The Talk About Trust
Registered charity 1186202 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AET, THE ALCOHOL EDUCATION TRUST · also registered in Scotland as SC050360 (OSCR)
The Talk About Trust supports young people, parents, carers, teachers & youth professionals to ensure that young people of all abilities learn to stay safe around alcohol & other substances. Developing and delivering universal & targeted life skill and evidenced programmes that build knowledge & resilience & so improve life chances & reduce underage drinking, substance use & related harms.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income for the year was £364,893 against expenditure of £314,882, resulting in a net movement in funds of £61,234. The charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £310,598, which the trustees confirm is in line with their policy of maintaining 14 months' cover for gross budgeted operating costs. The charity operates a trading subsidiary, Pavilion in the Park (PIPS) Ltd, which contributed significantly to the charity's income.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 14 months cover for gross budgeted operating costs (held: £311k)
“providing 14 months cover for our gross budgeted operating costs of £264,947 which is in line with our reserves policy.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Pavilion in the Park (PIPS) Ltd
“The charity runs PiP Café via a trading subsidiary called Pavilion in the Park (PiPs) Ltd.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Funders the charity credits
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- The Office of the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner — “Thanks to further funding from The Office of the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, following the successful roll out of our Drug, Alcoho…” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/06/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- VICTORIA MCDONAUGH MAHonsPGCEchair
- Alison Sarah Winsborough BMus PGCE
- Andrew Morse BSc Hons
- Dr Lara Jayne Wear MRCGP
- Jacqueline Mary Sonner BAHonsPGCE
- KEITH GRAEME NEWTON ACA · trustee of 1 other charity
- PETER DAVID GORDON COX
- Patrick Myers MSc MA BSc
- Richard Mangnall JP FCILA
- STEPHEN FOSTER
- Sophie Elizabeth Whitcombe PGCECANTAB
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is The Talk About Trust financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £364,893 against expenditure of £314,882, resulting in a net movement in funds of £61,234. The charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £310,598, which the trustees confirm is in line with their policy of maintaining 14 months' cover for gross budgeted operating costs. The charity operates a trading subsidiary, Pavilion in the Park (PIPS) Ltd, which contributed significantly to the charity's income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds The Talk About Trust?
Funders whose own accounts filings name The Talk About Trust as a grant recipient include GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION, THE DISTILLERS' CHARITY, LONGLEIGH FOUNDATION, THE STEWARTS LAW FOUNDATION, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
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