MERSEYSIDE SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE
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Next accounts due
2027-06-30 (in 1y)
Last filed for 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-20 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£396K
-14% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
-4.7% vs 2024
Employees
28
+3.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-09-30
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £850,343 | £994,892 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£110,113 | -£57,358 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £461,006 | £396,272 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £1,601,391 | £1,500,065 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £1,220,178 | £1,162,820 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £1,220,178 | £1,162,820 | |
| Average employees | 23 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £631,017 | £651,866 |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -12.9% | -5.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 4.32x | 3.85x |
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
- Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“the trustees have have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “We welcomed Apprentice BSL Tutor Stephen Eginton to the team in August 2025.”
- “The charity provides BSL and Deaf Awareness courses online and in person to corporate and individual clients.”
- “During October 2024 to September 2025 a total of 616 delegates attended a Deaf Awareness or introduction to BSL session.”
- “Marc Boland was appointed as Interim Support Service Manager on the 1st January 2025.”
- “We offer support across all areas of Liverpool, Sefton and Wirral and this year the team were commissioned to celiver 11,831 hours of community support.”
- “International Sign Language (ISL) – funded under the Our Liverpool grant; this course has increased the number of staff able to confidently communicate with Deaf migrants in ISL.”
- “This year our Rehabilitation Officers completed 1,254 home visits to assess, fit and repair environmental aids equipment.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 53 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVISON, Barry Edward | Director | 2002-11-17 | Jul 1958 | British |
| GOODWIN, Andrew | Director | 2019-10-09 | Apr 1964 | British |
| JOHNSTON, Danyella Caroline | Director | 2025-07-08 | Feb 1976 | British |
| JONES-GRAY, Jennifer Frances | Director | 2023-07-25 | Apr 1984 | British |
| MCDONALD, Elaine | Director | 2022-05-20 | Feb 1970 | British |
| READER, David | Director | 2024-04-23 | Mar 1956 | British |
| ROWSON, John | Director | 2025-11-04 | Jun 1953 | British |
Show 53 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABENSON, Susan Barbara | Secretary | 2001-12-05 | 2004-04-21 |
| CLEIN, Pamela | Secretary | 2008-06-25 | 2012-11-07 |
| GILBERTSON, Michael John | Secretary | 1997-06-16 | 1998-02-01 |
| KIRWAN, Barry Edward | Secretary | 2004-05-20 | 2006-07-27 |
| MOFFATT, Lorna Hoult | Secretary | 1998-02-01 | 2001-09-30 |
| ABENSON, Susan Barbara | Director | 1999-04-07 | 2004-04-21 |
| AINSWORTH, Margaret | Director | 2004-11-17 | 2013-09-25 |
| ALEXANDER, Julie | Director | 2017-04-20 | 2017-05-10 |
| ASHMORE, Tracey Rose | Director | 2001-12-05 | 2003-03-19 |
| BRENNAN, John Francis | Director | 2021-05-26 | 2024-04-23 |
| BULLEN, Geoffrey Paul | Director | 2009-06-24 | 2013-12-01 |
| CAIN, Vincent | Director | 2013-09-25 | 2016-04-19 |
| CARTER, Joyce Mary, Dr | Director | 2015-10-08 | 2018-02-04 |
| CLEIN, Pamela | Director | 2001-12-05 | 2012-11-07 |
| COGHLAN, Edward | Director | 2013-09-25 | 2016-06-07 |
| COOPER, Rosemary | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2004-04-21 |
| DAVIES, Robert | Director | 2015-10-08 | 2020-11-07 |
| DONALD, John | Director | 2005-12-07 | 2008-02-19 |
| DONALD, John | Director | 1998-02-01 | 1999-09-08 |
| ESSERY, Francis | Director | 2003-12-04 | 2015-10-08 |
| ESSERY, Francis | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2002-07-01 |
| FEENEY, Lauren | Director | 2016-02-08 | 2016-09-27 |
| FISHER, Susan Helen | Director | 2016-02-08 | 2016-09-14 |
| FRITH, John James | Director | 2006-11-01 | 2013-09-25 |
| GAMBELL, Deborah Sylvia | Director | 2020-01-23 | 2022-05-19 |
| GILBERTSON, Michael John | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2001-03-31 |
| GREEN, Maureen | Director | 1999-09-08 | 2011-09-28 |
| HANNETT, John | Director | 2002-11-17 | 2005-02-23 |
| HARE COCKBURN, Catherine | Director | 1998-09-23 | 2004-04-21 |
| HARE-COCKBURN, Catherine | Director | 2017-06-22 | 2019-03-13 |
| HEBBERT, David Anthony | Director | 1998-02-01 | 1999-04-07 |
| HIGHAM, Alan Charles | Director | 2017-03-16 | 2017-04-26 |
| JEFFERY, Gillian | Director | 2012-08-26 | 2014-07-08 |
| KEMP, Erica | Director | 2005-12-07 | 2011-09-07 |
| KIRWAN, Barry Edward | Director | 1998-09-23 | 2006-07-27 |
| LAMONT, William | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2008-11-26 |
| LEWIS, Hannah Margaret, Rev | Director | 2017-05-17 | 2021-07-28 |
| MAHONEY, Susan | Director | 2017-03-16 | 2018-05-21 |
| MCCREANNEY, Winifred Jackie | Director | 2012-09-26 | 2013-09-24 |
| MCDONNELL, David Croft | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2001-03-31 |
| MCGUNIGLE, Katherine | Director | 2020-08-27 | 2024-02-04 |
| MCLOUGHLIN, Andrew John | Director | 2017-03-16 | 2019-08-15 |
| MOFFATT, George Stephen | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2008-08-27 |
| MOFFATT, Lorna Hoult | Director | 1997-06-16 | 2001-09-30 |
| O'NEILL, Imelda | Director | 2016-11-01 | 2017-09-20 |
| O'NEILL, Imelda | Director | 2016-06-07 | 2016-10-31 |
| REECEJONES, Louise, Councillor | Director | 2016-02-08 | 2019-10-23 |
| RILEY, Richard | Director | 2011-09-28 | 2012-11-07 |
| ROCHE, Sheila | Director | 2009-06-24 | 2014-03-31 |
| SCOTT, Sandra | Director | 2017-03-16 | 2020-01-23 |
| THOMAS, Stephen William, Mr. | Director | 2010-09-27 | 2014-04-17 |
| WELCH, Teresa Marie | Director | 2013-09-29 | 2014-12-08 |
| WILSON, William | Director | 1998-02-01 | 2003-04-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 0
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 2025-09-30 vs 2024-09-30
-
Turnover
+17%
£850,343 £994,892
-
Cash
-14%
£461,006 £396,272
-
Net assets
-4.7%
£1,220,178 £1,162,820
-
Employees
+3.7%
27 28
-
Wages
+3.3%
£631,017 £651,866
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