01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 9 May 2006
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03019081
- Financial period
- 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
- Latest income
- £1,738,246
- Latest expenditure
- £1,203,877
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Population Matters, The Chandlery, 50 Westminster Bridge Road, LONDON, SE1 7QY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.populationmatters.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Population Matters* educates the public on population issues and their impact on environmental sustainability, resource use and quality of life* researches and promotes methods to determine ecologically sustainable human population levels* encourages policies, in the UK and globally, that can help achieve environmental sustainability through a stable population.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,738,246
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,203,877
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 February 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,211,312
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,166,794
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 February 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,964,356
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,051,100
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 February 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £973,981
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £987,514
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 4 February 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £839,964
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £845,604
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 23 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,738,246
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,203,877
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 17 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,211,312
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,166,794
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 12 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £2,964,356
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,051,100
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £973,981
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £987,514
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 4 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £839,964
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £845,604
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 50
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 23 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1693630
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1398
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 43218
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1738246
- Income Legacies
- 1144414
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £360,031
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £843,846
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1203877
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 49252
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 383250
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3444
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,121,510
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17824
- Assets Own Use
- 17824
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £5,441,344
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £103,210
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,355,958
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 103210
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,480,234
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5121510
- Funds Restricted
- 234448
- Funds Total
- 5355958
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 17 February 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3128805
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 106
- Income Investments
- 13651
- Income Other
- 68750
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3211312
- Income Legacies
- 2623347
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £251,559
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £915,235
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1166794
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 92874
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 409123
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2352
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £4,821,589
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17462
- Assets Own Use
- 17462
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £4,926,707
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £122,580
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,821,589
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 122580
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £3,405,553
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4538014
- Funds Restricted
- 283575
- Funds Total
- 4821589
- Count Employees
- 11
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 12 February 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2945897
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 416
- Income Investments
- 18043
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2964356
- Income Legacies
- 2323392
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £171,447
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £879,653
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1051100
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 18441
- Expenditure Governance
- 50532
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 359673
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2398
- Gain Loss Investment
- 18043
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,777,071
- Assets Total Fixed
- 16721
- Assets Own Use
- 16721
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,917,161
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £156,811
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,777,071
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 156811
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £744,057
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2728187
- Funds Restricted
- 48884
- Funds Total
- 2777071
- Count Employees
- 10
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 February 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 970705
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 421
- Income Investments
- 2855
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 973981
- Income Legacies
- 122344
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £128,336
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £842,904
- Expenditure Other
- 16274
- Expenditure Total
- 987514
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 35687
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 316116
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1891
- Gain Loss Investment
- -16274
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £841,286
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2780
- Assets Own Use
- 2780
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £995,159
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £134,124
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £863,815
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 134124
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £665,416
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 841286
- Funds Restricted
- 22529
- Funds Total
- 863815
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 4 February 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 836095
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 117
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 3752
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 839964
- Income Legacies
- 150673
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £89,226
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £756,378
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 845604
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 14914
- Expenditure Governance
- 50102
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 245840
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1721
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £763,207
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2884
- Assets Own Use
- 2884
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £997,778
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £206,414
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £794,248
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 206414
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £712,410
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 763207
- Funds Restricted
- 31041
- Funds Total
- 794248
- Count Employees
- 7
- 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
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Colombia
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- South America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Sierra Leone
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Nigeria
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Egypt
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Kenya
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- India
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Brazil
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- South America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Uganda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Population Matters
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2006-05-09T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1 DECEMBER 2005 AS AMENDED ON 11 OCT 2014 AS AMENDED ON 04 JUL 2019AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29 JUL 2019 as amended on 28 Nov 2020 as amended on 16 Mar 2023as amended on 24 Oct 2023 as amended on 08 Jun 2023
- Charitable Objects
- 2.1 The Charity’s objects are for the public benefit: 2.1.1 to advance the education of the public in issues relating to human population worldwide and its impact on sustainability;2.1.2 to advance, promote and encourage research into ecologically sustainable human population levels in all or any part or parts of the world and to publicise the results of such research; and2.1.3 to advance environmental protection by promoting policies, in all or any part or parts of the world, which will lead or contribute to the achievement of ecologically sustainable human population levels.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 528977
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- POPOFFSETS
- Charity Name Id
- 358064
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- OPTIMUM POPULATION TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 358081
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- POPULATION MATTERS
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures