A Platform to Talk

Analysis

A Platform to Talk is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Grimsby. It was registered in June 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2024, A Platform to Talk reported income of £17k and spending of £12k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2024, income fell from £30k to £17k (-45%), an average of -45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, A Platform to Talk sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Being Neighbourly (£17k), The Colchester and District Talking Newspaper (£17k) and Sahara UK (£17k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.