Registered charity · Leeds
Isaac (UK) Ltd
- 14 trustees
- Income £377k (2024)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Andrea SharplesTrustee · since 2019
- Bethany MoulamTrustee · since 2022
- Charlotte MoranTrustee · since 2024
- Christina VoizeyTrustee · since 2021
- Claire Elizabeth Cameron HarrisonTrustee · since 2025
- Debbie BreslinTrustee · since 2025
- Helen HewsonTrustee · since 2021
- Jessica Helen Macrae-PembertonTrustee · since 2024
- Katherine BroomfieldTrustee · since 2021
- Michelle PatonTrustee · since 2022
- Narinder SagooTrustee · since 2022
- Saffron Murphy-MannTrustee · since 2018
- Sarah Marie McpolandTrustee · since 2022
- Theresa TanchakTrustee · since 2025
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 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 · £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
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Neighbourhood Trust
- 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.
14 trustees on the board
- Andrea Sharples since 2019
- Bethany Moulam since 2022
- Charlotte Moran since 2024
- Christina Voizey since 2021
- Claire Elizabeth Cameron Harrison since 2025
- Debbie Breslin since 2025
- Helen Hewson since 2021
- Jessica Helen Macrae-Pemberton since 2024
- Katherine Broomfield since 2021
- Michelle Paton since 2022
- Narinder Sagoo since 2022
- Saffron Murphy-Mann since 2018
- Sarah Marie Mcpoland since 2022
- Theresa Tanchak since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrea Sharples since 2019
- Saffron Murphy-Mann since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (14)
- Andrea Sharples since 2019
- Bethany Moulam since 2022
- Charlotte Moran since 2024
- Christina Voizey since 2021
- Claire Elizabeth Cameron Harrison since 2025
- Debbie Breslin since 2025
- Helen Hewson since 2021
- Jessica Helen Macrae-Pemberton since 2024
- Katherine Broomfield since 2021
- Michelle Paton since 2022
- Narinder Sagoo since 2022
- Saffron Murphy-Mann since 2018
- Sarah Marie Mcpoland since 2022
- Theresa Tanchak since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
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
- 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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