## **INDEPENDENT DYSLEXIA CONSULTANTS** ## **ANNUAL REPORT 2023** **Company Registration Number: 2972537 Charity Number: 1042638** 2 This report represents the charity’s workload over the year January 2022 to January 2023. ## **Staff** The year January 2022 - 2023 has been another busy year for the Centre. Kellie Bolger has continued to ensure the front of office at the Centre runs smoothly, and managed appointments for the psychologists, as well as deal with telephone and email enquiries. ## **Funding** Our consultants continue to contribute a fixed amount to the Centre’s costs in proportion to their fees. David McLoughlin pays Kellie Bolger’s salary. All the consultants provide some services on a pro-bono basis. ## **Assessments** The demand for diagnostic assessments is consistent, the waiting time for an appointment being six to eight weeks. David conducts full diagnostic assessments, for both educational and occupational matters. He also provides expert witness reports for tribunals, advice to parents, students, adults, employers, employees and the unemployed. Alan Martin conducts educational assessments for university students. 3 Rosalind Owens assesses children for specific learning difficulties and makes recommendations for intervention in their education, providing advice to parents and teachers. ## **Education and Tutors** Administrative staff and consultants provide free telephone advice service to individuals who call the Centre seeking help. Tutors operate an informal sliding fee scale to ensure that as many dyslexic people as possible benefit from their expertise. They also offer a free advisory service whenever their commitments permit. Carol Leather continues to provide workplace consultancy to employers and employees, visiting the workplace and providing skill development programmes for individuals at the Centre. Amanda Abbot Jones provides tuition for students ranging from those who are under- graduates to those completing post graduate courses. Most of the tutoring is face -to -face but is often supported by on-line sessions. Jane Myers has joined the Centre, her main function being to develop training courses for employers and service providers, but she will also be offering coaching. 4 ## **Centre** Demand for the Centre’s expertise continues to be high as well as their client work. Carol Leather and David McLoughlin are often asked to speak at meetings organised by Local Dyslexia Associations, which they do without charge. David is an academic advisor to the European Dyslexia Association, speaking at their Summer Conference in June. We have maintained our membership and working relationship with the British Dyslexia Association. The Centre continues to benefit from the advice of the Trustees; Trevor Hobbs and Carol May. Pat stringer has retired. David McLoughlin is also a Trustee. Carol May Trustee COMPANY NO: CHARITY NO: 2972537 1042638 INDEPENtW DYSLEXIA CONSULTANT8 (UMITED BY GUARANTEE) Accoupifs FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER 2023 MANSER HUNOT CHARTERED ceRTIFieD ACCOUNTANTS INDEPENDENT DYSLEXIA CONSULTANTS TRUSTEES RepoRT The Trustees submit th*r report and ￿nts for the year ermled 30th Septembar 2023 Charity Number Company Number. 1042638 2972S37 TRUSTEESIDIRECTORS The Trustees l Directors who served during Ihe year*ere as folhm.. C. May Dr. D Mck)ughlin STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT GOVERNING DOCUMETr Inderendent Oyslexia Consultants is a c£*mpany limited by guarantee and govemed ty Its memorandum and articks of awiatp)n dated 22nd JU￿ 1994. It rs registered as a charity wth the Charity Commiss￿n. Every membar of the cfflipgny agrees to contribute £10 in the event of the charity windirMJ up. APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES As set out in the articks of aSS￿all￿ new trustees rnay ￿ appoyited