Registered charity · Bristol
Talking Money
Talking Money is a registered charity (number 900311) based in Bristol, governed by 9 trustees. Latest income £620k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as B D A C, Bdac (Charity Commission)
- 9 trustees
- Income £620k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Aisha StewartTrustee · since 2025
- Andrea PowellTrustee · since 2023
- Collin Russel Fabien SalandyTrustee · since 2018
- Elizabeth RichardsTrustee · since 2026
- Katherine DyeTrustee · since 2025
- Lisa StanleyTrustee · since 2025
- Richard AscroftTrustee · since 2015
- Richard HickenTrustee · since 2012
- Robert BranchTrustee · since 2026
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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.talkingmoney.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Talking Money
- Registered
- 1990
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£620k£549k
- 2024£543k£501k
- 2023£526k£522k
Earlier years
- 2022£811k£799k
- 2021£992k£995k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 25%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED FOR: (A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING AND PROMOTING THE PROVISION OF FREE ADVICE AND OTHER SERVICES TO PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; (B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC INTO MATTERS RELATING TO:- (I) FINANCIAL LITERACY (II) DEBT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION (III) SOCIAL WELFARE AND ADVOCACY EITHER ON ITS OWN OR WITH OTHERS WHETHER IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL, THE SOUTH WEST REGION OR ELSEWHERE IN ENGLAND.
Grants received
47 grants · £1,259,066 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 · £506,802 (4 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £333,700 (3 grants)
- Quartet Community Foundation · £239,692 (30 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £90,000 (3 grants)
- Department for Work and Pensions · £24,386
Most recent
- Department for Work and Pensions
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Aisha Stewart since 2025
- Andrea Powell since 2023
- Collin Russel Fabien Salandy since 2018
- Elizabeth Richards since 2026
- Katherine Dye since 2025
- Lisa Stanley since 2025
- Richard Ascroft since 2015
- Richard Hicken since 2012
- Robert Branch since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Collin Russel Fabien Salandy since 2018
- Richard Ascroft since 2015
- Richard Hicken since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Aisha Stewart since 2025
- Andrea Powell since 2023
- Collin Russel Fabien Salandy since 2018
- Elizabeth Richards since 2026
- Katherine Dye since 2025
- Lisa Stanley since 2025
- Richard Ascroft since 2015
- Richard Hicken since 2012
- Robert Branch since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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
5.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 1.0 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 900311
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/01/1990AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 27/11/2000AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 03/03/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03/03/2014
- Companies House
- Company number 02457362 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01179543990 · mail@talkingmoney.org.uk
- 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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