 2007-05-02 |
| NAYLOR, Donald | Director | — | 1995-05-27 |
| OWEN, Geraint Wynn | Director | — | 2001-10-22 |
| PANE, John | Director | 2013-10-09 | 2018-11-06 |
| PANTER, Maurice | Director | — | 1993-01-01 |
| PLYMEN, June Cynthia | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| ROBERTS, Patricia Margaret | Director | — | 1993-06-01 |
| SAMPEY, Gerard | Director | — | 1996-04-12 |
| SCOTT, David John | Director | 2010-11-13 | 2019-11-12 |
| SIMPSON, Thomas Ronald | Director | 1992-10-12 | 1995-05-01 |
| STRINGER, Jeanette | Director | 2022-07-13 | 2025-11-08 |
| TEMPLE, Robert Hartley | Director | 2004-10-26 | 2010-10-12 |
| TOMLINS, Thomas Harold | Director | — | 1996-07-09 |
| WARD, Salli | Director | 2014-10-08 | 2016-10-11 |
| WELSH, Lesley Sharon | Director | 1999-10-25 | 2001-04-23 |
| WHITEHEAD, Alexander | Director | 2005-10-18 | 2009-10-05 |
| WILLIAMS, Robert | Director | 1995-10-16 | 2008-09-24 |
| WILLIAMS, Robert Raymond | Director | — | 1999-01-02 |
| WRIGHT, Neil | Director | — | 1999-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 272 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-08-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-08-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-01-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-01-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-30 vs 2024-03-30
-
Turnover
+19.8%
£2,217,845 £2,656,984
-
Cash
+810%
£80,891 £736,135
-
Net assets
+5.2%
£3,661,400 £3,850,693
-
Employees
+3.6%
83 86
-
Operating profit
+94.3%
-£313,455 -£17,890
-
Profit before tax
+111%
-£256,158 £28,293
-
Wages
+4.5%
£1,760,160 £1,838,580
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers