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The Talk About Trust

SC050360Registered charity from 31 July 2020
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Notes:
Previous legal name The Alcohol Education Trust CIO from 31 July 2020 to 08 February 2024.
Charity Information:
Address Pavilion in the Park
St John Way
Poundbury
Dorset
Postcode DT1 2FG
Regulatory Type Cross-Border
Object:
The object of the CIO is to advance education for the benefit of the public concerning the issues of alcohol and substance use of young people (age 8 and upwards) in the UK and their safety around alcohol, nicotine and other substances, in such ways as the trustees decide, and including through the development and delivery of holistic, life skill and evidence-based approaches and diversionary resources and activities that build resilience, reduce underage drinking and substance use and alcohol and drug related harms amongst such young people (age 8 and upwards).
Operations:
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation, E&W)
Constitutional Form Date: 31 Jul 2020
Main Operating Location: Outwith Scotland
Number of Staff: 11
Purposes: "the advancement of education"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
30 Sept 2021 £264,185 £174,591 10 May 2022 Yes
30 Sept 2022 £323,201 £226,286 15 Mar 2023 Yes
30 Sept 2023 £342,998 £276,453 08 Mar 2024 Yes
30 Sept 2024 £342,032 £286,412 06 Mar 2025 Yes
30 Sept 2025 £364,893 £314,882 25 Feb 2026 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Charity Commission website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Richard Mangnall
Patrick Myers
Lara Wear
Stephen Foster
Jacqueline Sonner
Keith Newton
Andrew Morse
Sophie Whitcombe
Peter David Gordon Cox
Victoria McDonaugh
Alison Winsborough
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From 30 June 2025, OSCR began collecting charity trustee information through OSCR Online. Providing this information is a legal requirement for all charities. The names of trustees will be published on the Scottish Charity Register from early 2026 to promote transparency and strengthen public trust in the sector.

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