Finance Score: -6
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 8
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

TEEN TALK (HARWICH) 

Teen Talk supports young individuals aged 11-25 and their families residing in the Tendring district of Essex. We aim to address the challenges related to their physical, mental, social, or economic well-being. We understand that each young person has unique needs, and therefore, we provide personalized services that cater to their specific requirements to enhance their overall well-being.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 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
  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 12 years

teentalkharwich.co.uk

teentalk1@hotmail.co.uk

01255504800

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£63£147£-84n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£172£169£3n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21*£180£169£10n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/20£256£180£76n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/19£188£242£-54n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/18£265£230£35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£199£254£-55£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£294£255£39£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£241£200£41£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£176£128£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£227£126£101£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Essex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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
National Lottery Community Fund£300,000
Essex Community Foundation£92,635
Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
Masonic Trust£15,000
DCMS£8,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Teen Talk Harwich
£300,000 13/04/2023
This funding will help provide activities to address the emerging signs of mental ill health issues for young people 11-25 in Tendring Essex. Sessions include drop-ins one-to-one support age ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000 15/03/2023
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Teen Talk (Harwich)
£12,000 23/02/2023
to help provide and increase one-to-one support for young people and their families in Tendring
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Teen Talk (Harwich)
£1,000 17/11/2022
to help continue the development of the organisation and build on areas that have been identified whilst participating on the Thrive Programme
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Teen Talk (Harwich)
£1,300 20/05/2021
towards work of an organisation supporting young people in Harwich
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Teen Talk (Harwich)
£20,000 29/04/2021
to help provide support for young people in Harwich and surrounding areas who are experiencing increased mental health issues as the COVID19 crisis continues
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Teen Talk (Harwich)
£4,000 22/04/2021
towards the costs of developing a new website and improved social media presence to better represent a charity supporting vulnerable young people in Tendring
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 23/10/2020
Teen Talk (Harwich)
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Teen Talk (Harwich)
£15,000 30/06/2020
to support an organization working with disadvantaged young people in Harwich and surrounds, to recover from the closedown caused by COVID19
Essex Community Foundation - Activities Coordinator
£10,000 05/03/2020
11
Towards the salary of an activities coordinator to develop and deliver a programme of activities for young people in Harwich and surrounding areas
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£8,500 28/02/2020
Environmental 11-16 / 11-13 group / 14 -16 group
Essex Community Foundation - Teen Talk's Environmental Group
£4,885 10/02/2020
11
To help run an environmental project seeking to reduce the incidence of littering in Harwich and surrounding areas
Essex Community Foundation - Teen Talk Administration Team
£21,790 20/09/2019
11
To help employ the Business Manager and Business Administrator at an organisation providing mental health services for young people in Tendring
Essex Community Foundation - Teen Talk's Wildlife Badge Scheme
£2,660 06/09/2019
1
To run a youth led environmental campaigning project for young people deprived areas of Tendring
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 29/04/2019
Teen Talk (Harwich)
Essex Community Foundation - Harwich Inspired Youth Action ( HIYA) & Wildlife Group
£5,000 08/03/2018
12
To enable young people to volunteer by developing community projects in Harwich
Essex Community Foundation - Anti -Bullying film and ambassador Project
£5,000 07/02/2018
11
To create a new anti-bullying ambassador programme and film with young people in Harwich helping students feel safer at school and on social media.
Essex Community Foundation - " This Is ME"
£2,500 24/11/2017
12
To support a 'This Is ME' youth project
Essex Community Foundation - Outreach Expansion in North East Essex
£9,580 09/11/2017
12
To expand an outreach service providing information, advice and guidance to young people on issues affecting their health and well being in Clacton and Walton-on-the-Naze
National Lottery Community Fund - Teen Talk (Harwich)
£325,806 09/08/2017
35
This project provide free consultation, support and activities for young people aged 11-25 living in Tendring, Essex to improve their wellbeing and life chances. It will support those experiencing ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Volunteer Programme
£10,000 21/03/2017
11
To provide work experience and personal development for vulnerable young people in Harwich
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to Teen Talk (Harwich)
£90,000 13/09/2016
36
Towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing support to young people in Harwich, Essex.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Teen Talk (Harwich)
£90,000 08/09/2016
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisation providing support to disadvantaged young people in Essex
National Lottery Community Fund - Teen Talk (Harwich) Drop-in Centre
£10,000 23/07/2014
12
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - TeenTalk (Harwich)
£315,560 29/04/2013
36
The continuation of Teen Talk in Tendring to provide a free and confidential information and support service for young people aged 11-25 years. Activities include a daily drop-in centre for ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Teen Talk (Harwich)
£115,000 05/12/2012
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of an organisationthat provides support to young people in a disadvantaged area of Essex
National Lottery Community Fund - Teen Talk (Harwich)
£10,000 02/08/2012
12
This charity in Essex will use their funding to deliver a programme to help improve family relationships as well as providing parents with volunteering opportunities. The programme will incorporate ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/11/2011, number: 1144593
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/03/2011, number: 07577756
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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR21: 14 days late,
Main office

17 Cliff Road
Dovercourt
Harwich
CO12 3PP

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF YOUNG PERSONS IN THE HARWICH AND SURROUNDING ESSEX AREA BY THE PROVISION OF AN INFORMATION , ADVICE AND COUNSELLING SERVICE IN PARTICULAR TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF SUCH YOUNG PERSONS AND TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF YOUNG PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH A SERVICE BECAUSE OF THEIR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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