Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 5

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Mainly female board: -1

Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: -1

WALTHAM FOREST DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION

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

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/08/23	£45	£58	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/22	£46	£57	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21	£66	£65	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/20	£91	£67	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/19	£68	£69	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/18	£67	£74	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/17	£57	£70	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/16	£100	£84	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/15	£88	£77	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/14	£80	£73	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/13	£58	£52	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/12	£43	£48	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/11	£53	£44	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/10	£31	£34	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/09	£31	£25	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/08	£19	£21	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/07	£10	£8	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/06	£5	£7	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/05	£10	£9	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/04	£13	£6	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 34 years

www.wfda.org.uk

admin@wfda.org.uk

020 8520 1684

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Social clubs and similar

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Barking And Dagenham, Essex, Hackney, Haringey, Newham, Redbridge, Waltham Forest,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£22,070
City Bridge Trust	£12,000
BBC Children in Need	£3,000
DCMS	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association
£500	20/10/2022 0	‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
National Lottery Community Fund - Advocacy supporting the mental health of neurodivergent adults
£22,070	27/10/2021	The project is using funding to deliver greater advocacy provision for neurodivergent adults in East London and set up a strong advocacy approach for their service provision. The aim of the advocacy ....more The project is using funding to deliver greater advocacy provision for neurodivergent adults in East London and set up a strong advocacy approach for their service provision. The aim of the advocacy project is to provide a positive Lived In experience and voice to support and advise more vulnerable neurodivergent adults. The aim of the advocacy project supports the mental health of neurodivergent adults by developing their confidence and skills in communications and technology to deliver workshops for other neurodivergent adults
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association
£2,500	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund activity packs and delivery of remote support for 27 children and young people with dyslexia from low income families who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, and ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund activity packs and delivery of remote support for 27 children and young people with dyslexia from low income families who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, and support them to have increased confidence.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association
£12,000	11/06/2020	£12,000.00 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,500	24/05/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Greater London Authority - Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association
£25,000	01/09/2019	Positive activities for young people involved in crime or at risk of crime or exclusion
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association
£30,000	21/05/2019 36	Supplementary tutoring for young people with dyslexia in Waltham Forest, which will improve their literacy skills, self-esteem and sense of pride.
National Lottery Community Fund - Next Step Programme for Dyslexic Adults
£9,000	13/12/2017 12	This project will deliver a programme of numeracy and literacy learning activities for people with dyslexia. This will improve their chances in life and remove barriers to employment.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association
£3,700	28/07/2012	towards one year's running costs of a supplementary summer school for children in the London Borough of Waltham Forest who have dyslexia or dyspraxia

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 7/8 persons

CAROL ANN NEWNHAM Appointed: 2014

DR KATHERINE HEWLETT Appointed: 2011

ELEANOR JANE PEARCE

HEATHER SYMONDS Appointed: 2024

JOHN DANIEL MCMENEMY Appointed: 2017

KATHERINE ELIZABETH MARSHALL

MARCIA MARIE BRISSETT-BAILEY Appointed: 2015

SADIA MIRZA Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/07/1990, number: 802993

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Financial reserves 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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

63 RUBY ROAD
LONDON
E17 4RE

Objectives

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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WALTHAM FOREST