TALKING SENSE!

Charity number: 1151366
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Independent advice and support to parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £125,333
Total expenditure: £45,851

People

7 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 March 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sylvia Stanway Chair 21 July 2019
None on record
Sarah Jane Evans Trustee 01 April 2019
None on record
Elliot Garbett Trustee 21 June 2017
None on record
KEN UPTON Trustee 08 February 2013
None on record
JANE MOORE Trustee 28 November 2012
None on record
MARY ADAMSON Trustee 28 November 2012
None on record
Joanne Louise Yarnall Trustee 28 November 2012
ALDRIDGE COOPER AND JORDAN'S ENDOWED SCHOOL FOUNDATION
Received: On time
PARENTS RELATIVES AND OTHERS UNDERSTANDING DOWN'S (PROUD)
Charity reporting is overdue by 296 days

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £39.00k £64.75k £56.00k £108.00k £125.33k
Total expenditure £43.00k £41.01k £50.00k £76.00k £45.85k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 31 March 2024 12 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 12 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 17 August 2024 199 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 17 August 2024 199 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 22 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 20 February 2021 20 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 20 February 2021 20 days late 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 27 NOV 2012 AS AMENDED ON 13/03/2012

Charitable objects

1. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 0 – 25 YEARS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT, BY: A. PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE FAMILIES TO MAXIMISE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN; B. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING SUCH FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION; C. PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT; 2. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS THROUGH PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH HELP THEM TO BETTER IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

Contact information

Address:
75 Westbrook Avenue
Aldridge
Walsall
WS9 0BZ
Phone:
07457403454
Email:
enquiries@talking-sense.org
Website:

talking-sense.org