# ITBTT FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1204433
- **Other names:** IT TAKES BALLS TO TALK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 22, 2023
- **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=1204433


## Contact

- **Address:** It Takes Balls to Talk, 1 Innovation Village, Cheetah Road, COVENTRY
- **Postcode:** CV1 2TL
- **Phone:** 07766433932
- **Email:** alexandra.cotton@covwarkpt.nhs.uk
- **Website:** https://ittakesballstotalk.com/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH PARTICULARLY MEN BY:- USING A COMMON INTEREST SUCH AS SPORT TO FACILITATE OPEN, CONFIDENTIAL PEER TO PEER DISCUSSIONS- THE PROVISION OF MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOPS LED BY A MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER

**Activities:** It Takes Balls to Talk is a campaign which uses sporting themes to encourage people, particularly men, to talk about how they feel.SO WHY ARE WE FOCUSING ON MENSuicide is the biggest cause of death in men under the age of 45Over three quarters of people who kill themselves are male (ReferenceONS)5% of men in the UK are suffering from one of the common mental health disorders,




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £36145 | £3738 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £15344 | £421 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Victoria Clare Joel** (Chair) — appointed April 1, 2022
- Alexandra Cotton — appointed March 1, 2025
- Dr Alan Malik DTech — appointed April 1, 2023
- Dr Robert William Holmes — appointed March 8, 2024
- Matthew Manwaring — appointed April 1, 2023
- Thomas Stewart Colquhoun — appointed Dec. 10, 2025