THE DYSLEXIA RESEARCH TRUST

Registered charity 1052989 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DRT, SUE FOWLER DYSLEXIA RESEARCH TRUST

To relieve children and adults with dyslexia and related conditions by providing treatment at our research clinics focusing on dyslexia and related conditions. To advance the education of the public by undertaking research into causes and treatments of dyslexia and related conditions, training personnel, and publishing the useful results of such research

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Latest income

£100k

Latest spending

£73k

Registered

1996

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a surplus of £27,054 for the year, increasing net assets to £46,264. However, the trustees note that reserves allow the Trust to continue for only one year without additional grants, highlighting a dependency on future fundraising. The charity has ceased research trials and relies on a clinic and publications for its activities.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £46k; policy: one year)

“Our reserves will allow the Trust to continue for a further period of only one year without additional grants.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dyslexia Research Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr Kate Henrietta Hopkins Stein
MARCUS MALKMUS
PROFESSOR JOHN FREDERICK STEIN

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Oxfordshire · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£100k	£73k
30/09/2024	£63k	£70k
30/09/2023	£53k	£64k
30/09/2022	£49k	£55k
30/09/2021	£53k	£44k

Common questions

Is THE DYSLEXIA RESEARCH TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a surplus of £27,054 for the year, increasing net assets to £46,264. However, the trustees note that reserves allow the Trust to continue for only one year without additional grants, highlighting a dependency on future fundraising. The charity has ceased research trials and relies on a clinic and publications for its activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE DYSLEXIA RESEARCH TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DYSLEXIA RESEARCH TRUST as a grant recipient include THE TOLKIEN TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TOLKIEN TRUST	FY2023	£128k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST	FY2024	£55k