Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -3
Large legacies income: +2
Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
All female board: -3

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

POPULATION MATTERS

Population Matters* educates the public on population issues and their impact on environmental sustainability, resource use and quality of life* researches and promotes methods to determine ecologically sustainable human population levels* encourages policies, in the UK and globally, that can help achieve environmental sustainability through a stable population.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 4 trustees?
Why is the Board completely female?

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,728,187 available, equivalent to 31 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/23	£2,964	£1,051	£1,913	£171	£2,777	£2,728	31.1	10	50
30/06/22	£974	£988	£-14	£128	£864	£841	10.2	8	50
30/06/21	£840	£846	£-6	£89	£794	£763	10.8	7	50
30/06/20	£516	£673	£-157	£53	£800	£759	13.5	5	75
30/06/19	£789	£515	£274	£61	£957	£906	21.1	4	50
30/06/18	£577	£429	£148	£79	£684	£614	17.2	4	0
30/06/17	£317	£397	£-80	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/16	£466	£349	£117	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/15	£310	£260	£50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/14	£264	£194	£70	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/13	£212	£192	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/12	£172	£246	£-73	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/11	£180	£174	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/10	£144	£99	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/09	£88	£72	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/08	£268	£65	£204	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/06/07	£49	£37	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 5.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 16.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 17%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 31.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 32 months
Quick Ratio: 4.7

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 19 years
(29 years as a company)

www.populationmatters.org

supporters@populationmatters.org

02081239116

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Afghanistan, Colombia, India, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales, Uganda, Venezuela,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Three Guineas Trust - Empower to Plan project
£20,000	20/09/2022	Empower to Plan project
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Population Matters
£19,100	25/09/2008 12	Towards Project costs Towards the production of two reports on population and environment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-78

LISA SUSAN MITCHELL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Company Director

SARA LAMB PARKIN (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Sustainability Literacy Advisor

SIMONE FILIPPINI Appointed: 2022

VICTORIA KATHERINE POLL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Od & Learning Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/05/2006, number: 1114109
Registered at Companies House on 07/02/1995, number: 03019081

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

17 returns made; all on time

Main office

Population Matters
The Chandlery
50 Westminster Bridge Road
LONDON
SE1 7QY

Objectives

2.1 The Charity’s objects are for the public benefit: 2.1.1 to advance the education of the public in issues relating to human population worldwide and its impact on sustainability;2.1.2 to advance, promote and encourage research into ecologically sustainable human population levels in all or any part or parts of the world and to publicise the results of such research; and2.1.3 to advance environmental protection by promoting policies, in all or any part or parts of the world, which will lead or contribute to the achievement of ecologically sustainable human population levels.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

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