Talk the Talk

Registered charity 1161251 CIO Registered since 2015

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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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.

7 trustees on the board

Stephen John Phillips Chair since 2025
Daniel James Sanderson Wellings since 2024
David Aitchison since 2023
David Aldred since 2023
John Constable since 2025
Kay Kavanagh since 2026
Maura Rose Mcmahon since 2026

1.4y median 1y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Daniel James Sanderson Wellings since 2024
David Aitchison since 2023
David Aldred since 2023
John Constable since 2025
Kay Kavanagh since 2026
Maura Rose Mcmahon since 2026

Portfolio (1)

Stephen John Phillips Chair since 2025

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 5Arts and leisure 1

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Narrow spread of causes across the board

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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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.

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incomespending£895k latest income

ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

2.7 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 3.7 in 2021

8 from 6 in 2021

EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Connected through a shared trustee

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Annunciation Bryanston Street, ST Marylebone 1 shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Racing to School Similar size; both Education
Ivison Trust Similar size; both Education
The Ecole Polytechnique Charitable Trust Similar size; both Education
The Children's Literacy Charity Similar size; both Education
The Markfield Institute of Higher Education Similar size; both Education

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Website	www.talkthetalkuk.org
Email	info@talkthetalkuk.org
Phone	01981580015
Address	5th Floor, Mariner House, 62 Prince Street, BRISTOL, BS1 4QD

Finances

£895,389 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£518,622	£397,524
2022	£715,801	£647,166
2023	£609,527	£617,317
2024	£859,406	£811,969
2025	£895,389	£916,114

What it does

What

Education/training

Who

Children/young PeopleOther Defined Groups

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationSponsors Or Undertakes ResearchActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(I) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR IN SPEAKING, LISTENING AND WRITING SKILLS,(II) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS,CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS RESPONSIBLEINDIVIDUALS, IN PARTICULAR BY DELIVERING EDUCATION, TRAINING AND TEACHING CONFIDENTCOMMUNICATION SKILLS.

Governing document: CIO - Foundation Registered 13 Apr 2015 as amended on 09 Nov 2020 as amended on 13 May 2026

Trustees (7)

7trustees

59median age

0aged 70+

Stephen John Phillipsage band 55-59 Chair since 2025
Daniel James Sanderson Wellings since 2024
David Aitchison since 2023
David Aldred since 2023
John Constableage band 60-64 since 2025
Kay Kavanagh since 2026
Maura Rose Mcmahon since 2026

Connected charities (1)

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of the Annunciation Bryanston Street, ST Marylebone 1 shared trustee

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