Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

TALBOT HOUSE CHILDREN’S CHARITY LIMITED 

We are a non maintained special school in the north east region, for children and young people who have emotional, social and mental health difficulties. We place great emphasis on social and educational inclusion and our ability to purposefully engage young people is a key to a young persons educational ongoing development in these areas.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
  • The Board is completely female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£2,529£2,531£-2£0£2,298£2,29810.9580
31/03/22£2,853£2,317£535£0£2,301£2,30111.9620
31/03/21£2,738£2,304£434£0£1,765£1,7659.2580
31/03/20£2,534£2,223£310£0£1,331£1,2336.7580
31/03/19£2,327£2,049£279£0£1,021£1,0216530
31/03/18£2,162£1,850£312£0£742£7424.8470
31/03/17£1,930£1,815£115£0£430£4252.8450
31/03/16£1,773£1,657£115£0£982£9677400
31/03/15£1,533£1,401£132£9£867£8677.4310
31/03/14£1,272£1,246£26£10£735£6506.3270
31/03/13£1,145£1,263£-118£8£708£6926.6260
31/03/12*£1,080£1,105£-25£15£827£8168.9260
31/03/11£889£1,004£-115£8£852£8169.7250
31/03/10£1,007£1,005£2£32£967£7969.5250
31/03/09£1,043£966£78£38£966£81110.1250
31/03/08£1,022£1,242£-220£34£913£7717.4250
31/03/07£1,391£1,323£68£33£1,133£1,0259.3350
31/03/06£1,378£1,340£38£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1,353£1,275£78£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£1,334£1,232£102£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 26%
Liabilities/Income: 32%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 10.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.4
Asset Split ?
Established: 25 years
(28 years as a company)

www.talbothousecc.org.uk

office@talbothousecc.org.uk

0191 2290111

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for young people
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 58 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Talbot House
£25,000 13/06/2013
towards the Main Grant developments costs of new KS2 facilities at an independent special school in Tyne & Wear for young people with severe behavioural problems

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 39-66
  • NINA RAMSAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Art Psychotherapist And Clinical Supervisor
  • VICTORIA MEARS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Regional Relationship Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/06/1999, number: 1076317
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/06/1995, number: 03069213
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 71 days late, AR12: 6 days late,
Main office

Talbot House Children's Charity
Hexham Road
Walbottle
Newcastle upon Tyne
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE

Objectives

THE DIAGNOSIS TREATMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH BEHAVIOURAL AND ASSOCIATED LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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