Common questions about British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust a good charity? +
British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust scores 76 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 100% of its spending goes to charitable activities (3-yr avg) and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.
Is British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust a legitimate charity? +
The register data used for this profile lists British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust as a registered charity (charity number 1145249). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1145249&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.
What is British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust's charity number? +
British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust's charity number is 1145249. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.
What is British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust's charity rating? +
British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust scores 76 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.
Does British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (none flagged on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How much of my donation reaches British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 100% of British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.
What are British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust's overheads? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 0% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 0% of expenditure (2022–2024, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust. British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 8 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £120,001–£130,000 (1 employee). Individual salaries, including the chief executive's, are disclosed in the trustees' annual report rather than on the register.
How much income does British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust receive? +
British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust reported £4.4m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.
Are British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2025-09-30). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust based? +
British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust's registered contact address is in Hemel Hempstead (HP3 9SQ). It tells the regulator it operates in England and Wales, with a focus on arts & culture.
How much is British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust's chief executive paid? +
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports 8 employees paid more than £60,000, including 2 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £120,001–£130,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust's money come from? +
British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust reported £4.9m total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.9m (99%), investments £31k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust? +
The register does not record British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust's trustees paid? +
British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust registered as a charity? +
British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust was entered on the register on 3 January 2012. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 06632452).
How does CharityCompare score British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.
How often is this page updated? +
This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.