Horsham Matters Limited

Analysis

Horsham Matters Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horsham. It was registered in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 05796693). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Horsham Matters Limited reported income of £795k and spending of £726k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £665k to £795k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Horsham Matters Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New World Mission Association UK (£794k), St Anns Advice Group (£797k) and Withy Trees Welfare & Education (£794k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 44%, donations and legacies 32%, trading 23% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 38% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £542k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.