BRITISH DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION
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Cash
£491k
-26.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£171k
-52.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
42
-19.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
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BRITISH DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION·Consumer Discretionary median
BRITISH DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION·Consumer Discretionary median
BRITISH DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION·Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £2,061,615 | £2,182,339 | £2,241,865 | +2.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | -£231,209 | -£326,338 | -£191,423 | +41.3% | |
| Cash | £1,019,042 | £667,698 | £490,532 | -26.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £688,504 | £362,164 | £170,741 | -52.9% | |
| Net assets | £688,504 | £362,164 | £170,741 | -52.9% | |
| Equity | £688,504 | £362,164 | £170,741 | -52.9% | |
| Average employees | 51 | 52 | 42 | -19.2% | |
| Wages | £1,426,579 | £1,509,710 | £1,255,933 | -16.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | -11.2% | -15.0% | -8.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 54.1% | 66.7% | 82.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.83x | 1.49x | 1.18x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern”
Group structure
- BRITISH DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION · parent
- B.D.A (Initiatives) Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
14 active · 98 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEWELL, Sasha Maree Arundel | Secretary | 2023-06-19 | — | — |
| ASHLEY TAYLOR, Helen Elizabeth | Director | 2023-08-23 | Dec 1965 | British |
| BRISSETT-BAILEY, Marcia Marie | Director | 2023-08-23 | Jun 1973 | British |
| CATTERSON, Michelle | Director | 2020-09-12 | Nov 1981 | British |
| CAVE, Andrew | Director | 2026-07-23 | Jan 1976 | British |
| HOWARTH, Susan Mary | Director | 2025-08-01 | Oct 1967 | British |
| JAMES-EDWARDS, Marlon Carlos | Director | 2025-07-22 | Feb 1980 | British |
| NEALE, Timothy David | Director | 2019-03-02 | Apr 1974 | British |
| NIOLAKI, Georgia Zampia, Dr | Director | 2021-03-13 | Jun 1974 | Greek,Australian |
| RIVA, Enrico | Director | 2021-10-23 | May 1973 | Swiss |
| SQUANCE, Lucy Claire | Director | 2026-07-23 | Oct 1978 | British |
| STANTON, Barry Mark Andrew | Director | 2022-11-21 | Jun 1966 | British |
| WHYBROW, Shoshana Mary | Director | 2023-08-23 | Sep 1984 | British |
| YELDHAM, Robert Justin | Director | 2026-07-23 | May 1967 | British |
Show 98 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER, Steven Ernest | Secretary | 2002-06-25 | 2004-08-31 |
| ANDERSON, Ian Benjamin | Secretary | 2022-04-27 | 2023-01-13 |
| BLEAKNEY, David Alexander | Secretary | 2023-01-13 | 2023-06-19 |
| ELEY, David Richard | Secretary | 2001-02-02 | 2002-04-15 |
| HILL, Nadine Rebecca | Secretary | 2005-01-01 | 2007-01-11 |
| JONES, Beverley Ann | Secretary | 2010-09-30 | 2012-11-26 |
| LYON, Angelique | Secretary | 2012-11-26 | 2020-02-27 |
| MARSDEN, Paul William Barry | Secretary | 2010-06-14 | 2010-09-22 |
| RULE, Joanne Catherine | Secretary | 1999-09-23 | 2001-02-02 |
| STEWART, Judith Elizabeth | Secretary | 2007-03-19 | 2010-06-11 |
| YELLAND, George Sydney | Secretary | — | 1999-09-22 |
| ADDINGTON, Alexandra Patricia, Lady | Director | 1992-11-17 | 1994-03-30 |
| AITKEN, Helen Louise | Director | — | 1994-03-30 |
| AUDLEY, Gillian Jayne | Director | 2017-10-14 | 2020-08-21 |
| AUSTIN, Linda Rae | Director | 2011-10-22 | 2017-10-14 |
| BARING, Elizabeth Diana | Director | 1994-06-30 | 2002-11-16 |
| BARTON-WOOD, Donald Alexander | Director | — | 1992-04-14 |
| BRERETON, Ann Pauline | Director | — | 1995-11-11 |
| BRUNSWICK, Nicola, Dr | Director | 2007-06-30 | 2012-11-14 |
| BURDEN, Robert Lawrence, Professor | Director | 2006-03-21 | 2014-03-22 |
| CATTERSON, Michelle May | Director | 2020-09-12 | 2021-09-11 |
| CHINN, Steve, Dr | Director | — | 1992-04-14 |
| CLARK, Rodney Jeremy | Director | 2002-04-13 | 2005-12-13 |
| COCKRAM, Liane Cox | Director | 2018-02-07 | 2021-10-23 |
| CRISFIELD, Julia Anne | Director | 1992-11-17 | 1994-03-30 |
| DAVIES, Nathan James | Director | 2022-11-21 | 2024-05-28 |
| DOODY, Hilary Jean | Director | 2001-01-20 | 2005-02-08 |
| DUTTON, Carolyn Fay | Director | 2015-11-14 | 2021-09-11 |
| EDMOND, Suzanne Ruth | Director | 2021-02-24 | 2023-03-08 |
