People Matter Trust

Registered charity 1062467 Registered since 1997

Operates: East Sussex

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7.2y median 6y

average tenure

14y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

15.5y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

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company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Education/training 6Religious Activities 6The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 6

Commercial experience

Professional services 6Education 1Other services 1

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Contact

Website	www.people-matter.org.uk
Email	ann@people-matter.org.uk
Phone	01323431289
Address	Second Floor, 55 South Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 4UT

Finances

£452,078 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£233,280	£238,306
2022	£240,794	£276,937
2023	£430,938	£399,540
2024	£498,606	£437,994
2025	£452,078	£441,061

What it does

What

Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyReligious ActivitiesEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONGST UNEMPLOYED PERSONS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS REGARDLESS OF AGE SEX CREED ETHNIC ORIGIN OR COLOUR BY SUCH MEANS AS THE CHARITY SHALL DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME AS A MINISTRY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY BY TRAINING OR ASSISTING UNEMPLOYED PERSONS TO OBTAIN TRAINING IN SUCH SKILLS AS WILL FIT THEM FOR EMPLOYMENT . FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS SUB-PARAGRAPH A PERSON WHO IS TEMPORARILY EMPLOYED OR EMPLOYED WHILE ENGAGED IN TRAINING OR ACQUIRING NEW SKILLS MAY BE TREATED BY THE CHARITY AS UNEMPLOYED.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25TH APRIL 1997

Trustees (6)

6trustees

73median age

4aged 70+

Succession outlook: 4 of 6 trustees are aged 70 or over.

Dr Colin Webbage 79 Chair since 2012
Charles Derek Grimaldiage 75 since 2016
David Inghamage 72 since 2021
Dawn Bakerage 57 since 2020
Sarah Mackenzieage 74 since 2020
Susan Fifieldage 66 since 2024

Linked company (Companies House)

THE People Matter Trust · 03360047 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 25/04/1997

4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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