Registered charity · Derby
Leslie Edwards Trust
Leslie Edwards Trust is a registered charity (number 1153822) based in Derby, governed by 2 trustees and chaired by Sarah Symons since 2026. Latest income £28k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 2 trustees
- Income £28k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability
- Where
- Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire
- Website
- www.lets-lipread.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£28k£18k
- 2024£7k£11k
- 2023£6k£6k
Earlier years
- 2022£6k£7k
- 2021£21k£11k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 19%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST HEARING IMPAIRED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES BY HELPING HEARING IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN THE EAST MIDLANDS AREA LEARN LIP-READING AND OTHER SKILLS WHICH HELP THEM PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS AND/OR EMPLOYMENT.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF HEARING IMPAIRED PEOPLE BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF CLASSES IN LIP-READING AND OTHER COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES.WE WILL ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(I) PROVIDING LIP-READING CLASSES THAT ENABLE HEARING IMPAIRED PEOPLE TO COMMUNICATE MORE EASILY WITH A WIDER RANGE OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS.(II) FACILITATING THE TRAINING OF LIP-READING TUTORS TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF LIP READING CLASSES TO HEARING IMPAIRED PEOPLE LIVING IN THE EAST MIDLANDS.(III) INVESTIGATING IMPROVED METHODS OF LEARNING LIP-READING BY WORKING WITH SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS AND TRIALLING COMPUTER BASED METHODS OF LEARNING LIP-READING AS AN ADJUNCT TO CONVENTIONAL FACE-TO-FACE CLASS LEARNING AND FOR THOSE FOR WHOM CONVENTIONAL CLASSES ARE UNAVAILABLE OR INACCESSIBLE.(IV) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HEARING IMPAIRED PEOPLE TO GET TOGETHER TO EXCHANGE EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS AND TO SOCIALISE GENERALLY – FOR EXAMPLE OUTINGS AND 'TEA AND CHAT'.
Grants received
4 grants · £36,005 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £22,805 (2 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £13,200 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
2 trustees on the board
- Sarah Symons Chair since 2026
- Carrie Short since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1153822
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 22 FEB 2013AS AMENDED ON 13/09/2013
- Contact on the register
- 07999060944 · leslieedwardstrustlet@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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