Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

PEOPLE MATTERS (WEST YORKSHIRE)

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.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

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
31/03/23£883£890£-7£17£226£1882.54912
31/03/22£924£907£17£19£232£2022.75315
31/03/21£859£797£62£39£215£1952.9494
31/03/20£594£681£-87£0£153£1252.25110
31/03/19£674£693£-18£0£240£1863.24835
31/03/18£517£468£49£0£258£1804.6210

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 83%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 8 years

www.peoplemattersleeds.co.uk

info@peoplemattersleeds.co.uk

01132346896

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City, Calderdale, City Of Wakefield, Kirklees, Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£374,235
Henry Smith Charity£177,300
Lloyds Bank Foundation£85,250
Power to Change£14,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to People Matters (West Yorkshire)
£3,000 15/03/2023
Core costs for Disability Support & Activities
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to People Matters (West Yorkshire) CIO
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to People Matters (West Yorkshire) CIO
£50,000 20/10/2021
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of People Matters (West Yorkshire) CIO
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Teens and Twenties Matter
£374,235 22/03/2021
48
The project is using funding to deliver the ‘Our Teens and Twenties Matter’ project which will enable young people and adults from Leeds with learning disabilities and other hidden disabilities to engage in social activities building confidence ....more
Power to Change - Renewal - People Matters (West Yorkshire) CIO
£14,000 17/03/2021
Grant to Renewal - People Matters (West Yorkshire) CIO
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to People Matters (West Yorkshire) CIO
£177,300 12/08/2020
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing an employability training programme, including traineeship placements, workshops and clubs, for vulnerable individuals in Holbeck, Leeds.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to People Matters (West Yorkshire) CIO
£33,000 21/05/2020
12
One year core funding to support People Matters (West Yorkshire) CIO to sustain their work to support work addressing Learning Disabilities Complex Social Issue (CSI) during COVID19
Leeds Community Foundation - Job clubs and coaching making a difference
£9,756 18/07/2019
9
Job Clubs with a difference for adults experiencing significant disadvantage through long term unemployment, mild learning difficulties, autism or mental health issues. These are delivered in community settings over six, three hour sessions with ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Time 4 Action phase 2
£5,000 23/08/2018
12
Grant to People Matters (West Yorkshire) CIO
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:
  • CLARE HIRSCHHORN Appointed: 2017
  • GEORGINA TURNER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director
  • JONATHAN CRAVITZ Appointed: 2016
  • KATHARINE MASTERS Appointed: 2021
  • MAISIE HIRSCHHORN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Unemployed
  • MARTIN DAVID DEAN (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • MAX ELGOT Appointed: 2023
  • REBECCA MARIE ELLIS Appointed: 2021
  • IAN BOYD Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/12/2016, number: 1170724
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
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
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

People Matters
Unit 41
Barkston House
Croydon Street
LEEDS
LS11 9RT

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN LEEDS AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PREVENTING ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH HIDDEN DISABILITIES OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.(2) TO PROMOTE LEARNING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN LEEDS AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH HIDDEN DISABILITIES OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE THROUGH THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE AND WELL-BEING AND/OR IN SUBJECTS OF EDUCATION VALUE.(3) TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH HIDDEN DISABILITIES OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC WITHIN LEEDS AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT (BOTH PAID AND VOLUNTARY).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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