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Registered charity · Leeds

Isaac (UK) Ltd

  • 14 trustees
  • Income £377k (2024)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Disability
Where
Scotland, Northern Ireland, Throughout England And Wales
Website
www.communicationmatters.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Isaac (U.K.)
Registered
1987

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£377k£257k
  • 2023£286k£254k
  • 2022£203k£103k
Earlier years
  • 2021£121k£77k
  • 2020£134k£85k

Income trend, 2020 to 2024.

Income source mix, 2020: Government grants 21%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

4.1 THE ONLY OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:4.1.1 PROMOTE, UNDERTAKE, ENCOURAGE AND PROVIDE THE FACILITIES FOR RESEARCH INTO COMMUNICATION IMPAIRMENTS;4.1.2 PROMOTE, UNDERTAKE, ENCOURAGE AND PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF PERSONS WHO HAVE OR ARE RECOVERING FROM COMMUNICATION IMPAIRMENTS;4.1.3 PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE WITH COMMUNICATION IMPAIRMENTS PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE USE OF AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC) TECHNIQUES AND STRATEGIES;4.1.4 PROMOTE, UNDERTAKE, ENCOURAGE AND PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLICATION AND EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO RESEARCH INTO COMMUNICATION IMPAIRMENTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNIQUES OR TREATMENTS FOR THE RELIEF OF SUCH IMPAIRMENTS INCLUDING AAC;4.1.5 ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH COMMUNICATION IMPAIRMENTS.“COMMUNICATION IMPAIRMENTS” MEANS IMPAIRMENTS WHICH CREATE COMMUNICATION NEEDS AND WHICH MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH IMPAIRMENTS OF SPEECH, HEARING AND SIGHT AND THE RESULT OF CONGENITAL OR ACQUIRED PHYSICAL AND/OR COGNITIVE OR LEARNING DISABILITY WHETHER ARISING FROM SICKNESS OR INJURY OR ANY OTHER CAUSE.“AAC” INCLUDES UNAIDED SYSTEMS SUCH AS SIGNING AND GESTURES AND AIDED TECHNIQUES SUCH AS PICTURE SYMBOLS AND HIGH-TECH EQUIPMENT WHICH ASSISTS THOSE WITH COMMUNICATION NEEDS TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY WITH OTHERS.

Grants received

12 grants · £1,062,245 total

360Giving 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 · £973,767 (9 grants)
  • John Ellerman Foundation · £50,000
  • Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £28,478
  • Postcode Neighbourhood Trust · £10,000

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £11,9302025-09-12
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £310,7382024-01-18
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,8502022-10-26
  • Postcode Neighbourhood Trust £10,0002022-04-26
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,9002021-12-16
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.

14 trustees on the board

3.8y median 4y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (14)

13
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Disability 14Education/training 14

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 14Education 2Tech and media 1

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£377k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
327500
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 NOVEMBER 1985 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23 SEPTEMBER 2007.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10 MAY 2017 as amended on 29 Oct 2019
Companies House
Company number 01965474 · Active
Contact on the register
01133431533 · admin@communicationmatters.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
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