People Matter Iw

Analysis

People Matter Iw is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Isle of Wight. It was registered in February 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07805451). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, People Matter Iw reported income of £757k and spending of £765k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £474k to £757k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, People Matter Iw sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wingate Special Childrens Trust (£757k), The Log Cabin Charity (£758k) and South Leeds Alternative Trading Enterprise Limited (£756k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £89k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.