Registered charity (CIO) · Leeds
People Matters (West Yorkshire)
People Matters (West Yorkshire) is a registered charity (number 1170724) based in Leeds, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Martin David Dean since 2021. Latest income £1.1m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as People Matters (Leeds) CIC (Charity Commission)
- 8 trustees
- Income £1.1m (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Bradford City, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds City and more
- Website
- www.peoplemattersleeds.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2016
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.1m£1.1m
- 2024£1.0m£936k
- 2023£883k£890k
Earlier years
- 2022£924k£907k
- 2021£859k£797k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 77% · Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN LEEDS AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PREVENTING ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH HIDDEN DISABILITIES OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.(2) TO PROMOTE LEARNING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITHIN LEEDS AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH HIDDEN DISABILITIES OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE THROUGH THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPABILITIES, COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND UNDERSTANDING TO PROMOTE INDEPENDENCE AND WELL-BEING AND/OR IN SUBJECTS OF EDUCATION VALUE.(3) TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH HIDDEN DISABILITIES OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC WITHIN LEEDS AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT (BOTH PAID AND VOLUNTARY).
Grants received
12 grants · £927,912 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £613,698 (2 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £177,300
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £85,250 (3 grants)
- Leeds Community Foundation · £24,664 (3 grants)
- Power to Change Trust · £14,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- Martin David Dean Chair since 2021
- Gary Adams since 2026
- Georgina Turner since 2017
- Jonathan Ayling since 2026
- Jonathan Cravitz since 2016
- Katharine Masters since 2021
- Max Elgot since 2023
- Rebecca Marie Ellis since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Georgina Turner since 2017
- Jonathan Cravitz since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Gary Adams since 2026
- Georgina Turner since 2017
- Jonathan Ayling since 2026
- Katharine Masters since 2021
- Max Elgot since 2023
- Rebecca Marie Ellis since 2021
Portfolio (2)
- Martin David Dean Chair since 2021
- Jonathan Cravitz since 2016
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 2.9 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1170724
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 13 Dec 2016
- Contact on the register
- 01132346896 · info@peoplemattersleeds.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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