TALKBACK-UK LTD
Registered charity 1093732 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TALKBACK SELF ADVOCACY LIMITED
Talkback is a self advocacy organisation for anyone with a learning disability and supports them to use the skills they have already, and learn some new ones so they can:Build their self confidenceHelp make decisions about their own livesSpeak up for themselvesSay a real yes and a real noBecome as independent as they can or want to be
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £42,879 against total income of £1,692,280 for the year ended 30 September 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £751,158 were maintained at year-end, which is within the stated policy range of three to six months' expenditure. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £751k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Transaction with Braywick Heath Nurseries Ltd, a company of which one of the Trustees is a director.
“During the year the charity spent £3,672 (2024: £4,752) with Braywick Heath Nurseries Ltd, a company of which one of the Trustees is a director.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Talkback-UK Ltd (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Chris Brace — Chief Executive Officer (source)
- Yasmin Ahmed — Head of Operations, Governance and Quality Assurance (source)
- Claire Milon — Head of Young People Services (source)
- Neil Sainsbury — Head of Adult Services (source)
- Chris Taylor — Head of Business Development and Partnerships (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Milton Keynes
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TALKBACK-UK LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £42,879 against total income of £1,692,280 for the year ended 30 September 2025. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £751,158 were maintained at year-end, which is within the stated policy range of three to six months' expenditure. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services.
Who funds TALKBACK-UK LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TALKBACK-UK LTD as a grant recipient include BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE NINEVEH CHARITABLE TRUST.
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