Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 7
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

TALBOT HOUSE SUPPORT CENTRE 

TALBOT HOUSE IS A SUPPORT SERVICE FOR PARENT/CARERS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEARNING DISABILITIES WHO LIVE IN THE MANCHESTER AREA. WE OFFER; EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, CONSULTING WITH CARERS TO SHAPE SERVICES, ACCESS TO TRAINING FOR CARERS, INFORMATION ABOUT MONEY AND BENEFITS, BREAKS FOR CARERS AND ADVOCACY. WE ALSO HAVE A PAMPER SERVICE INCLUDING A NAIL SERVICE, REIKI, REFLEXOLOGY, MASSAGE AND BEAUTY.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 14 years

www.talbot-house.org.uk

admin@talbot-house.org.uk

01612034095

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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£370£335£35n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/22£275£229£46n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21£220£171£48n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/20£188£164£23n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/19*£190£230£-40n/an/an/an/an/a14
31/03/18£154£188£-34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£213£204£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£161£190£-29£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£204£231£-27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£239£292£-52£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£238£248£-10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£230£286£-56£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£495£201£294£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
Who works here?
  • 2 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale,

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£263,000
Tudor Trust£52,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Masonic Trust£15,000
Manchester City Council£7,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Talbot House Carer Wellbeing Activities
£8,000 01/07/2022
The funding will be used to run a series of respite activities and day trips for parent carers of people living with severe learning disabilities. The project aims to bring parents together to build ....more
MACC - Talbot House
£100 03/02/2022
To help vulnerable people and families cover the cost of essentials with a one-off gift payment of either £100 (for households/families with dependent children aged under 19) or £70 (for ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£15,000 10/11/2021
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 16/07/2021
Talbot House Support Centre Funding
National Lottery Community Fund - Thrive Project
£255,000 22/02/2021
36
Talbot House’s ‘Thrive’ project provides support for older parent carers (over the age of 50) of learning-disabled adults. Funding will enable the group to expand their services to meet current ....more
Manchester City Council - Covid Impact Fund 2021 grant to Talbot House Support Centre
£7,000 10/02/2021
£7000 awarded to turn an existing part-time ‘Administrative Assistant’ role into a full-time role for the next 6 months to expand the provision of a number of activities and services. Priority ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Talbot House Support Centre
£2,000 21/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to Talbot House Support Centre
£50,000 17/07/2020
12
over one year as continuation core funding for a charity supporting older carers of adults with physical and learning disabilities in Manchester
Tudor Trust - Grant to Talbot House Support Centre
£37,000 15/02/2018
24
over two years as continuation funding towards a project supporting older carers of people with learning and physical disabilities in Manchester and the surrounding area
Triangle Trust 1949 Fund - Talbot House Support Centre - 1
£77,500 06/10/2016
36
Funding for a Service Development Manager to strengthen business planning and improve the centre's chances of securing competitive tender contracts.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Talbot House Support Centre
£75,000 11/09/2014
36
over three years towards the salary and associated costs of a project worker to support older carers of people with learning and physical disabilities in Manchester
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 52-72
  • ABIGAIL BIRCH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Neighborhood Team Leader
  • ANN FLEMING Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Social Worker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 17/11/2009, number: 1132741
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/09/2009, number: 07032063
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
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR19: 46 days late, AR14: 0 days late,
Main office

TALBOT HOUSE SUPPORT CENTRE
1 HIGH PEAK STREET
NEWTON HEATH
MANCHESTER
M40 3AT

Objectives

To relieve children and adults with learning disabilities by the provision of practical advice, guidance, training and support in such other ways as the centre shall determine, to their parent carers/unpaid carers in the North West.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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