Finance Score: -4

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

NEED TO TALK

Need to Talk is counselling and wellbeing services, run by qualified counsellors, we provide 1-2-1 counselling services, emotional support groups, workshops and placement to volunteer counsellors finishing their studies. We welcome everyone we offer a non-judgemental, understanding and safe place where people can explore and address their emotional needs. Our work focus on the wellbeing of all.

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

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£73,297	£49,335	£23,962	33
31/03/22		£16,085	£35,223	£-19,138	27
31/03/21		£36,622	£13,923	£22,699	24
31/03/20	*	£5,068	£13,322	£-8,254	0
31/03/19	*	£21,753	£17,730	£4,023	23

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

www.needtotalk.london

INFO@NEEDTOTALK.LONDON

07427548559

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Harrow,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
33 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Greater London Authority - Need To Talk
£10,000	04/01/2023	This project will help create a quality service for vulnerable women in the community, whereby their difficulties (domestic violence) have been exacerbated due to COVID-19
National Lottery Community Fund - Support for All
£9,940	11/11/2022	The funding will be used to provide counselling support for vulnerable individuals unable to pay for counselling themselves. The project aims to prevent crisis points improving mental and emotional ....more The funding will be used to provide counselling support for vulnerable individuals unable to pay for counselling themselves. The project aims to prevent crisis points improving mental and emotional health.
National Lottery Community Fund - Space To Talk
£10,000	19/03/2021 12	The funding will be used to deliver free counselling sessions and support groups to black Asian ethnic minority (BAME) communities who have been disproportionately impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. ....more The funding will be used to deliver free counselling sessions and support groups to black Asian ethnic minority (BAME) communities who have been disproportionately impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The sessions will focus on areas such as bereavement anger financial difficulties and poor mental health with a view to preventing the issues spiralling into further decline.
National Lottery Community Fund - Thinking Time
£9,905	15/02/2019 12	The project will deliver support sessions that are designed to meet the needs of people from the Black, Minority, Ethnic and Refugee communities who have mental ill health.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

MAULIDI ALI Appointed: 2022

NOREEN FOX Appointed: 2014

SACHA PEARSALL (Chair) Appointed: 2014

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/03/2018, number: 1177595

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls 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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 6 days late, AR19: 97 days late,

Main office

64 Pinner Rd.
Harrow
Harrow
HA1 4HZ

Objectives

THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND WORKSHOPS IN NUTRITION AND HEALTHY EATING.

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