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Leslie Edwards Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1153822
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 16, 2013
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
62 Highfields Drive
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 3JT

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

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Nov. 22, 2024 £7,441 £10,899
Nov. 22, 2023 £6,130 £6,260
Nov. 22, 2022 £6,260 £6,934
Nov. 22, 2021 £21,091 £10,660
Nov. 22, 2020 £5,693 £2,783

Trustees

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