Talking Sense!

Analysis

Talking Sense! is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Walsall. It was registered in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Talking Sense! reported income of £196k and spending of £166k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £65k to £196k (+202%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Talking Sense! sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bransgore Community Church (£195k), Lingwood Village Hall (£196k) and The Billington Foundation (£195k).