TALK COUNSELLING CIO
TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH PRIMARILY IN GREATER LONDON COMMUNITIES BUT ALSO ACROSS THE UK AND TO ASSIST IN RELIEVING AND REHABILITATING PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDER OR CONDITIONS OF EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.
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TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF MENTAL HEALTH PRIMARILY IN GREATER LONDON COMMUNITIES BUT ALSO ACROSS THE UK AND TO ASSIST IN RELIEVING AND REHABILITATING PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDER OR CONDITIONS OF EMOTIONAL OR MENTAL DISTRESS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £143 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total income of £26,938 and total expenditure of £26,795. Per the balance sheet, the charity held unrestricted funds of £299 (calculated as total funds of £3,420 less restricted funds of £3,125) and current assets of £3,195 in the bank. The trustees confirmed that systems are in place to mitigate major risks and that the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Michael Edmund
- Nadine leanne Maitland
- Nathalie Geary
- Paul Carr
- Tanya Phillips
- joyti Bhudia
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2025 | £27k | £27k |
| 31/05/2024 | £21k | £21k |
| 31/05/2023 | £12k | £12k |
| 31/05/2022 | £13k | £13k |
Common questions
Is TALK COUNSELLING CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £143 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total income of £26,938 and total expenditure of £26,795. Per the balance sheet, the charity held unrestricted funds of £299 (calculated as total funds of £3,420 less restricted funds of £3,125) and current assets of £3,195 in the bank. The trustees confirmed that systems are in place to mitigate major risks and that the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 30/06/2025 | £7k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/02/2025 | £20k | Reach for Health Young Men to Empower (RHYME) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/12/2023 | £10k | Support for Health; Opportunities & Wellbeing (SHOW) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/11/2022 | £10k | Community Holistic Opportunities Offering Support & Empowerment (CHOOSE) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/08/2021 | £10k | Developing Holistic Mental Health Support |