# TALKING SENSE!

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1151366
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** March 25, 2013
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1151366


## Contact

- **Address:** 75 Westbrook Avenue, Aldridge, Walsall
- **Postcode:** WS9 0BZ
- **Phone:** 07457403454
- **Email:** enquiries@talking-sense.org
- **Website:** talking-sense.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 0 – 25 YEARS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND THEIR FAMILIES, WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT, BY: A. PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE FAMILIES TO MAXIMISE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN;B. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING SUCH FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION;C. PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT; 2. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS THROUGH PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH HELP THEM TO BETTER IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

**Activities:** Independent advice and support to parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £195542 | £165756 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £125333 | £45851 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £108000 | £76000 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £56000 | £50000 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £64748 | £41006 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Sylvia Stanway** (Chair) — appointed July 21, 2019
- Elliot Garbett — appointed June 21, 2017
- JANE MOORE — appointed Nov. 28, 2012
- Joanne Louise Yarnall — appointed Nov. 28, 2012
- KEN UPTON — appointed Feb. 8, 2013
- Rachel Swingler — appointed June 18, 2025
- Sarah Jane Evans — appointed April 1, 2019