by the existin9 trustees, so long as they are over the age of 18. ORGANISATION The Trustees administer the tharty. They meet regulaty and are all aclive in the running ofthe chartty. OWECTIVES AND AcnvmES The objects of the charity a￿. al The advancewEnt of the educZtK￿ and traKiing of t>oeX￿S. b) The promOt￿)n of puuic ed￿￿tIOn regarding the naeds of dysknc pa￿￿. The activities ern￿Oyed to athieve the Chari￿8 obiectrrfes incI￿le the pmvision of training courses for dyslexics. conferences for the FWViSK￿ of ed￿ation ab￿rt dJ%kn'a et¢. INDEPENDENT DYSLEXIA CONSULTAPllS TRUSTEES RepoRT {coKllNUED) FINANCIAL REVIEW Total Income rose abng with costs, Tesulted ￿ an overall defi¢iL Governance costs comprise legal and a¢(y)unting ¢osts ￿u9 10% ofother adrrinistration costs. PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS The Trustees Intand io continue to expand training activbties in furthwance of the obiectNes of the charlty. TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILrnE8 Company law requires the Trustees to prepare a￿Ounts for each fffiancwl year wh￿h give a true and falr view of the stsle of affairs of the Company and of the P￿fft or ￿)$$ of the Company for that period. In preparing those accounts. the Trustees are required lo.. Sdect sultable accounbng P)1￿10$ and then appPM them consistenly: Make Judgements and estim*$ that are roasonable and prudent., Follow applicable accounbng stsndards, 8utyecl lo any material deportures dl8clos8d and explalned In the accounts; Prepare the accounts on thè going concern basls unless 11 Is Inappropdate to presume that the Company wlll contlnue in ￿￿ne$s. Tho Trustees are responsible for keeimng adequate a(xx)untiry records *thich dlsdosa ￿th reasonable accuracy al any tlme the finanaal positlon of Ihe Company and to enabb them to ensure that the arxounts comply with the Companies 2006. They are al￿ responsible for safeguarding the assets ol the Company and hence for taking rea8onabla steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other Ifregularits'8S. The above repJ1 has bean prepared in acoxdance t*th the speckql prowslons ol Part 15 of the compan￿ Aci 2006 rekting to small Companies. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD TRUSTEE I DIRECTOR DATED: INDEPENDEKf DYSLEXIA CONSULTANTS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIE5 INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH 8EPTEMBER 2023 2023 2022 INCOME Income from Investments Rents and S8Nice Charges Income from Charitable Activiti•s Training Courses and Conferenc8S Total Income 31,100 40,150 43,930 118,000 Expenditure on Raising Funds Accomodatlon & servic￿ {50%1 12.110 15,000 Expendlture on Charitable Activitles Accommodation & Servl¢es (25%) Support Costs190%1 6,055 7,500 111,821 134,321 55,894 Other Expenditure Accommodatlon & Sèrvices125%1 Salaries. Secretarial and Support Service$ Prlnllng, Packaging, Statlonery & Equlpment Rental Accountancy Bank Charges and Interest Insurance Subscriptlon$ Oepreciallon Attrlbut8ble to Charitable Actlvlty 8,055 27.388 1,551 1,586 60 4,189 204 889 37,729 7,500 124,248 1,662 1,216 4.164 204 1.18S 111,821 Total Expenditure £ 162 763 Net IncomelExpendrture Net Movement In Fund8 14,943 Reconclllatlon of Funds Total Funds Brought forward 28.517 Total Funds Carriad FoNMrd 18,187 33,130 INDEPENDENT DYSLEXIA CONSULTANTS Company No: 2972S37 Charity No: 11142638 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER 2023 NOTES 2023 2022 FIXED ASSETS 2,665 3,554 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at Bank Sundry Oebtors and p￿payrnents 875 3,200 4,075 2.845 6,045 CURRENT LIABILITIES CREDITORS.. Amounts Falling Due wbthln one year 42,729 NET CURRENT ASSETSI{LIABILITIES) NET ASSETS 18,187 33,130 THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY Unrestricted Funds 33.130 TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS 18.18 33,130 For the financial year ended 301h September 2023 the Company wa$ entilw to exemption from audit under se¢lion 477 Companies Act 2006., and no notice has been deposited under se¢kn 476. The Trustees ackncvwledge their responsibilities for en$uring that the Company keeps accounting re¢ord$ which comply with section 386 (of the Act) and preparing accounts which give a tnje and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at the end of Ihe year and of its profit or loss for the financial year in accordance with the wuirements of sections 394 to 395 and whlch othemise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, $0 far as applicable to the Company. The above accounts have been prepared in accordance ￿th the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small Companias. Slgned on behall of th• Tru8te8glDlre¢tor8: TRUSTEEIDIRECTOR DATED: INDEPENDENT DYSLEXIA CONPJULTANTS STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER 2023 2022 Cash flows from opornting a¢tiviU Net Incomellexpenditure) 14,943 (4,6131 Adjustments for. Depreciation of tangible fixed assets Interest payable and similar charges 1,185 Changes in." Increase l (decrease) in u&Jitors (17,802) Cash generated operatior {1,970) 4,542 Interest paid Net cash froml(used in) oper*'rwJ acbvilEs 1.970 4.542 Net Increaselldecreasel In cash and equivalents Cash and ¢a8h equlvaknts at b¢glnnlng of year (1.970) 1,989 856 Cosh and rAsh equivalents at ond of year 875 2,845 INDEPENDEMT DYSLEXIA CQNSULTANTB NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER 2023 ACC¢XINTING POUCIE8 ACCOUNTING CONVENTION The accounts have beon prepared In accordarKe vllh Accounllng and Roportlng by Charftles SORP and In a¢￿ance th FRS102 {effectfve 1 January 2015). INCOME Income from charftable advftle8 Includes Income recelved under contract arKI Is TeoJgnl#ed where Ihère entluemenl, certalnty of receSpl and the amount c8n be measured wSlh sufficiént reliability. EXPENDITURE Expondttur8 is re¢ognl8•d vA)•r¢ a Il•blNy l• Incurred. FUMD 8TRUCTURE All lund8 are unrestricted. There 8rn no gndowThnt or rnslrlcted funds. DEPRECIATION Deprod•tion Is provlded on all Tanglble Flxed As8el#. at a rnle calculated to wdle off cost or valuatlon 1•88 e8tlmalod re8lduAI v•lu•, of ead) a8•el over M• oxp•ct•d u•eful Ime as lotl¢Jw•'. Offlce Equlpm•nt Offic6 Improv•m•nts 25% on wrltten dovm valuo 20% on wrilt¢n down v•lu• 2 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSET8 OftEe• equlpm•nt Imprg¥9rngnlB Toi•l C08T Al 181 O¢tobor 2022 Addlttons DIspDsal$ At 30th September 2023 17,146 3,842 £ 20,988 DEPRECIATION At 1st October 2022 Charge for the Year On Disposal At 301h September 2023 13,660 B72 3,774 17 17,434 889 NET BOOK VALUE Al 30th Septembw 2023 At 30th September 2022 2,614 3.486 51 2,665 3,SS4 68 INDEPENDENT DYSLEXIA CONSULTANTS MOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS AT 30Th sepTEIIBER 2023 CONfD CREDITORS. Amouth Falling Wlthln One Yo•r 2022 Sundry Crnrfrtors Ac%nJals 24,927 24,927 £ 42.729 £ 42.729 During the year (tirea(Ys wrtered into ts folkmiry a1￿CeS and rTrdits with the cwv￿.. 2023 lxoughl (Cl•d￿l to •utslandlng Dr. D. Mdoughlin 30,910 12.600 18.310 2022 brouglrt {¢rnditsl to tstsndlng Dr. D. Mdoughlin 30,910 30,910 Tn•ts8 r•muneration and fjxw Trustees. ACCOUNTANTS REPORT ON THE UNAUDITED ACCOUTrUS TO THE TRUSTEES OF INDEPENDENT DYSLEXIA CONSULTANTS iuMrrED BY GUARANTEE) As described on the Balance SheeL you are resrKrfbsibbe for the weparalion of the acrounts for the year 30th septeM￿r 2023 and ytyJ conskjer that the Company is exempt from audit under Sectsn 477 of the Companies ACL +• In accordance with your instructK)ns. have cornpled these una￿￿lled aco)unts in order to assist you to fulfill your ststutory ￿SponsIbl11￿es from the acx4)untiThJ records and infomiatM)n