Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 5

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 16

ADOPTION MATTERS

Comprehensive Adoption Services

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 age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£4,534	£4,761	£-227	£41	£1,889	£1,889	4.8	86	0
31/03/22	£4,138	£4,546	£-408	£43	£-1,169	£-1,186	-3.1	89	100
31/03/21	£4,937	£4,208	£730	£53	£-2,496	£-2,497	-7.1	86	100
31/03/20	£4,352	£3,989	£363	£47	£-190	£-190	-0.6	85	100
31/03/19	£3,115	£3,536	£-421	£27	£-345	£-345	-1.2	63	100
31/03/18	£2,775	£3,031	£-256	£22	£954	£954	3.8	63	0
31/03/17	£2,811	£2,786	£24	£21	£1,195	£1,195	5.1	58	0
31/03/16	£3,231	£3,046	£185	£36	£1,823	£1,823	7.2	61	0
31/03/15	£2,575	£2,495	£80	£88	£816	£816	3.9	52	0
31/03/14	£2,250	£1,908	£342	£81	£1,073	£1,073	6.7	41	0
31/03/13	£1,635	£1,489	£146	£74	£817	£817	6.6	31	0
31/03/12	£1,760	£1,322	£438	£71	£949	£770	7	27	0
31/03/11	£1,131	£1,314	£-183	£70	£782	£288	2.6	27	0
31/03/10	£1,269	£1,343	£-74	£71	£-859	£-1,059	-9.5	28	0
31/03/09	£1,161	£1,308	£-147	£70	£373	£64	0.6	28	0
31/03/08	£1,377	£1,203	£174	£64	£1,079	£709	7.1	28	0
31/03/07	£895	£972	£-77	£100	£586	£234	2.9	24	0
31/03/06	£776	£973	£-197	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£855	£830	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£1,113	£833	£280	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 35%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 41 years

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01244390938

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Animal sanctuaries and shelters

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

86 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

Department for Education	£583,333
Youth Music	£29,991
Garfield Weston Foundation	£6,500
Co-Operative Group	£4,232

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Adoption Matters Centre for Adoption Support
£1,743	22/10/2022	We would like to help adopted teenagers and young adults increase their regulation and coping skills, build their internal awareness and their ability to help themselves through accessing support.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£6,500	10/06/2022	WCA Winner 2022-2023
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Centre for Adoption Support Choir
£2,490	23/10/2021	We help all members who are either adopted, have adopted siblings or have parents in the profession. Our choir is fun and provides an emotional release for children and we'd like to operate virtually.
Department for Education - Voluntary Adoption Agency (VAA) grant
£583,333	01/04/2020	To support frontline charities to continue to deliver existing services to children and families - in particular for VAAs to continue to support prospective adopters in stages 1 and 2 of the adopter ....more To support frontline charities to continue to deliver existing services to children and families - in particular for VAAs to continue to support prospective adopters in stages 1 and 2 of the adopter approval process and to continue the provision of support, both peer group and specialist support, to children and their families. The funding enabled VAAs to remain operational and continue service provision during the pandemic rather than close or furlough frontline staff.
Youth Music - Project Pop!
£29,991	23/10/2019	Project Pop!

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-75

DR MAHILRAVI THEVASAGAYAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Consultant Ent Surgeon

DR YVONNE BALL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

GRAHAM ALTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chief Executive

REV ANITA KAY BURKE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Reverend

ANNESLEY WRIGHT Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeships: THE NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCACY SERVICE, WREXHAM FOYER, THE WISEMAN MEMORIAL FUND,

BARRY SPEKER OBE DL Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: THE UNITED HEBREW CONGREGATION OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE,

CAROLYN ANN JOHNSON (Chair) Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Barrister At Law

CATHERINE GIBBONS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Lawyer

JOSEPH JAMES MCARDLE Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Nurse

JAMES MARTIN ROBERT BENNETT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Sales Director

LYNN PATES Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Financial Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/03/1983, number: 512892
Registered at Companies House on 25/02/1982, number: 01617324

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

Adoption Matters
14 Liverpool Road
Chester
CH2 1AE

Objectives

“4.1 The Charity’s Object is specifically restricted to the following:4.1.1 to promote the care and welfare of vulnerable children without parents or families able to look after them primarily, but not exclusively, through the provision of a high-quality adoption service with the aim of securing permanent homes and stable lives for such children; and4.1.2 in furthering the Object the Charity shall have regard to the principles of the Christian faith.”

Defined Area of Benefit:

DIOCESE OF CHESTER

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