Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

WALK TALL

Services to children, young people & adults which build self-esteem, confidence , mental wellness, vocational & life skills so that they develop & maintain positive relationships with self, others & environment and so live successful, happy lives & will integrate more confidently into mainstream society.To advance public education by conducting research to aid delivery of the above
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/10/23£218£168£51n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/22£207£205£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/21£199£162£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/20£210£149£60n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/19£154£183£-29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/18£165£193£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/17£183£151£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/16£163£127£36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/15£108£111£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/14£127£116£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/13£150£131£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/12£123£156£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/11£174£176£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/10£179£176£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/09*£186£161£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/08*£188£166£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/07*£141£126£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/06£92£90£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/05£93£86£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/04£59£47£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

www.walk-tall.org.uk

info@walk-tall.org.uk

01474 560834

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
BBC Children in Need£54,302
DCMS£28,101
Co-Op Foundation£19,844
The Clothworkers Foundation£4,940
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Op Foundation - #iwill Bereavement - EOI
£19,844 02/12/2020
To train and support bereaved young_x000D_ people to achieve a formal_x000D_ counselling qualification. They will_x000D_ then be supported to facilitate_x000D_ bereavement support groups with_x000D_ other bereaved young people. The_x000D_ project ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 15/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Walk Tall
£54,302 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - Counselling for young people who have mental health needs, may have experienced neglect or are at risk from negative behaviour. They will be isolated due to Covid-19. Young people will benefit through increased aspirations.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Walk Tall
£4,940 03/07/2020
COVID19 : Purchase of IT equipment for a charity working with young people who suffer deprivation and mental ill-health in Kent
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£18,101 30/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Walk Tall
£48,700 17/02/2014
Swanscombe & Greenhithe's Great War

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-84
  • MS JULIE HOBSON Appointed: 2017
  • MICHAEL ALAN SEARS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Estate Agent
  • REV DAVID SCOTT, Occupation: Retired Parish Priest
  • TONY KENSINGTON Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Certified Chartered Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/10/2002, number: 1094146
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/01/2002, number: 04362851
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR09: 13 days late, AR08: 36 days late, AR07: 35 days late,
Main office

Heritage Community Hall
22 Craylands Lane
SWANSCOMBE
Kent
DA10 0LP

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN SCHOOLS AND WITHOUT BY THE PROVISION OF TEACHING AIMED AT REDUCING AND MANAGING CONFLICT, PROMOTING CONCORD, RESPECT AND POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR THAT SUCH PERSONS MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ADULTS, IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE OR AT RISK AND THOSE WITH WHOM THEY HAVE CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR VOCATIONAL AND LIFE SKILLS IN ORDER THAT THEY MAY INTEGRATE MORE CONFIDENTLY INTO MAINSTREAM SOCIETY, AND IN PARTICULAR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS RELEVANT TO PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY, EDUCATION OR EMPLOYMENT.3. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH WHICH WILL AID DELIVERY OF OBJECTS ABOVE AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS OF THAT RESEARCH.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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