Tlc: Talk, Listen, Change
Analysis
Tlc: Talk, Listen, Change is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in May 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01559314). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Tlc: Talk, Listen, Change reported income of £4.7m and spending of £4.6m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £4.7m (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Tlc: Talk, Listen, Change sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Clatterbridge Cancer Charity (£4.7m), No Limits (South) (£4.7m) and The Goodman Foundation (£4.7m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £624k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 134 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.3%
- Charitable activities 99%
- Investments 0.7%
In the charity's own words
TLC: Talk, Listen, Change provide a range of services in support of safe, healthy and happy relationships. These include: - counselling for children, young people, individual adults, couples and families- domestic abuse prevention programmes for perpetrators - mediation and separation services- community volunteering projects- partnership relationship-focussed projects
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Clatterbridge Cancer Charity | Wirral | £4.7m |
| No Limits (South) | Southampton | £4.7m |
| The Goodman Foundation | Birmingham | £4.7m |
| Four Paws | London | £4.7m |