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Leslie Edwards Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1153822
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 20, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Sept. 16, 2013
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
21 London Road
Kegworth
Derby
DE74 2EU

Activities

Current activities are to provide lip reading classes and to help in projects that promote the general improvement of lip reading. The charity has also helped in th etraining of a new lip reading tutor.

Objects: 1. To Promote Social Inclusion For The Public Benefit Amongst Hearing Impaired People And Their Families By Helping Hearing Impaired People In The East Midlands Area Learn Lip-Reading And Other Skills Which Help Them Participate More Fully In Social Situations And/or Employment.2. The Advancement Of The Education Of Hearing Impaired People By Providing And Assisting In The Provision Of Classes In Lip-Reading And Other Communication Techniques.we Will Achieve These Objectives In Particular But Not Exclusively By:(i) Providing Lip-Reading Classes That Enable Hearing Impaired People To Communicate More Easily With A Wider Range Of Individuals And Groups.(ii) Facilitating The Training Of Lip-Reading Tutors To Increase The Availability Of Lip Reading Classes To Hearing Impaired People Living In The East Midlands.(iii) Investigating Improved Methods Of Learning Lip-Reading By Working With Software Developers And Trialling Computer Based Methods Of Learning Lip-Reading As An Adjunct To Conventional Face-To-Face Class Learning And For Those For Whom Conventional Classes Are Unavailable Or Inaccessible.(iv) Providing Opportunities For Hearing Impaired People To Get Together To Exchange Experiences Of Communication Problems And To Socialise Generally – For Example Outings And 'Tea And Chat'.

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability
Who
Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Nov. 22, 2025 Sept. 20, 2026On time £27,721 £18,433
Nov. 22, 2024 Sept. 3, 2025On time £7,441 £10,899
Nov. 22, 2023 Sept. 3, 2024On time £6,130 £6,260
Nov. 22, 2022 Sept. 5, 2023On time £6,260 £6,934
Nov. 22, 2021 Sept. 13, 2022On time £21,091 £10,660
Nov. 22, 2020 Sept. 27, 2021 £5,693 £2,783

Trustees

Name Appointed
Sarah Symons (Chair) March 12, 2026
Carrie Short Jan. 23, 2024