Registered charity · Batley
Talk Direct Charitable Trust
Talk Direct Charitable Trust is a registered charity (number 1160145) based in Batley, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Zakir Patel since 2014. Latest income £160k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £160k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief
- Where
- Throughout London, Kirklees, India
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£160k£168k
- 2024£236k£217k
- 2023£189k£189k
Earlier years
- 2022£215k£215k
- 2021£225k£225k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
1 THE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS FOR THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED IN INDIA TO ASSIST THEM TO IDENTIFY THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;2 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES IN INDIA BY PROVIDING GOODS AND SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD OR ACCESS; AND3 THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IN INDIA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS, INFRASTRUCTURE, PROFESSIONAL ADVICE AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT.4 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR INDIVIDUALS, BODIES, COMMUNITIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID OR OTHER RESOURCES.
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Zakir Patel Chair since 2014
- Habib Khatib since 2014
- Sajid Patel since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Zakir Patel Chair since 2014
- Habib Khatib since 2014
- Sajid Patel since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Zakir Patel Chair since 2014
- Habib Khatib since 2014
- Sajid Patel since 2014
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1160145
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 10 NOV 2014
- Contact on the register
- 07940914944
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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