Talbot Village Trust

Analysis

Talbot Village Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in July 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Talbot Village Trust reported income of £4.1m and spending of £2.3m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.8m to £4.1m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Talbot Village Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute for Employment Studies (£4.1m), Spinal Injuries Association (£4.1m) and Lively Minds (£4.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 99%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 7.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £389k. Reserves of £7.0m would cover about 36 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.