and explanations supplied to us. Hl9hl•nd Hou8e bert Orl¥e Bury•8• Hill westSu￿eX RH15 9TH MANSER HUIIOT CHARTeRED CERTIFIED AccouirrANTS DATED: IqoeX￿S. b) The promOt￿)n of puuic ed￿￿tIOn regarding the naeds of dysknc pa￿￿. The activities ern￿Oyed to athieve the Chari￿8 obiectrrfes incI￿le the pmvision of training courses for dyslexics. conferences for the FWViSK￿ of ed￿ation ab￿rt dJ%kn'a et¢. INDEPENDENT DYSLEXIA CONSULTAPllS TRUSTEES RepoRT {coKllNUED) FINANCIAL REVIEW Total Income rose abng with costs, Tesulted ￿ an overall defi¢iL Governance costs comprise legal and a¢(y)unting ¢osts ￿u9 10% ofother adrrinistration costs. PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS The Trustees Intand io continue to expand training activbties in furthwance of the obiectNes of the charlty. TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILrnE8 Company law requires the Trustees to prepare a￿Ounts for each fffiancwl year wh￿h give a true and falr view of the stsle of affairs of the Company and of the P￿fft or ￿)$$ of the Company for that period. In preparing those accounts. the Trustees are required lo.. Sdect sultable accounbng P)1￿10$ and then appPM them consistenly: Make Judgements and estim*$ that are roasonable and prudent., Follow applicable accounbng stsndards, 8utyecl lo any material deportures dl8clos8d and explalned In the accounts; Prepare the accounts on thè going concern basls unless 11 Is Inappropdate to presume that the Company wlll contlnue in ￿￿ne$s. Tho Trustees are responsible for keeimng adequate a(xx)untiry records *thich dlsdosa ￿th reasonable accuracy al any tlme the finanaal positlon of Ihe Company and to enabb them to ensure that the arxounts comply with the Companies 2006. They are al￿ responsible for safeguarding the assets ol the Company and hence for taking rea8onabla steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other Ifregularits'8S. The above repJ1 has bean prepared in acoxdance t*th the speckql prowslons ol Part 15 of the compan￿ Aci 2006 rekting to small Companies. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD TRUSTEE I DIRECTOR DATED: INDEPENDEKf DYSLEXIA CONSULTANTS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIE5 INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH 8EPTEMBER 2023 2023 2022 INCOME Income from Investments Rents and S8Nice Charges Income from Charitable Activiti•s Training Courses and Conferenc8S Total Income 31,100 40,150 43,930 118,000 Expenditure on Raising Funds Accomodatlon & servic￿ {50%1 12.110 15,000 Expendlture on Charitable Activitles Accommodation & Servl¢es (25%) Support Costs190%1 6,055 7,500 111,821 134,321 55,894 Other Expenditure Accommodatlon & Sèrvices125%1 Salaries. Secretarial and Support Service$ Prlnllng, Packaging, Statlonery & Equlpment Rental Accountancy Bank Charges and Interest Insurance Subscriptlon$ Oepreciallon Attrlbut8ble to Charitable Actlvlty 8,055 27.388 1,551 1,586 60 4,189 204 889 37,729 7,500 124,248 1,662 1,216 4.164 204 1.18S 111,821 Total Expenditure £ 162 763 Net IncomelExpendrture Net Movement In Fund8 14,943 Reconclllatlon of Funds Total Funds Brought forward 28.517 Total Funds Carriad FoNMrd 18,187 33,130 INDEPENDENT DYSLEXIA CONSULTANTS Company No: 2972S37 Charity No: 11142638 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER 2023 NOTES 2023 2022 FIXED ASSETS 2,665 3,554 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at Bank Sundry Oebtors and p￿payrnents 875 3,200 4,075 2.845 6,045 CURRENT LIABILITIES CREDITORS.. Amounts Falling Due wbthln one year 42,729 NET CURRENT ASSETSI{LIABILITIES) NET ASSETS 18,187 33,130 THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY Unrestricted Funds 33.130 TOTAL CHARITY FUNDS 18.18 33,130 For the financial year ended 301h September 2023 the Company wa$ entilw to exemption from audit under se¢lion 477 Companies Act 