THE TALKING TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
St Mary?s provides day and residential education, therapy and care for children and young adults from ages 7 to 25 with speech, language and communication difficulties and other complex needs. These needs may include disability and illness including learning difficulties, health issues, mental health issues and physical disabilities.
Latest income
£9.5m
Expenditure
£5.4m
Financial year end
2025-08-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £4.2m | £3.3m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £4.3m | £3.3m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £5.3m | £3.8m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £7.5m | £4.6m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £9.5m | £5.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £121k |
| Charitable activities | £8.8m |
| Trading | £185k |
| Investment income | £316k |
| Total income | £9.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £5.4m |
| Raising funds | £0 |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £0 |
| Total expenditure | £5.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £9.7m |
| Total funds | £17.5m |
| — restricted | £0 |
| — unrestricted | £17.5m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £17.5m |
| Cash | £9.7m |
People
| Employees | 133 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
How it works
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Other Charitable Activities
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.