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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE BROADCASTING TRUST

BSLBT commissions television programmes made in British Sign Language, and distributes them on Film4 and Together TV as well as on its own app and website, www.bslzone.co.uk
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Positives:

  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£4,363£4,053£309£0£2,028£2,0286170
31/12/22£4,522£5,183£-661£0£1,718£1,7184160
31/12/21£3,773£3,435£339£0£2,380£2,3808.3150
31/12/20£3,596£2,465£1,130£0£2,041£2,0419.990
31/12/19£2,922£3,342£-420£0£911£9113.380
31/12/18£2,454£1,911£543£0£1,330£1,3308.460
31/12/17£1,963£1,850£112£0£787£7875.160
31/12/16£1,664£1,286£377£0£675£6756.350
31/12/15*£1,274£1,185£89£0£297£297340
31/12/14*£1,147£1,262£-115£8£208£208240
31/12/13£1,089£935£154£10£323£3234.140
31/12/12£1,096£952£144£18£169£1692.130
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 13%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 72%
Liabilities/Income: 117%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 13 years
(16 years as a company)

www.bslzone.co.uk

info@bslbt.co.uk

07858818588

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-68
  • ABIGAIL GORMAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Policy & Research Manager
  • BRIONY ROBINSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director
  • CHRIS HIGGS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Director
  • ELIZABETH ROWLANDS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee
  • GREGORY PIERSSENE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: British
  • JAINE SYKES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee
  • JEFF MCWHINNEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Feelance Business Consultant
  • MOONA MOHAMMED Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Bsl Translator
  • REG COBB Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/01/2012, number: 1145249
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/06/2008, number: 06632452
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR15: 11 days late, AR14: 23 days late,
Main office

BSLBT
C/O KNOX CROPPER
153-155 LONDON ROAD
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
HP3 9SQ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG THE DEAFCOMMUNITY WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OFBEING DEAF BY ENCOURAGING, SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING THE PROVISION OF BROADCASTING OF SIGN-PRESENTED CONTENT (IN ANY MEDIA) FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE DEAF COMMUNITY.

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Charity Commission for England and Wales

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