People Matters (West Yorkshire)

Analysis

People Matters (West Yorkshire) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, People Matters (West Yorkshire) reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £859k to £1.1m (+27%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, People Matters (West Yorkshire) sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kays Foundation (£1.1m), Turning the Red Lights Green (£1.1m) and Leeds Mencap (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, trading 2.4% and donations and legacies 1.6%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £82k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.