ST MATTHEW'S HOUSE LIMITED

Registered charity 1146648 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To help people with mental health difficulties make the transition into mainstream society equipped with the skills and social networks necessary for a meaningful and hope-filled life. This is achieved by delivering pottery and art classes in a beautiful bespoke facility that is shared by the general public. The shared activities create a non-stigmatising and asset based approach to mental health.

Objects

THE OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE, AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY):TO BENEFIT THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD, AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE INHABITANTS LIVING IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISHES IN THE DIOCESE OF SHEFFIELD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY BRINGING TOGETHER THE STATUTORY, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO:(A)IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL/EMOTIONAL AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING OF INHABITANTS, PARTICULARLY INHABITANTS LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES;(B)ADVANCE EDUCATION (INCLUDING RELIGIOUS, MORAL AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION);AND(C)PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO:(A) ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE;(B)MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE;FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income of £11,966 for the year, with total income of £361,307 and total expenditure of £349,341. However, the trustees report that free reserves were negative £39,807, which is below their stated policy target of keeping unrestricted funds at £21,000. The charity remains stable, paying all creditors and loan obligations, and the trustees consider it a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (05/06/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• The Reverend Grant Lambert Naylorchair · trustee of 3 other charities
• Dr Stuart Barfield
• JOHN MCQUATER
• Jane Price
• Rutendo Gwendolyn Gambe
• STEPHEN GEOFFREY LINSKILL

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MATES IN MIND.

• MATES IN MIND income £724k
• ST MARTIN'S CENTRE FOR HEALTH AND HEALING income £727k
• MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS income £28.2m
• MENTAL HEALTH UK income £3.0m
• ST MARGARET'S HOUSE income £1.3m
• MANCHESTER MIND income £2.9m

Side by side with its peers

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