PEOPLE MATTERS (WEST YORKSHIRE)
Registered charity 1170724 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PEOPLE MATTERS (LEEDS) CIC
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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.
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.
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).
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Trustees
- 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?
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.