Report by the Trustees on the summarised financial information
This summarised financial information is extracted from the full Trustees’ annual report and statutory financial statements, which were approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on 30 July 2008. The statutory financial statements, on which the auditors Horwath Clark Whitehill LLP gave an unqualified audit report on 30 July 2008, will be submitted to the Registrar of Companies and the Charity Commission.
The auditors have confirmed to the Trustees that this summarised financial information is consistent with the statutory financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2008.
This summarised information may not contain sufficient information to gain a complete understanding of the financial affairs of the charity. The full Trustees’ report, statutory financial statements and auditors’ report may be obtained from the Company Secretary or the RNID Information Line or downloaded here.
Gerald Corbett
Chairman
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
How we spent £46m in 2007/8
| Campaigns, information and membership | 16% |
| Services | 61% |
| - Employment, training and skills | 4% |
| - Typetalk and communication services | 23% |
| - Specialist care | 32% |
| - Health and community equipment | 2% |
| Technology | 15% |
| - Product development, sales and research | 15% |
| Fundraising and administration | 8% |
How total and voluntary income was spent (£m)
| Total | Voluntary and grant |
|
|---|---|---|
| Campaigns, information and membership | 7 | 9 |
| Services | 29 | 4 |
| - Employment, training and skills | 2 | 1 |
| - Typetalk and communication services | 11 | 3 |
| - Specialist care | 15 | 0 |
| - Health and community equipment | 1 | 0 |
| Technology | 7 | 1 |
| - Product development, sales and research | 7 | 1 |
| Fundraising and administration | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 46 | 17 |
How we raised £50m in 2007/8
| Income generated by our services and other income | £33m |
| Voluntary and grant income | £17m |
| Total | £50m |
Free reserves position
