NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CURRICULUM

Registered charity 1110570 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NALDIC

NALDIC provides a professional forum for teaching and learning of English as an additional language, supporting bilingualism, raising the achievement of ethnic minority learners, and promoting the development of research, policy and practiceNALDIC publishes the influential NALDIC Quarterly, organises conferences and events, and publishes Occasional, Working and Practice Papers.

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE COMPANY IS FORMED ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PARTICULARLY BY:3.1.1 RAISING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF PUPILS FROM ETHNIC MINORITIES;3.1.2 SUPPORTING BILINGUALISM INCLUDING HOME AND COMMUNITY LANGUAGES; AND 3.1.3 PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF SKILLS RELEVANT TO THE IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a loss of £6,750 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £43,380 to £36,630. The trustees' report notes that this financial position is an area for concern, although they assert the current base allows for the maintenance of operations. The organization relies primarily on membership subscriptions and conference income to fund its activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• DR Constant Leung
• Dr Christina Louise Richardson
• Dr Tracey Jayne Costley
• Fazana Fathima Farook
• Nandhaka Hiranya Malwattage Pieris
• Paul Butcher
• Rachel Cathleen Knowles
• YVONNE FOLEY

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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