THE TALENT TAP

Registered charity 1183124 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Talent Tap is a social mobility charity with a mission to meaningfully change the lives of talented state educated students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, by giving them the work experience, support, and network, that they need to succeed in their chosen careers.

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Latest income
£195k
Latest spending
£243k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £47,475 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a reduction of total reserves to £82,805. The trustees expect to resolve the deficit by the end of the following year, ending 31 August 2026, through a refreshed strategy and expanded trustee capacity.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Talent Tap (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£195k£243k
31/08/2024£343k£412k
31/08/2023£416k£441k
31/08/2022£441k£335k
31/03/2021£94k£35k

Common questions

Is THE TALENT TAP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £47,475 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a reduction of total reserves to £82,805. The trustees expect to resolve the deficit by the end of the following year, ending 31 August 2026, through a refreshed strategy and expanded trustee capacity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE TALENT TAP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE TALENT TAP as a grant recipient include LSEG Foundation, D D MCPHAIL CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT CIO, THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE DULVERTON TRUST, ALDRIDGE FOUNDATION CIO.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
LSEG FoundationFY2022£40k
D D MCPHAIL CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT CIOFY2025£30k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£30kEducation
THE DULVERTON TRUSTFY2026£21kEmerging Talent Programme Outreach
ALDRIDGE FOUNDATION CIOFY2023£15kNext Steps Beyond School programme support. The Talent Tap organises residential internships.
NEWBY TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£15kEducation
NEWBY TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£10kEducation
The Merchant Taylors' FoundationFY2025£10kEducation
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2022£7kRelief in Need
THE AUBREY ORCHARD-LISLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£6k
THE AUBREY ORCHARD-LISLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£6k
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2022£5kRelief of Poverty
D D MCPHAIL CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT CIOFY2024£4kSmaller grant
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE AUBREY ORCHARD-LISLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
THE AUBREY ORCHARD-LISLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
ALDRIDGE FOUNDATION CIOFY2022£0Next Steps Beyond School / Futures Hub support

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/10/2025£20kFuture Voices Programme (FVP) Youth Leadership Insight & Influence

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 TALENT FOUNDRY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE TALENT TAP£195k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TALENT FOUNDRY TRUST FY2025£2.0m——within—no doubt
TALENT BEYOND BOUNDARIES UK FY2024£801kunclear2unclear—no doubt
THE TALENT FUND FY2024£2.2m—0above—no doubt
TIME AND TALENTS ASSOCIATION FY2025£616k—0above—no doubt
FIVE TALENTS UK LTD FY2025£2.1m—0unclear9.6%no doubt

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