People Matter Trust

Analysis

People Matter Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Sussex. It was registered in May 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03360047). It says it provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, People Matter Trust reported income of £452k and spending of £441k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £233k to £452k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, People Matter Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Croydon Jubilee Church (£452k), First Days Children's Charity (£452k) and Syrian Orthodox Church (£452k).