Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 9

MATTHEW'S HUB

Matthew's Hub is a dedicated service for autistic people aged over 13 without a learning disabilityWe provide advice and support in relation to employment, education, housing, benefits, health, and diagnosis to autistic people and those who care about them.Our specialist autistic peer mentor has written accredited autism awareness training, which is delivered by autistic people.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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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
31/10/22	£402	£403	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/10/21	£345	£243	£102	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/10/20	£331	£124	£207	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/10/19	£166	£184	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/10/18	£110	£153	£-44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/10/17	£176	£117	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.matthewshub.org

gill@matthewshub.org

01482221028

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

East Riding Of Yorkshire, Kingston Upon Hull City, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£418,968
DCMS	£70,663
Two Ridings Community Foundation	£1,665

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Autistic Peer Mentorship
£418,968	22/03/2021 48	The funding will continue to support people with autism (without a learning disability) in Hull providing social activities arts and crafts music and animation classes and support to help increase ....more The funding will continue to support people with autism (without a learning disability) in Hull providing social activities arts and crafts music and animation classes and support to help increase employability skills.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£70,663	29/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid19
£1,665	23/04/2020	Funding to increase the organisations capacity to work from home, enabling them to continue to support people with autism. This would be through Zoom, Skype and other social media offering support to ....more Funding to increase the organisations capacity to work from home, enabling them to continue to support people with autism. This would be through Zoom, Skype and other social media offering support to people who are isolated and specific craft sessions twice a week.
National Lottery Community Fund - Socialising and advocacy project
£290,950	13/01/2017 36	The socialising and advocacy project will support people aged 16 and over with higher functioning Autism and Aspergerâ€™s Syndrome, giving them the opportunity better their wellbeing. The ....more The socialising and advocacy project will support people aged 16 and over with higher functioning Autism and Aspergerâ€™s Syndrome, giving them the opportunity better their wellbeing. The project will provide service users with wraparound support which mixes advocacy, help with managing stress and/or poor mental health, and social opportunities that create relationships, increase social engagement and develop resilience. This will enable people to be part of a community they can trust and contribute to.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRETT HEASMAN Appointed: 2018

JACKIE FAIRBAIRN Appointed: 2018

JAMES STREET Appointed: 2022

LUKE FOSTER Appointed: 2022

MRS S STOAKES Appointed: 2016

MR E WASHER Appointed: 2016

ROBBIE STOAKES Appointed: 2018

SIMONA RIZZARDI Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/10/2016, number: 1169872

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

Unit 3
23 Arthur Street
HULL
HU3 6BH

Objectives

'(1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE AGED OVER 13 LIVING WITH HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) PROVIDING A LOCAL NETWORK GROUP IN HULL, EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE AND LINCOLNSHIRE TO ENABLE A MORE EFFECTIVE AND JOINED UP APPROACH; (B) FACILITATING AUTISTIC PEOPLE WHO DO NOT HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY TO OVERCOME INEQUALITY AND DISADVANTAGE, ARISING AS A RESULT OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES THEY ARE BORN INTO; (C) IMPROVING SELF-WORTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A SAFE PLACE TO MAKE FRIENDS AND DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE; AND(D) PROMOTING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE AUTISTIC AND DO NOT HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY WHO ARE EXCLUDED. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS CLAUSE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISTIC PEOPLE MEANS AUTISTIC PEOPLE WITHOUT A LEARNING DISABILITY (IQ>70) WHO ARE EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, RACE, GENDER, POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT, RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN AND OR WHO ARE WITHIN OR HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PUBLIC CARE OR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS. (2) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM AND ASPERGER'S SYNDROME WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, TO ENCOURAGE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO ADAPT THEIR SERVICES TO MEET THEIR NEEDS, AND THE PUBLIC TO GENERALLY BE MORE ACCEPTING OF, AND ENGAGING WITH THIS GROUP OF PEOPLE (3) RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH AUTISM BY PROVIDING DIAGNOSIS SERVICES FOR PEOPLE AGED OVER 13 WHO DO NOT HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY AND DEMONSTRATE AUTISTIC TRAITS.

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