Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 2

WALK & TALK TRUST

The Walk & Talk Trust is about more than just walking. It is about connecting people. Connecting them to nature and to each other, to improve physical health and emotional wellbeing.We have a particular focus on schoolchildren and socially disadvantaged adults. We organise guided walks and provide walking boots to those beneficiaries who need them most, paving the way to participation.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

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
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£93,888	£107,585	£-13,697	8
31/12/22?	£173,257	£169,411	£3,846	11
31/08/21	£163,099	£150,673	£12,426	8

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.walkandtalktrust.co.uk

keironyoung@walkandtalktrust.co.uk

07584197778

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
8 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
County Durham Community Foundation - East Durham Rural Community Heritage Walks Project
£4,740	25/01/2023	To support the East Durham Rural Community Heritage Walks Project
County Durham Community Foundation - Witton Gilbert Community Heritage Walk
£2,000	18/11/2022	To support the Witton Gilbert Community Heritage Walk.
County Durham Community Foundation - Sherburn and Shadforth Community Walks Project
£4,600	09/11/2022	To support a Sherburn and Shadforth Community Walks Project,
County Durham Community Foundation - Home Walk Project
£5,000	04/08/2022	The Home Walk Project.
County Durham Community Foundation - The Big Smile campaign
£5,000	05/07/2022	Donation to support the organisation's fundraising campaign The Big Smile 2022.
County Durham Community Foundation - Big Smile 2022
£1,000	06/06/2022	The Big Smile 2022 project.
County Durham Community Foundation - Grant to Walk & Talk Trust
£6,390	05/01/2022	To inspire a new generation of young walkers.
County Durham Community Foundation - School and Community Intergenerational Walking Project
£5,000	22/11/2021	A School and Community Intergenerational Walking Project.
National Lottery Community Fund - County Durham Intergenerational Home Walking Project
£10,000	19/11/2021	The project will use the funding to will develop and distribute a number of resources to encourage children and families to take part in a walking project. It will provide walking plans maps and ....more The project will use the funding to will develop and distribute a number of resources to encourage children and families to take part in a walking project. It will provide walking plans maps and information on local routes and attractions to all families across Durham as well as creating a series of educational videos for the community. This aims to reduce isolation and improve physical and mental wellbeing.
County Durham Community Foundation - Walk & Talk Trust - The Big Smile 2021
£1,000	02/06/2021	To provide appropriate footwear for the young children who will be taking part in the charity's activities.
County Durham Community Foundation - Big Smile 2021
£1,000	28/04/2021	To Support the Big Smile Project for two stages of £500 each stage for Durham and Northumberland

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

GILLIAN RODGERS Appointed: 2024

LOUISE LIDDLE Appointed: 2024

PETER STUART BELL (Chair) Appointed: 2020

RICHARD NORTHEY Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/07/2020, number: 1190409

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

20 Lindsay Road
Ushaw Moor
DURHAM
DH7 7RG

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE REGULAR PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION TO THE PEOPLE OF COUNTY DURHAM AND ITS SURROUNDING COUNTIES ( NORTHUMBERLAND, CUMBRIA AND YORKSHIRE ) BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE, BY EDUCATING AND BY RAISING AWARENESS, AND BY ORGANISING AND FACILITATING GUIDED WALKS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND BY ANY OTHER WAYS THAT THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

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