PEOPLE MATTER TRUST
Relief of PovertyCounselling Servises for unemployedAdvancement of Religion
Objects
TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONGST UNEMPLOYED PERSONS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS REGARDLESS OF AGE SEX CREED ETHNIC ORIGIN OR COLOUR BY SUCH MEANS AS THE CHARITY SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME AS A MINISTRY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY BY TRAINING OR ASSISTING UNEMPLOYED PERSONS TO OBTAIN TRAINING IN SUCH SKILLS AS WILL FIT THEM FOR EMPLOYMENT . FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUB-PARAGRAPH A PERSON WHO IS TEMPORARILY EMPLOYED OR EMPLOYED WHILE ENGAGED IN TRAINING OR ACQUIRING NEW SKILLS MAY BE TREATED BY THE CHARITY AS UNEMPLOYED.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds showed a surplus of £6,116 for the year, bringing the total unrestricted reserves to £113,460. The charity's stated reserves policy is to hold three months of general fund expenditure, and the current unrestricted balance appears to meet this target given the annual unrestricted expenditure of approximately £260,000. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2025
- Volunteers: 16
- Government income: £320,323 — grants £320,323 (5); 71% of the £452,078 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2024
- Volunteers: 22
- Government income: £357,970 — grants £357,970 (7); 72% of the £498,606 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/10/2023
- Volunteers: 25
- Government income: £314,511 — grants £314,511 (8); 73% of the £430,938 total gross income on the same return
Trustees
- Dr COLIN WEBBchair
- Charles Derek Grimaldi
- David Ingham
- Dawn Baker
- Sarah Mackenzie
- Susan Fifield
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £452k | £441k |
| 31/10/2024 | £499k | £438k |
| 31/10/2023 | £431k | £400k |
| 31/10/2022 | £241k | £277k |
| 31/10/2021 | £233k | £238k |
Common questions
Is PEOPLE MATTER TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds showed a surplus of £6,116 for the year, bringing the total unrestricted reserves to £113,460. The charity's stated reserves policy is to hold three months of general fund expenditure, and the current unrestricted balance appears to meet this target given the annual unrestricted expenditure of approximately £260,000. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds PEOPLE MATTER TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PEOPLE MATTER TRUST as a grant recipient include DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST, THE THOMAS WALL TRUST, JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £5k | |
| THE THOMAS WALL TRUST | FY2025 | £4k | |
| THE THOMAS WALL TRUST | FY2024 | £4k | |
| JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £2k | Social Welfare |
| THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST | FY2024 | £2k | Funding towards a programme which supports disadvantaged students, who are also orphaned through university. |
| JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £2k | Social welfare |
| JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2021 | £1k | |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WILLINGDON | FY2022 | £1k | |
| JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £500 | Social Welfare |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/08/2024 | £13k | New Server Project |
| UK government | 01/04/2024 | £20k | Transition to eVisa Fund |
| UK government | 19/08/2020 | £68k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/10/2018 | £7k | Community Job Club |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/11/2016 | £9k | Language for Life |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/05/2013 | £10k | The Lone Parent Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/01/2013 | £152k | Opportunity for all |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/08/2011 | £10k | Volunteers Matter |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/09/2009 | £10k | Job Search Drop-In |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| FRAZER TRUST | 1 | £5k |
| THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND
- RIDGEWAY COMMUNITY TRUST
- CITYCOAST TRUST
- PEOPLE'S THEATRE ARTS GROUP LIMITED
- THE POWERWORD INT
- THE ROWLETT TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEOPLE MATTER TRUST | £452k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND | £781k | £80,001 - £90,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RIDGEWAY COMMUNITY TRUST | £26k | — | 0 | within | — | no doubt |
| CITYCOAST TRUST | £467k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| PEOPLE'S THEATRE ARTS GROUP LIMITED | £345k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE POWERWORD INT | £129k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |