Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 17

SPEAKERS TRUST LIMITED

Speakers Trust is the Uk's leading public speaking training organisation working in education and in partnership with the not for profit sector. We are the fastest-growing provider of public speaking and communication training in the UK and work with people from all walks of life.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Established: 13 years
(15 years as a company)

www.speakerstrust.org

info@speakerstrust.org

02079227902

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/08/23	£1,215	£1,206	£8	£24	£351	£351	3.5	9	250
31/08/22	£1,314	£1,204	£109	£51	£343	£343	3.4	9	150
31/08/21	£717	£703	£13	£20	£233	£233	4	8	150
31/08/20	£881	£863	£19	£22	£220	£220	3.1	8	0
31/08/19	£1,235	£1,219	£16	£31	£202	£202	2	9	0
31/08/18	£996	£1,089	£-93	£26	£186	£186	2	8	0
31/08/17	£954	£958	£-4	£25	£279	£279	3.5	7	0
31/08/16?	£970	£823	£147	£3	£282	£276	4	5	0
31/07/15	£900	£809	£91	£8	£136	£129	1.9	4	0
31/07/14	£878	£884	£-6	£32	£44	£26	0.4	9	0
31/07/13	£1,015	£1,063	£-48	£45	£51	£40	0.4	6	0
31/07/12	£915	£925	£-10	£38	£99	£93	1.2	5	0
31/07/11	£889	£831	£57	£49	£108	£76	1.1	5	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 7%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 54%
Liabilities/Income: 34%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 3.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

9 employees
250 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

City Bridge Trust	£14,160
The Grocers' Charity	£5,000
Sussex Community Foundation	£3,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Match - Speakers' Trust
£5,000	21/10/2022	to support youth and confidence
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Speakers Trust Limited
£14,160	11/06/2020	£14,160.00 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, in order to carry on providing support to Londoners
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Speakers Trust Ltd (known as Speakers Trust)
£3,500	05/07/2019 11	Funding was provided for project costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering vulnerable youth to speak out
£9,994	11/04/2019 12	The funding will be used to provide expert led training in communication skills to vulnerable and socially excluded young people. The project aims to build their confidence and support them to fill ....more The funding will be used to provide expert led training in communication skills to vulnerable and socially excluded young people. The project aims to build their confidence and support them to fill their potential in education, training and employment.
Co-Op Foundation - Youth Community Spaces offer
£9,984	20/12/2018	Training groups of young people to go into communty spaces and give advice on how they can make it more welcoming to young people
DCMS - Building Connections Fund - Community Spaces
£9,984	20/12/2018	Training groups of young people to go into communty spaces and give advice on how they can make it more welcoming to young people
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Speakers Trust Limited
£49,100	13/09/2018	£49,100 to research, develop and implement the products, systems and processes needed to scale the income-generating trading-for-purpose arm of Speakers' Trust, enhancing long-term financial ....more £49,100 to research, develop and implement the products, systems and processes needed to scale the income-generating trading-for-purpose arm of Speakers' Trust, enhancing long-term financial sustainability and enable social investment.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Costs of the administrator and office costs
£5,000	27/06/2006	Towards the costs of the administrator and office costs of this speaking skills project for disadvantaged people

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-71

ANDREW RAWNSLEY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Journalist

CHARLES ANTHONY LESSER Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Finance

ELIZABETH FRANCES RUNHAM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Human Resources Director

FIONA WILKINSON HUCKETT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Businesswoman

HULDA MESILEMOTE PIRES ADAO HMP Appointed: 2018

MARTIN ROBERT THOMAS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

SIMON JOHN NEWTON HEALE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/12/2010, number: 1139377
Registered at Companies House on 04/11/2008, number: 06740655

Gift Aid

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
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

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

Fivefields
8-10 Grosvenor Gardens
LONDON
SW1W 0DH

Objectives

THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF EDUCATION IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF PUBLIC SPEAKING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

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