The Dyslexia Foundation

Analysis

The Dyslexia Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03839181). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Dyslexia Foundation reported income of £315k and spending of £314k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £411k to £315k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Dyslexia Foundation sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Churches Together in Bexhill (£315k), Created: Church (£315k) and Barmouth Oasis Community Group Ltd (£315k).