The Talk About Trust

Charity number: 1186202
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Talk About Trust supports young people, parents, carers, teachers & youth professionals to ensure that young people of all abilities learn to stay safe around alcohol & other substances. Developing and delivering universal & targeted life skill and evidenced programmes that build knowledge & resilience & so improve life chances & reduce underage drinking, substance use & related harms.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2025

Total income: £364,893
Total expenditure: £314,882

Total income includes £18,920 from 6 government grant(s)

People

11 Trustee(s)

20 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 November 2019: CIO registration
  • 05 June 2020: Funds received from 1138775 THE ALCOHOL EDUCATION TRUST
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • AET (Previous name)
  • THE ALCOHOL EDUCATION TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
VICTORIA MCDONAUGH MAHonsPGCE Chair 30 September 2010
None on record
Sophie Elizabeth Whitcombe PGCECANTAB Trustee 29 September 2025
None on record
Patrick Myers MSc MA BSc Trustee 24 February 2025
None on record
Jacqueline Mary Sonner BAHonsPGCE Trustee 22 May 2023
None on record
Richard Mangnall JP FCILA Trustee 22 February 2023
None on record
Dr Lara Jayne Wear MRCGP Trustee 23 July 2020
None on record
Alison Sarah Winsborough BMus PGCE Trustee 30 September 2019
None on record
PETER DAVID GORDON COX Trustee 30 September 2019
None on record
Andrew Morse BSc Hons Trustee 30 September 2019
None on record
KEITH GRAEME NEWTON ACA Trustee 30 September 2019
THE BRITAIN-AUSTRALIA SOCIETY EDUCATION TRUST
Received: On time
STEPHEN FOSTER Trustee 30 September 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024 30/09/2025
Total gross income £264.19k £323.20k £343.00k £342.03k £364.89k
Total expenditure £174.59k £226.29k £276.45k £286.41k £314.88k
Income from government contracts £3.00k £5.41k N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.50k N/A £38.38k £28.94k £18.92k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 30 September 2025 25 February 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2025 25 February 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2024 06 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 06 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 08 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 08 March 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 15 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 15 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2021 10 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021 10 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 06 Nov 2019 as amended on 29 Jan 2024 as amended on 30 Jan 2024 as amended on 18 Jun 2025

Charitable objects

The object of the CIO is to advance education for the benefit of the public concerning the issues of alcohol and substance use of young people (age 8 and upwards) in the UK and their safety around alcohol, nicotine and other substances, in such ways as the trustees decide, and including through the development and delivery of holistic, life skill and evidence-based approaches and diversionary resources and activities that build resilience, reduce underage drinking and substance use and alcohol and drug related harms amongst such young people (age 8 and upwards).

Contact information

Address:
Pavilion In The Park
St. John Way
DORCHESTER
Dorset
DT1 2FG
Phone:
01305259142
Email:
info@talkabouttrust.org
Website:

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