STREET TALK

Registered charity 1117588 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of mental health care, including clinical psychology, counselling, advocacy and befriending for women in street sex work. Working in partnership with other agencies, the service is provided in hostels and day centres.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£153k
Latest spending
£131k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £152,483 were held at the end of the reporting period, which the trustees confirmed were in line with their policy of holding at least six months of operating costs. The charity reported total income of £152,876 against total expenditure of £130,525, resulting in a net surplus for the year.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least six months operating costs (held: £152k)
“Street Talk’s policy is that reserves should be held equal to at least six months operating costs in order to guarantee safe cessation of therapeutic services in the event that the charity were to close.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£153k£131k
31/03/2024£163k£149k
31/03/2023£173k£151k
31/03/2022£133k£120k
31/03/2021£200k£141k

Common questions

Is STREET TALK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £152,483 were held at the end of the reporting period, which the trustees confirmed were in line with their policy of holding at least six months of operating costs. The charity reported total income of £152,876 against total expenditure of £130,525, resulting in a net surplus for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds STREET TALK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name STREET TALK as a grant recipient include THE SEGELMAN TRUST, THE SOCIETY OF RETREAT CONDUCTORS, CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION, SMALLWOOD TRUST, THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SEGELMAN TRUSTFY2024£150kunrestricted grant
THE SOCIETY OF RETREAT CONDUCTORSFY2023£137k
THE SEGELMAN TRUSTFY2021£75kunrestricted three-year grant
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£38kIslington Giving Mind the Gap Fund Grants
SMALLWOOD TRUSTFY2021£23k
THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15k
THE AURUM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15k
THE SEGELMAN TRUSTFY2022£2kGrants to institutions
Royal Warrant Holders' CharityFY2023£1k
Royal Warrant Holders' CharityFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/12/2023£20kSupporting Women's Recovery
UK government23/07/2020£44kCoronavirus Community Support Fund

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Let's Talk Well.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STREET TALK£153k——above—no doubt
Let's Talk Well FY2025£3.4m£60,001 - £70,000—within—no doubt
STREETVET FY2025£1.1m——within—no doubt
WOMEN’S HEALTH MATTERS FY2025£803k—0unclear—no doubt
BEYOND THE STREETS FY2025£857k£60,001 - £70,0001within—no doubt
WOMEN'S COUNSELLING AND THERAPY SERVICE LTD FY2025£1.2m——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.