Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data
Talking Money is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment.
Talking Money (number 900311) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Talking Money do?
Provide free, independent, specialist debt advice to individuals and their families. Provide energy debt and efficiency advice, benefits and income maximisation advice.Provide money mentoring support via our self-help service, appointments and group workshops.Services can be delivered face-to-face for people living in Bristol and the surrounding area, and by phone or email across England.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Talking Money
Answers Talking Money gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Talking Money's highest-paid staff paid?
Talking Money's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Talking Money's money come from?
Talking Money reported £620k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £536k (87%), other income £47k (8%), donations and legacies £27k (4%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£536k · 87%
Other income£47k · 8%
Donations and legacies£27k · 4%
Investments£9,152 · 1%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Talking Money as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Talking Money's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Makes Grants To Individuals; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Talking Money registered for?
Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employment
Why is there no Clarity Score for Talking Money yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Talking Money.
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The register data used for this profile lists Talking Money as a registered charity (number 900311) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Talking Money's charity number?
Talking Money's charity number is 900311. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 900311?
Search 900311 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Talking Money do?
Provide free, independent, specialist debt advice to individuals and their families. Provide energy debt and efficiency advice, benefits and income maximisation advice.Provide money mentoring support via our self-help service, appointments and group workshops.Services can be delivered face-to-face for people living in Bristol and the surrounding area, and by phone or email across England.
Does Talking Money have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Talking Money. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Talking Money?
Talking Money's website listed in our register data is http://www.talkingmoney.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Talking Money's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Talking Money's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Talking Money's money come from?
Talking Money reported £620k total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £536k (87%), other income £47k (8%), donations and legacies £27k (4%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Talking Money?
The register records Talking Money as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Talking Money's trustees paid?
Talking Money's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Talking Money previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Talking Money: Bristol Debt Advice Centre.
When was Talking Money registered as a charity?
Talking Money was entered on the register on 20 February 1990. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02457362).