PEOPLE MATTERS (WEST YORKSHIRE)
Registered charity 1170724 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PEOPLE MATTERS (LEEDS) CIC
People Matters creates opportunities for local people including those with disabilities to be more independent and enjoy life in the same ways, and in the same places, as anybody else.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net deficit of £12,831 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £94,816 to £81,985. The accounts note that unrestricted reserves are considered adequate by the trustees, although they aim to grow the balance. The charity is audited by Brown Butler, who confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: manage financial risk and short term income volatility (held: £82k)
“The trustees have established a policy whereby reserves are maintained to manage financial risk and short term income volatility.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees participate in services
“Some of the trustees participate in the services provided by the charity on the same terms and conditions as all other users.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The document mentions 'significant changes made to improve the control environment' and 'discovering the theft of funds by a former employee', but does not explicitly state an 'internal control failure' or 'serious incident report' in the governance flags sense (e.g. regulator notification of failure). It admits to theft, which is a fraud/irregularity, but the specific governance flag criteria are 'late filing admitted, regulator engagement, serious incident reports, internal control failures'. The theft is disclosed as an exceptional item and in the auditor's report on irregularities, but not explicitly as a 'serious incident report' filed with the regulator in the text provided. However, 'discovering the theft' implies a control failure. Let's look closer. 'A thorough review of accounting procedures has been completed and significant changes made to improve the control environment'. This implies a prior failure. Is it a 'serious incident report'? The text doesn't say 'we filed a serious incident report'. It says 'The Trustees are pursuing civil legal action'. I will leave this null to be safe, as 'internal control failures' usually refers to a specific disclosure of a breakdown. The theft is a fraud. I will stick to null for governance_flags as no explicit 'late filing', 'regulator engagement', or 'serious incident report' label is used.
“A thorough review of accounting procedures has been completed and significant changes made to improve the control environment, transparency and timeliness of financial processes.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Brown Butler. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
CQC provider record: People Matters (West Yorkshire) — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 01/11/2018.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)
Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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- Martin David Deanchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Gary Adams
- Georgina Turner
- Jonathan Ayling
- Jonathan Cravitz · trustee of 1 other charity
- Katharine Masters
- Max Elgot
- Rebecca Marie Ellis
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Leeds City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PEOPLE MATTERS (WEST YORKSHIRE) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £12,831 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves from £94,816 to £81,985. The accounts note that unrestricted reserves are considered adequate by the trustees, although they aim to grow the balance. The charity is audited by Brown Butler, who confirmed no material uncertainties regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Brown Butler.
Who funds PEOPLE MATTERS (WEST YORKSHIRE)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PEOPLE MATTERS (WEST YORKSHIRE) as a grant recipient include THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION.
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