CONNECT TALENT CIO

Registered charity 1169975 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide support and training for individuals needing additional support to progress with their chosen career. This includes one to one mentoring, support to get on-line, basic IT skills, CV writing and support for job applications

Objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION OF STUDENTS FROM ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR ETHNIC ORIGIN, TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, BY PROMOTING LEARNING THROUGH CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING IN SUBJECTS OF EDUCATIONAL VALUE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Salford, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£31k
Latest spending
£10k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £23,706 at the end of the period, which is above the stated policy target of three months' reserves. The charity reported a net surplus of £20,894 for the year, funded by donations, grants, and service sales.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Our source of income this year has been through donations, grants and the Digital Assisted Service for work supporting visa applications.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months' reserves (reserves figure: £24k)
“Our policy is to hold three months' reserves.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £1,218 — grants £1,218 (2); 4% of the £31,023 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 5

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire · Manchester City · Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£31k£10k
31/03/2024£650£486
31/03/2023£2k£828
31/03/2022£0£0
31/03/2021£1k£0

Common questions

Is CONNECT TALENT CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £23,706 at the end of the period, which is above the stated policy target of three months' reserves. The charity reported a net surplus of £20,894 for the year, funded by donations, grants, and service sales.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2025£20kConnect Digital Plus - Essential Digital Skills Training Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund31/10/2024£20kConnect Digital

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LEARNING ALLOWED CONNECT CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CONNECT TALENT CIO£31k—0unclear—no doubt
LEARNING ALLOWED CONNECT CIO FY2026£61k——unclear—no doubt
BALANCE (SUPPORT) CIO FY2025£4.1m£70,000 - £80,000—below—no doubt
MOVEMENT TO WORK FY2025£868k—0unclear—no doubt
Connection Support FY2025£10.1m—0within0.6%no doubt
THE TALENT FUND FY2024£2.2m—0above—no doubt

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