FOUNDATION MATTERS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 17 January 2005
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 05285840
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £354,664
Latest expenditure: £491,243
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: PINE LAKE, STENSON, BARROW-ON-TRENT, DERBY, DE73 7GB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.foundationmatters.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The objectives of the Charity are to advance the Christian faith in accordance with its statement of beliefs, advance education in accordance with Christian principles and to relieve persons who are in conditions of need or hardship, or who are aged or sick.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £354,664
Total Gross Expenditure: £491,243

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 14 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £576,022
Total Gross Expenditure: £266,424

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £311,189
Total Gross Expenditure: £246,813

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £305,064
Total Gross Expenditure: £192,464

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 27 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £567,894
Total Gross Expenditure: £232,236

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £354,664
Total Gross Expenditure: £491,243
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 23

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £576,022
Total Gross Expenditure: £266,424
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £311,189
Total Gross Expenditure: £246,813
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £305,064
Total Gross Expenditure: £192,464
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 22

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £567,894
Total Gross Expenditure: £232,236
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £25,313
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 500186
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 64706
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 11130
Income Total Income And Endowments: 576022
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £266,424
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 266424
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9620
Expenditure Support Costs: 118772
Expenditure Depreciation: 17207
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £150,788
Assets Total Fixed: 3969290
Assets Own Use: 3969290
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £193,614
Assets Total Liabilities: £269,487
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,893,417
Creditors One Year Total Current: 269487
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £139,330
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 354817
Funds Restricted: 3538600
Funds Total: 3893417
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 27 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 524777
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 12468
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 30649
Income Total Income And Endowments: 567894
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £232,236
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 232236
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 60494
Expenditure Support Costs: 111993
Expenditure Depreciation: 2176
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £100,000
Assets Total Fixed: 3544626
Assets Own Use: 3544626
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £210,223
Assets Total Liabilities: £348,006
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £3,406,843
Creditors One Year Total Current: 300506
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 47500
Assets Cash: £189,619
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 241771
Funds Restricted: 3165072
Funds Total: 3406843
Count Employees: 1
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FOUNDATION MATTERS
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-01-17T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 702516
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 702516
Assoc Charity Name: THE WOOLHOPE TRUST

Charity Name: FOUNDATION MATTERS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2005-01-17T00:00:00

Charity Name: FOUNDATION MATTERS
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-11-14T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 5031560
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1149117
Assoc Charity Name: CHORLEY GOSPEL HALL

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 NOVEMBER 2004.
Charitable Objects: I TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.II TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.III TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME SEE FIT.
Area Of Benefit: UNITED KINGDOM AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME SEE FIT.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures