Dyslexia Sparks

Analysis

Dyslexia Sparks is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hessle. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Dyslexia Sparks reported income of £261k and spending of £307k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £187k to £261k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Dyslexia Sparks sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Elizabethan Trust (£261k), Little Acorns (Herne) Pre-School (£261k) and The Institute of Race Relations (£260k).