# Promoting Deaf Issues

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1115671 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1115671)
- Website: https://www.manchesterdeafstudies.org
- Latest income: £21.3k; spending £18.8k
- What it funds: Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability
- Who it helps: Older people, People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides human resources, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: Throughout England and Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/promoting-deaf-issues

The provision of grants to support research and development work in deafness, and the training of teachers of lipreading, training of lipspeakers, training in deaf awareness and communication tactics, and in providing support to deaf people and provision of the information website www.deafstrategies.org.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | £21.3k | £18.8k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2024 | £14.9k | £21.9k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £22.2k | £24.8k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £26k | £25.2k | not filed |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £38.8k | £30.5k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1. For the relief of persons who are Deaf or who have a hearing loss to provide practical support for their families and friends;2. To advance the education of persons who are Deaf or who have a hearing loss by means of providing facilities for their leisure, training and employment opportunities;3. To advance the education of the public by means of providing access to facilities and information with a view to integrating persons who are Deaf or who have hearing loss into the community so as to alleviate directly the stresses affecting such persons, their families, their friends and their carers;4. To advance the education of the public by means of carrying out research into the conditions of life of such persons and to disseminate the useful results of such research for the benefit of the general public

## What it funds

Promoting Deaf Issues is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives and disability for older people and people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides human resources, provides services, provides advocacy / advice / information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year Promoting Deaf Issues reported income of £21.3k and spending of £18.8k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Dec 2025, it spent £121k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Promoting Deaf Issues in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (manchesterdeafstudies.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Promoting Deaf Issues open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Promoting Deaf Issues is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Promoting Deaf Issues fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

### Does Promoting Deaf Issues give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Promoting Deaf Issues makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Promoting Deaf Issues give each year?

The register does not break out Promoting Deaf Issues's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Dec 2025 was £18.8k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £24.2k a year.

### How large is Promoting Deaf Issues?

In its latest reported year Promoting Deaf Issues reported income of £21.3k and spending of £18.8k.


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