The Talking Trust

Analysis

The Talking Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bexhill-On-Sea. It was registered in September 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00907923). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Talking Trust reported income of £9.5m and spending of £5.4m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £4.2m to £9.5m (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Talking 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 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Alnwick Garden Trust (£9.5m), Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Charity (£9.5m) and Advance Advocacy and Non-Violence Community Education (£9.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, investments 3.3%, trading 2.0% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £9.7m would cover about 22 months of spending at that rate. It employed 133 people.