| ELLIOT, Patrick Ian | Director | 2016-05-12 | 2021-10-23 |
| EVANS, Patricia | Director | — | 1992-04-14 |
| FORD, William | Director | 2012-10-20 | 2015-11-14 |
| GALLICK, Colin David | Director | 2020-07-01 | 2022-07-29 |
| GORDON, Joyce | Director | — | 1994-03-30 |
| GOWING, Nigel Peter | Director | 2002-09-24 | 2007-04-24 |
| GREEN, Louise Roberta | Director | 2004-01-01 | 2008-11-15 |
| GWERNAN-JONES, Ruth Catherine, Dr. | Director | 2007-01-20 | 2011-10-22 |
| HARGRAVE-WRIGHT, Joyce Lilian | Director | 1991-09-28 | 1994-03-30 |
| HAYMER, Jack | Director | 2005-02-07 | 2009-11-21 |
| HAZELL, Delia | Director | 2019-01-12 | 2025-11-05 |
| HEALEY, John Alexander Dick | Director | 1992-10-03 | 1994-03-30 |
| HILL, Lesley Anne | Director | 2015-11-14 | 2019-01-12 |
| HOBBS, Trevor Edric | Director | 2005-02-07 | 2009-11-21 |
| HOPKINS, Ian William | Director | — | 1993-04-03 |
| HOSSACK, Anthony Christopher Errington | Director | 2007-11-17 | 2013-10-19 |
| HUGHES, Jeffrey Robert, Mt | Director | 2017-10-14 | 2021-03-13 |
| JAN, Fauzia | Director | 2021-10-23 | 2024-08-12 |
| JOHNSON, Michael Craig | Director | 2014-09-11 | 2020-06-03 |
| JOHNSTONE, Lis | Director | 2013-10-19 | 2015-05-18 |
| KEAVENEY, Patrick | Director | 2019-01-12 | 2021-06-05 |
| LEDAMUN, Dorothy Elizabeth | Director | — | 1992-10-03 |
| LEVELL, John | Director | 2012-10-19 | 2020-02-26 |
| MACKENZIE, John Kenneth | Director | 2007-03-19 | 2012-04-30 |
| MALPAS, James Ivor | Director | 2007-01-20 | 2017-12-19 |
| MALPAS, Margaret Delwyn | Director | 2007-06-07 | 2017-12-19 |
| MATTY, Josephine Mary | Director | — | 1995-04-01 |
| MCDOWELL, Thomas Alan | Director | 2000-01-29 | 2002-01-15 |
| MONCK, Nicholas Jeremy, Sir | Director | 1995-04-01 | 2000-05-06 |
| MORRIS, Elaine | Director | 2002-03-19 | 2005-02-08 |
| NORTON, David Charles | Director | — | 1998-05-29 |
| PALMER, Phyllis Ann | Director | 1995-12-02 | 1999-11-20 |
| PARSONAGE, Jennifer Lilian | Director | 2008-11-15 | 2011-03-26 |
| PAYNE, Patricia Ann | Director | 1991-09-28 | 1995-11-11 |
| PAYTON, Hugh George Gilmour | Director | 2010-08-18 | 2017-10-14 |
| PAYTON, Hugh George Gilmour | Director | 2003-01-18 | 2007-11-17 |
| PETT, Christina Margaret | Director | 1991-09-28 | 2001-01-20 |
| PHILLIPS, Richard John | Director | 2012-10-20 | 2019-01-12 |
| PHILLIPS, Richard John | Director | 2003-05-10 | 2010-10-12 |
| PLANT, William John | Director | 2008-06-26 | 2018-09-14 |
| REES, Nicholas John | Director | 2011-10-22 | 2012-02-14 |
| ROSS, Helen Louise, Dr | Director | 2021-03-13 | 2024-08-28 |
| SALMON, Sheila | Director | — | 1992-10-03 |
| SALTER, Gerard Robin | Director | — | 1994-03-30 |
| SASSE, Matthew, Brother | Director | — | 1994-03-30 |
| SHERIN, Mark Edward | Director | 2015-11-14 | 2022-11-21 |
| SMITH, Arran Stephen Lee | Director | 2020-09-12 | 2025-02-04 |
| SMITH, Arran Stephen Lee | Director | 2008-11-15 | 2010-05-10 |
| SOMERS, William Anthony | Director | 1998-11-14 | 2001-11-17 |
| SOMERVELL, Robert | Director | — | 1994-03-30 |
| SPIERS, William Arthur | Director | 1995-11-11 | 1998-11-14 |
| SPIERS, William Arthur | Director | 1992-10-03 | 1994-03-30 |
| SPRINGETT, Linden Elizabeth | Director | 1996-11-27 | 2002-11-16 |
| STANTON, Peter James | Director | 2001-11-17 | 2002-11-18 |
| SULLIVAN, Vernon Fitzmaurice | Director | 1994-03-24 | 1996-11-27 |
| TAIT, Margaret Kirsteen | Director | 2000-05-06 | 2001-11-17 |
| TAYLOR, Denise | Director | 2009-11-21 | 2012-11-14 |
| TOMALIN, Pamela Frances | Director | 2017-10-14 | 2021-03-13 |
| TOMALIN, Pamela Frances | Director | 2010-11-12 | 2016-11-19 |
| TRESMAN, Susan Mary, Dr | Director | 2006-03-21 | 2006-12-02 |
| TURNBULL, Jean | Director | — | 1992-10-03 |
| WATTLES, Beryl | Director | — | 1992-04-14 |
| WELSHMAN, Marion | Director | — | 1994-03-30 |
| WESTWOOD, Joan Margaret | Director | — | 1992-04-14 |
| WIDDOWSON, Peter George Jephson | Director | 1992-07-14 | 1994-03-30 |
| WILLIAMS, David George Philip | Director | 2017-10-14 | 2020-02-26 |
| WILLIAMS, David George Philip | Director | 2010-11-12 | 2016-11-19 |
| WOOD, Rosemary Ann | Director | 2008-11-15 | 2014-04-09 |
| WOOD, Rosemary Ann | Director | 2002-11-16 | 2003-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 326 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-02-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-10-27 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-19 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-27 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-08-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.