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Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association
- 7 trustees
- Income £36k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 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
- Education/training, Disability
- Where
- Barking And Dagenham, Hackney, Haringey, Newham and more
- Website
- www.wfda.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1990
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£36k£39k
- 2024£38k£48k
- 2023£45k£58k
Earlier years
- 2022£46k£57k
- 2021£66k£65k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable 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.
Grants received
10 grants · £88,885 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 · £49,685 (5 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £33,000 (3 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £3,700
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £2,500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Board analysis for researchers
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Sandra Waldron Rigobert Chair since 2025
- Dr Katherine Hewlett since 2011
- John Daniel Mcmenemy since 2017
- Katherine Elizabeth Marshall
- Liam Sion O'Donnell-Roberts since 2025
- Rev Carol Ann Newnham since 2014
- Sadia Mirza since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Katherine Hewlett since 2011
- John Daniel Mcmenemy since 2017
- Rev Carol Ann Newnham since 2014
- Sadia Mirza since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Sandra Waldron Rigobert Chair since 2025
- John Daniel Mcmenemy since 2017
- Katherine Elizabeth Marshall
- Liam Sion O'Donnell-Roberts since 2025
- Sadia Mirza since 2020
Portfolio (2)
- Dr Katherine Hewlett since 2011
- Rev Carol Ann Newnham since 2014
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 802993
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 07 NOV 1989AS AMENDED ON 11 JUL 2019
- Contact on the register
- 020 8520 7370 · admin@wfda.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th 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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