PEOPLE MATTER IW

Registered charity 1150937 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

People Matter IW is a User Led Organisation that provides a variety of services within the Community for people with support needs and support groups to ensure that the service users views are heard through a variety of means. Views are collected from groups and individual members and inform the decision makers of the issues.

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Latest income
£757k
Latest spending
£765k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that for the year ending March 2025, the charity reported total income of £757,082 against expenditure of £765,903, resulting in a net deficit. The trustees' report notes that the organization became a stand-alone entity in April 2024 after losing Council funding and describes the economic climate as 'very challenging' while aspiring to be self-sustaining.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: People Matter IW — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 27/01/2020.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£757k
Total spending
£765k
Reserves (reported)
£89k
Employees
38

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Isle Of Wight

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£757k£765k
31/03/2024£527k£567k
31/03/2023£316k£427k
31/03/2022£458k£419k
31/03/2021£474k£429k

Common questions

Is PEOPLE MATTER IW financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that for the year ending March 2025, the charity reported total income of £757,082 against expenditure of £765,903, resulting in a net deficit. The trustees' report notes that the organization became a stand-alone entity in April 2024 after losing Council funding and describes the economic climate as 'very challenging' while aspiring to be self-sustaining.

Who funds PEOPLE MATTER IW?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PEOPLE MATTER IW as a grant recipient include THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10kCare of People with Learning Disabilities
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government07/01/2019£9kTampon Tax Community Fund