MATTHEW'S HUB

Registered charity 1169872 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Matthew's Hub is a support service for autistic people and with ADHD aged over 13 without a learning disabilityWe provide advice and support in relation to employment, education, housing, benefits, health, and diagnosis to our members and those who care about them.Our autism and ADHD awareness training, is delivered by neurodivergent members of staff, with appropriate academic qualifications.

Objects

'(1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE AGED OVER 13 LIVING WITH HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP IN HULL, EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE AND LINCOLNSHIRE TO ENABLE A MORE EFFECTIVE AND JOINED UP APPROACH; (B) FACILITATING AUTISTIC PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY TO OVERCOME INEQUALITY AND DISADVANTAGE, ARISING AS A RESULT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THEY ARE BORN INTO; (C) IMPROVING SELF-WORTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A SAFE PLACE TO MAKE FRIENDS AND DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE; AND(D) PROMOTING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AUTISTIC AND DO NOT HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY WHO ARE EXCLUDED. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISTIC PEOPLE MEANS AUTISTIC PEOPLE WITHOUT A LEARNING DISABILITY (IQ>70) WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, RACE, GENDER, POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT, RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN AND OR WHO ARE WITHIN OR HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PUBLIC CARE OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS. (2) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM AND ASPERGER'S SYNDROME WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, TO ENCOURAGE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT THEIR SERVICES TO MEET THEIR NEEDS, AND THE PUBLIC TO GENERALLY BE MORE ACCEPTING OF, AND ENGAGING WITH THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE (3) RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH AUTISM BY PROVIDING DIAGNOSIS SERVICES FOR PEOPLE AGED OVER 13 WHO DO NOT HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY AND DEMONSTRATE AUTISTIC TRAITS.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £33,696 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £299,572. The trustees confirm that the reserves policy target of six months of gross staff salaries has been achieved, and there are no concerns regarding the charity's status as a going concern.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Matthew's Hub (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Donaldson — “15th May 2026 Support from Donaldson” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (79% 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).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (11/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Helen Hussey
• Jackie Fairbairn
• Luke Foster
• MRS S STOAKES
• Mr E Washer
• Nicholas Middleton
• Patricia Mary Bailey
• Simona Rizzardi
• Tomas Ballantine

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City · North East Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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