Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity

Analysis

Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03432423). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity reported income of £1.8m and spending of £2.0m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.8m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Helen Arkell Dyslexia Charity sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Outlook Foundation (£1.8m), Durham County Carers Support (£1.8m) and Lighthouse Futures Trust (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81% and donations and legacies 18%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.6%. Reserves of £40k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 49 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.