The Dyslexia Research Trust

Analysis

The Dyslexia Research Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Dyslexia Research Trust reported income of £100k and spending of £73k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £53k to £100k (+89%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Dyslexia Research Trust sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cascade Theatre Company (£100k), Sensing Friends (£100k) and Cribs International Ltd (£100k).