DYSLEXIA CORNWALL

Registered charity 1165690 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CDA, CORNWALL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION CIO

We provide support and services for dyslexic children & adults of all ages, their parents/families, educators, employers & the wider community. We can be contacted via our Helpline & Website. We also support a Dyslexia Friendly Schools Quality Mark. Our focus is raising awareness of Dyslexia & our vision is a dyslexia friendly society that enables dyslexic people to reach their full potential.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE THE RELIEF OF THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WITH DYSLEXIA LIVING IN CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY. IN FURTHERANCE OF THIS OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE THE CHARITY SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING POWERS:(1) TO PROVIDE ADVICE ON EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FOR DYSLEXICS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION, ADVICE AND TRAINING FOR THOSE WORKING WITH THIS GROUP.(2) TO PROMOTE AND PUBLICISE THE STRENGTHS OF DYSLEXICS AND TO PROVIDE OR GIVE ADVICE ON PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING WHICH UNLOCK THEIR POTENTIAL.(3) TO SHARE AND DISSEMINATE GOOD PRACTICE IN EDUCATION, TRAINING AND THE EMPLOYMENT DRAWN FROM WORKING WITH DYSLEXICS.(4) TO BUILD UPON PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES FOR DYSLEXICS.(5) TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND ADVICE FOR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF DYSLEXICS.(6) TO PROVIDE SUCH OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVICES FOR DYSLEXICS AND THOSE SUPPORTING OR DEVELOPING THESE OPPORTUNITIES AS WILL FURTHER THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cornwall, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £21,659 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income rising to £46,317 and expenditure falling to £24,658. Unrestricted funds stood at £17,465, which the trustees note is below their aim to increase reserves, as they rely on ongoing grant funding to maintain viability. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• People's Postcode Lottery — “Dyslexia Cornwall is supported thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery.” (source page)
• The National Lottery Community Fund — “The National Lottery Community Fund .” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (19/05/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Barbara Mary Hewett-Silkchair
• Caroline Anne Gowenlock
• Catherine Anne Collier · trustee of 1 other charity
• Delia Hazell
• Julia Jane Smith
• Morag Elizabeth Giles
• RUTH EMLYN SYMONS
• Samantha Wendy Edmonds

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION.

• THE DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION income £468k
• DISABILITY CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY income £2.5m
• MADE BY DYSLEXIA income £980k
• THE DYSLEXIA RESEARCH TRUST income £100k
• THE DYSLEXIA TEACHING CENTRE income £62k
• THE SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION income £34k

Side by side with its peers

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