THE BRITISH DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION
Registered charity 289243 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The Charity's objects are to advance the education of the public in relation to all aspects of dyslexia and related conditions, and to conduct research for the public benefit into the problems of dyslexia and related conditions and to disseminate the results of such research.To provide useful information for dyslexic individuals of all ages To work towards a dyslexic friendly society.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an operational deficit of £326,340 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £362,164. The trustees note that unrestricted free reserves of £185,852 are below the target level of £429,000, but they are confident that the target level will be met by the end of the 2027-28 financial year following a restructure to reduce costs.
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: £186k; policy: £429k)
“Unrestricted reserves at 31 March 2025 were £186k (2024: £543k) which is below the target level.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transactions between the BDA and BDA (Initiatives) Ltd, its subsidiary undertaking, have been disclosed and are included in these consolidated accounts.
“Transactions between the BDA and BDA (Initiatives) Ltd, its subsidiary undertaking, have been disclosed and are included in these consolidated accounts. Other related party transactions have been disclosed in the consolidated accounts.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: B.D.A (Initiatives) Limited
“The Charity has wholly owned trading subsidiary, B.D.A. (Initiatives) Limited which is registered in the UK. Its purpose is to organise fundraising events and sell advertising to raise revenue for the charity.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
B.D.A. (INITIATIVES) LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — British Dyslexia Association (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- YELDHAM, Robert Justin — director, appointed 23/07/2026on trustee list
- SQUANCE, Lucy Claire — director, appointed 23/07/2026on trustee list
- CAVE, Andrew — director, appointed 23/07/2026on trustee list
- HOWARTH, Susan Mary — director, appointed 01/08/2025on trustee list
- JAMES-EDWARDS, Marlon Carlos — director, appointed 22/07/2025on trustee list
- WHYBROW, Shoshana Mary — director, appointed 23/08/2023on trustee list
- ASHLEY TAYLOR, Helen Elizabeth — director, appointed 23/08/2023not on trustee list
- BRISSETT-BAILEY, Marcia Marie — director, appointed 23/08/2023on trustee list
- STANTON, Barry Mark Andrew — director, appointed 21/11/2022on trustee list
- RIVA, Enrico — director, appointed 23/10/2021on trustee list
- NIOLAKI, Georgia Zampia, Dr — director, appointed 13/03/2021on trustee list
- CATTERSON, Michelle — director, appointed 12/09/2020on trustee list
- NEALE, Timothy David — director, appointed 02/03/2019on trustee list
- NEWELL, Sasha Maree Arundel — secretary, appointed 19/06/2023
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£117k
Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (30/06/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (02/12/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (06/08/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (19/05/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Andrew Cave · trustee of 1 other charity
- Barry Stanton
- Dr Georgia Zampia Niolaki
- Enrico Riva
- Helen Elizabeth Ashley Taylor
- Lucy Squance · trustee of 1 other charity
- Marcia Marie Brissett-Bailey
- Marlon Carlos James-Edwards
- Michelle Catterson
- Robert Yeldham
- Shoshana Whybrow
- Susan Mary Howarth · trustee of 1 other charity
- Timothy David Neale
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE BRITISH DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operational deficit of £326,340 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £362,164. The trustees note that unrestricted free reserves of £185,852 are below the target level of £429,000, but they are confident that the target level will be met by the end of the 2027-28 financial year following a restructure to reduce costs. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by James Cowper Kreston Audit.
Who funds THE BRITISH DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BRITISH DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include D D MCPHAIL CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT CIO, C A REDFERN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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