Registered charity (CIO) · Wigan
Talk First
Talk First is a registered charity (number 1162110) based in Wigan, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £193k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as TalkFIRST (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £193k (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
- Where
- Wigan, Warrington, Bolton
- Website
- talkfirst.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£193k£177k
- 2024£127k£131k
- 2023£150k£172k
Earlier years
- 2022£130k£110k
- 2021£85k£88k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE AND PRESERVE THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE AT RISK OF FAMILY CONFLICT, ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OR RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FAMILY MEDIATION, FAMILY SUPPORT AND GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES.
Grants received
19 grants · £859,312 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £623,946 (10 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £127,870 (2 grants)
- Trusthouse Charitable Foundation · £60,387
- CAF · £15,367
- The Fore · £15,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Damon Musgrove since 2021
- Emma Louise Klieve since 2020
- Lee Whalley since 2023
- Martine Delaney since 2017
- Mitesh Vajli Halai since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Emma Louise Klieve since 2020
- Martine Delaney since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Damon Musgrove since 2021
- Emma Louise Klieve since 2020
- Lee Whalley since 2023
- Martine Delaney since 2017
- Mitesh Vajli Halai since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- 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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1162110
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 10 JUN 2015AMENDED ON 21 AUG 2017AMENDED ON 23 APR 2019 as amended on 26 Jun 2019 as amended on 29 Mar 2021 as amended on 08 Aug 2024
- Contact on the register
- 01942243620 · tracy@talkfirst.org
- 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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