TALK CLUB

Registered charity 1194033 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WE TALK CLUB CIC

Talk Club is a talking and listening club for men, helping to keep you mentally fit by giving you a secure and private space to share and support others in our community.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF MEN, IN PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:A) PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH TALKING CLUBS FOR MEN IN THEIR COMMUNITY;B) RAISING AWARENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH VIA EVENTS AND ONLINE RESOURCES, AND; C) PROVIDING A SUPPORTIVE NETWORK FOR MEN BOTH ONLINE AND OFFLINE SO THAT THEY CAN TALK ABOUT THEIR MENTAL HEALTH.

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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Latest income
£363k
Latest spending
£343k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £20,160 for the period, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £108,502. The Trustees report holding sufficient free reserves to cover six months of unrestricted expenditure, indicating stable short-term financial health.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months unrestricted expenditure (held: £109k)
“The Trustees are satisfied that they have considered the commitments required to deliver the charitable objectives, and are holding sufficient free reserves to cover six months unrestricted expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Talk Club (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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
31/12/2024£363k£343k
31/08/2023£235k£184k
31/08/2022£74k£74k

Common questions

Is TALK CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £20,160 for the period, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £108,502. The Trustees report holding sufficient free reserves to cover six months of unrestricted expenditure, indicating stable short-term financial health. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TALK CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TALK CLUB as a grant recipient include The Origin Foundation, THE 4814 TRUST, THE NORTHWICK TRUST, THE WEAVERS' COMPANY BENEVOLENT FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Origin FoundationFY2025£100k
THE 4814 TRUSTFY2024£15k
THE NORTHWICK TRUSTFY2026£10k
THE WEAVERS' COMPANY BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2023£500Casual donation

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery30/09/2024£20kUnrestricted Funding
Somerset Community Foundation01/08/2024£5kSetting up talking, listening and exercise groups to support men's mental health across Somerset
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2023£10k'Talk Club' for men

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 MEN WALK TALK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TALK CLUB£363k—0unclear—no doubt
MEN WALK TALK FY2024£101k—0above—no doubt
Let's Talk Well FY2025£3.4m£60,001 - £70,000—within—no doubt
TOUGH TO TALK FY2025£108k—0unclear—no doubt
STREET TALK FY2025£153k——above—no doubt
KEEP TALKING SERVICES FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt

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