WALTHAM FOREST DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 802993 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as W F D A

Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association provides information on dyslexia which can be accessed via our helpline, our website or by emailing us.We also:- run literacy numeracy handwriting & touch typing classes- run training and conferences- provide information and training about dyslexia to schools- offer computer screening- monthly adult group

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS WHO ARE DYSLEXIC, PROVIDE SUPPORT AND INFORMATION, AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC TO MAKE SOCIETY MORE DYSLEXIC-FRIENDLY BY:A) BUILDING UPON PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATIVE WORK TO ENABLE DYSLEXIC PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.B) SUPPORTING THE NEEDS OF DYSLEXIC CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS TO HELP THEM IMPROVE THEIR CONFIDENCE, INDEPENDENCE AND WELL-BEING BY PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE, QUALITY SERVICES RUN BY APPROPRIATELY TRAINED STAFF.C) PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING RESEARCH INTO DYSLEXIA BY PROVIDING EVIDENCE BASED DATA TO SUPPORT QUALITY SERVICES AND DISSEMINATE THE RESULTS THEREOF.D) PROCURING AND PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC CONCERNING DYSLEXIAE) RAISING AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF DYSLEXIC PEOPLE BY HOLDING PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS, MEETINGS AND LECTURES.F) DOING ALL SUCH OTHER LAWFUL THINGS AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE SAID OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: WALTHAM FOREST

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: Waltham Forest, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £14,329 are held, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover day-to-day working capital and a reserves policy target of £13,600. The charity received various grants and donations, including £10,000 from the Three Oaks Trust, and generated income through tuition fees and screenings.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest 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 — Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association (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).

• National Lottery — “In recognition of AchieveAbility’s participatory approach to the WFDA adult work the National Lottery have funded the WFDA for two years to …” (source page)
• Jack Petchey Foundation — “WFDA have been the recipient of the Jack Petchey Foundation Bronze Scheme Award for almost 10 years and have been able to award many of our …” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sandra Waldron Rigobertchair
• Dr KATHERINE HEWLETT · trustee of 1 other charity
• John Daniel McMenemy
• Katherine Elizabeth Marshall
• Liam Sion O'Donnell-Roberts
• Rev Carol Ann Newnham · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Barking And Dagenham · Essex · Hackney · Haringey · Newham · Redbridge · Waltham Forest

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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
• THE HEREFORD AND WORCESTER DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION income £62k
• DYSLEXIA NORTH EAST income £56k
• WALTHAM FOREST BLIND ASSOCIATION income £56k
• DYSLEXIA CORNWALL income £4k
• DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION OF STAFFORDSHIRE LIMITED income £144k

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