# GROOOPS DYSLEXIA AWARE COUNSELLING

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1168098
- **Other names:** GDAC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 7, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1168098


## Contact

- **Address:** 27 CHESSINGTON AVENUE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** N3 3DR
- **Phone:** 02083460941
- **Email:** info@grooops.org
- **Website:** www.grooops.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES IN LIFE CHANGING TRANSITIONS SUCH AS DIVORCE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, ASPECTS OF LOSS, LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, SCHOOL, COLLEGE, FAMILY AND WORK ISSUES, BEHAVIOURAL AND RELATIONSHIP CHALLENGES BY THE CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A VOLUNTARY PROGRAMME OF FACILITATED, MULTI-CULTURAL, SOCIAL INTERACTION PSYCHO-THERAPEUTIC GROUP WORKSHOPS.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF MEMBERS IN ORDER TO INCREASE THEIR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.3. TO ENCOURAGE PARENT/CARER INVOLVEMENT IN THE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL GROWTH OF THEIR PARTICIPANT CHILDREN.4. TO PROVIDE 1:1 COUNSELLING AND PSYCHO SOCIAL INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE & THEIR FAMILIES TO FURTHER SUPPORT THEIR SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL GROWTH.5. TO PROVIDE 1:1 COUNSELLING, GROUP WORK AND PSYCHOSOCIAL INTERVENTION FOR ADULTS, CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IN ADDRESSING THE EMOTIONAL REPERCUSSIONS OF DYSLEXIA.6. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THOSE WORKING WITH DYSLEXIC STUDENTS AND THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED BY DYSLEXIA, IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS AND IN THE WORKPLACE BY OFFERING DYSLEXIA AWARENESS COURSES AND DYSLEXIA FOCUSED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.

**Activities:** The charity's aims are to address the emotional repercussions of dyslexia through counselling, coaching, groupwork, training and supervision with a vision to create an emotionally healthy dyslexia aware world.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Disability
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £48691 | £48951 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £36123 | £35853 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £44077 | £45162 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £47772 | £50153 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £52720 | £58335 | — | — |



## Trustees

- ANN O'SHAUGHNESSY — appointed Nov. 28, 2016
- BOZENA TERESA KRUZA — appointed May 11, 2008
- CHARLES FREEMAN — appointed Nov. 28, 2016
- ENRICO RIVA — appointed Nov. 28, 2016
- HOLLY MATTHEWS — appointed June 1, 2017
- RIKKI FINEGOLD — appointed May 22, 2017