THE DYSLEXIA TEACHING CENTRE
Assessment and specialist teaching for adults and children. Maintaining a teaching and resource centre. Supporting dyslexic pupils in local schools.Raising funds to pay for the support of those pupils, and for dyslexic children who have the need, but whose parents do not have the means, to receive tuition at the centre.
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TO RELIEVE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM DYSLEXIA, DYSPRAXIA, DYSCALCULIA, DYSGRAPHIA, ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER AND OTHER SPECIFIC LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND DISABILITIES AND, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, PARTICULARLY BY:(1) PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE SUCH PERSONS TO RECEIVE APPROPRIATE TEACHING AND SUPPORT;(2) PROVIDING OUTREACH PROGRAMMES TO SCHOOLS AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS TO WIDEN ACCESS TO SUCH TEACHING AND SUPPORT; AND(3) PROVIDING SUPPORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO FINANCIAL, LOGISTICAL AND TRAINING SUPPORT) TO SCHOOLS AND OTHER ESTABLISHMENTS TO ENABLE THEM TO PROVIDE SUCH OUTREACH PROGRAMMES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £27,655 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £95,410 to £67,755. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue. Reserves are held at £67,755, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £10,000.
What the accounts disclose
“The Charity follows a policy of retaining sufficient funds to cover three months of charitable expenditure which currently equates to approximately £10,000.” — page 5
“The Charity has a wholly-owned trading company, The Dyslexia Teaching Centre Limited (company number 5518963).” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investing charity funds 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025
- Volunteers: 2
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024
- Volunteers: 3
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023
- Volunteers: 3
- Has a trading subsidiary
Corporate structure
- Trading subsidiary: THE DYSLEXIA TEACHING CENTRE LIMITED Companies House 05518963
- No intra-group transactions or balances are disclosed in the provided text.
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/07/2018)
Trustees
- Caroline Amrolia
- Donal Gerard Quinn
- Dr Suzanna Marie Clarissa Hardman
- Professor Gerald William Libby
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2025 | £62k | £89k |
| 31/07/2024 | £36k | £36k |
| 31/07/2023 | £54k | £32k |
| 31/07/2022 | £68k | £37k |
| 31/07/2021 | £72k | £41k |
Common questions
Is THE DYSLEXIA TEACHING CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £27,655 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £95,410 to £67,755. The trustees confirm that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue. Reserves are held at £67,755, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £10,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| D D MCPHAIL CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT CIO | 3 | £12k |
| MILLES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LIMITED | 2 | £18k |
| THE TOLKIEN TRUST | 1 | £183k |
| THE BAND TRUST | 1 | £50k |
| THE VIRGIN FOUNDATION | 1 | £40k |
| KUSUMA TRUST UK | 1 | £23k |
| PETER HARRISON FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON | 1 | £15k |
Charities like this
- THE DYSLEXIA RESEARCH TRUST
- THE BRITISH DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION
- MADE BY DYSLEXIA
- THE DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION
- BEAMSTAFFS
- DYSLEXIA NORTH EAST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE DYSLEXIA TEACHING CENTRE | £62k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE DYSLEXIA RESEARCH TRUST | £100k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| THE BRITISH DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION | £2.2m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| MADE BY DYSLEXIA | £980k | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION | £468k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BEAMSTAFFS | £211k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |