TALK FIRST

Registered charity 1162110 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RESOLUTIONS, TalkFIRST

CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE AT RISK OF FAMILY CONFLICT, ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES OR RELATIONSHIP BREAKDOWN, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FAMILY MEDIATION, FAMILY SUPPORT AND GROUP WORK ACTIVITIES.

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Latest income
£193k
Latest spending
£177k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £192,874 and total expenditure was £176,863, resulting in a surplus for the year. The trustees are committed to ensuring solvency and have a stated aim to build unrestricted reserves from mediation income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants
“This year, we have received £147,067 in grants from: Groundwork, National Lottery Community Fund’s Reaching Communities, and Awards For All programmes, Trusthouse, Making a Difference Locally, Wigan Council and The Coalfield Regeneration Trust.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton · Warrington · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£193k£177k
31/08/2024£127k£131k
31/08/2023£150k£172k
31/08/2022£130k£110k
31/08/2021£85k£88k

Common questions

Is TALK FIRST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £192,874 and total expenditure was £176,863, resulting in a surplus for the year. The trustees are committed to ensuring solvency and have a stated aim to build unrestricted reserves from mediation income.

Who funds TALK FIRST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TALK FIRST as a grant recipient include THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUND, THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£60k50% of project costs over 3‑years for Building Better Relationships family support and mediation in Wigan, Gtr Manchester.
PILKINGTON CHARITIES FUNDFY2022£9k
THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2024£19kKinship Mediation
The National Lottery Community Fund24/05/2024£157kTake Time to Talk
The National Lottery Community Fund05/05/2023£10kTou-Can
The National Lottery Community Fund07/01/2022£10kTogether Families
The National Lottery Community Fund16/04/2021£169kBuilding Better Relationships
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2020£10kBuilding Better Relationships - Digital
The National Lottery Community Fund11/10/2018£10kSimple Parenting Steps
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2017£10kTalk FIRST
The National Lottery Community Fund21/10/2015£10kTalk FIRST

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 The Relationships Counselling, Therapy and Mediation Service.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TALK FIRST£193k—0unclear—no doubt
The Relationships Counselling, Therapy and Mediation Service FY2025£1.1m——unclear—no doubt
SURREY FAMILY & MEDIATION SERVICES FY2025£124k—0above—noted
YOUTH TALK LIMITED FY2025£577k—0unclear—no doubt
NURTURING FOUNDATIONS FY2025£337k—0unclear—no doubt
The Talk About Trust FY2025£365k—0within—no doubt

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