2006., and no notice has been deposited under se¢kn 476. The Trustees ackncvwledge their responsibilities for en$uring that the Company keeps accounting re¢ord$ which comply with section 386 (of the Act) and preparing accounts which give a tnje and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at the end of Ihe year and of its profit or loss for the financial year in accordance with the wuirements of sections 394 to 395 and whlch othemise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, $0 far as applicable to the Company. The above accounts have been prepared in accordance ￿th the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small Companias. Slgned on behall of th• Tru8te8glDlre¢tor8: TRUSTEEIDIRECTOR DATED: INDEPENDENT DYSLEXIA CONPJULTANTS STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH SEPTEMBER 2023 2022 Cash flows from opornting a¢tiviU Net Incomellexpenditure) 14,943 (4,6131 Adjustments for. Depreciation of tangible fixed assets Interest payable and similar charges 1,185 Changes in." Increase l (decrease) in u&Jitors (17,802) Cash generated operatior {1,970) 4,542 Interest paid Net cash froml(used in) oper*'rwJ acbvilEs 1.970 4.542 Net Increaselldecreasel In cash and equivalents Cash and ¢a8h equlvaknts at b¢glnnlng of year (1.970) 1,989 856 Cosh and rAsh equivalents at ond of year 875 2,845 INDEPENDEMT DYSLEXIA CQNSULTANTB NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS AT 30TH SEPTEMBER 2023 ACC¢XINTING POUCIE8 ACCOUNTING CONVENTION The accounts have beon prepared In accordarKe vllh Accounllng and Roportlng by Charftles SORP and In a¢￿ance th FRS102 {effectfve 1 January 2015). INCOME Income from charftable advftle8 Includes Income recelved under contract arKI Is TeoJgnl#ed where Ihère entluemenl, certalnty of receSpl and the amount c8n be measured wSlh sufficiént reliability. EXPENDITURE Expondttur8 is re¢ognl8•d vA)•r¢ a Il•blNy l• Incurred. FUMD 8TRUCTURE All lund8 are unrestricted. There 8rn no gndowThnt or rnslrlcted funds. DEPRECIATION Deprod•tion Is provlded on all Tanglble Flxed As8el#. at a rnle calculated to wdle off cost or valuatlon 1•88 e8tlmalod re8lduAI v•lu•, of ead) a8•el over M• oxp•ct•d u•eful Ime as lotl¢Jw•'. Offlce Equlpm•nt Offic6 Improv•m•nts 25% on wrltten dovm valuo 20% on wrilt¢n down v•lu• 2 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSET8 OftEe• equlpm•nt Imprg¥9rngnlB Toi•l C08T Al 181 O¢tobor 2022 Addlttons DIspDsal$ At 30th September 2023 17,146 3,842 £ 20,988 DEPRECIATION At 1st October 2022 Charge for the Year On Disposal At 301h September 2023 13,660 B72 3,774 17 17,434 889 NET BOOK VALUE Al 30th Septembw 2023 At 30th September 2022 2,614 3.486 51 2,665 3,SS4 68 INDEPENDENT DYSLEXIA CONSULTANTS MOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS AT 30Th sepTEIIBER 2023 CONfD CREDITORS. Amouth Falling Wlthln One Yo•r 2022 Sundry Crnrfrtors Ac%nJals 24,927 24,927 £ 42.729 £ 42.729 During the year (tirea(Ys wrtered into ts folkmiry a1￿CeS and rTrdits with the cwv￿.. 2023 lxoughl (Cl•d￿l to •utslandlng Dr. D. Mdoughlin 30,910 12.600 18.310 2022 brouglrt {¢rnditsl to tstsndlng Dr. D. Mdoughlin 30,910 30,910 Tn•ts8 r•muneration and fjxw Trustees. ACCOUNTANTS REPORT ON THE UNAUDITED ACCOUTrUS TO THE TRUSTEES OF INDEPENDENT DYSLEXIA CONSULTANTS iuMrrED BY GUARANTEE) As described on the Balance SheeL you are resrKrfbsibbe for the weparalion of the acrounts for the year 30th septeM￿r 2023 and ytyJ conskjer that the Company is exempt from audit under Sectsn 477 of the Companies ACL +• In accordance with your instructK)ns. have cornpled these una￿￿lled aco)unts in order to assist you to fulfill your ststutory ￿SponsIbl11￿es from the acx4)untiThJ records and infomiatM)n and explanations supplied to us. Hl9hl•nd Hou8e bert Orl¥e Bury•8• Hill westSu￿eX RH15 9TH MANSER HUIIOT CHARTeRED CERTIFIED AccouirrANTS DATED: Iq