01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 16 March 1983
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01617324
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £4,317,136
- Latest expenditure
- £4,843,316
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Adoption Matters, 14 Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1AE
Website recorded by the regulator: www.adoptionmatters.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Comprehensive Adoption Services
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,317,136
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,843,316
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,077,065
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,848,928
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,533,523
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,760,646
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,137,636
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,545,819
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £4,937,408
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,207,673
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,317,136
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,843,316
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 70
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1499064
- 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 Volunteers
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,077,065
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,848,928
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 350
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1377455
- 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 Volunteers
- 100
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 9 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,533,523
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,760,646
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 337
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1241571
- 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 Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 11 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,137,636
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,545,819
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 100
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £4,937,408
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,207,673
- 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
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £583,333
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 100
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 24 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 40875
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 29866
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4218441
- Income Investments
- 20954
- Income Other
- 7000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4317136
- Income Legacies
- 451
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £67,470
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,775,846
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4843316
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3286
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 53705
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1296324
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1653
- Gain Loss Investment
- -2819
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,006,845
- Assets Total Fixed
- 662043
- Assets Own Use
- 308514
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 353529
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £699,326
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £722,046
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £639,323
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 722046
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £99,853
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 639323
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 639323
- Count Employees
- 81
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 2 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 17205
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 17294
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4002873
- Income Investments
- 39693
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4077065
- Income Legacies
- 139
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £55,596
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,793,332
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4848928
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3139
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 51348
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1283268
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8395
- Gain Loss Investment
- 45721
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,631,065
- Assets Total Fixed
- 891882
- Assets Own Use
- 310167
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 581715
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,049,350
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £778,549
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,162,683
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 778549
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £338,740
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1162683
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1162683
- Count Employees
- 84
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 9 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 17645
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 13551
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4482629
- Income Investments
- 19698
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4533523
- Income Legacies
- 1065
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £44,022
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,716,624
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4760646
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3120
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 60766
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1262806
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 17358
- Gain Loss Investment
- -32193
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,572,377
- Assets Total Fixed
- 946001
- Assets Own Use
- 315858
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 630143
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,942,234
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £999,410
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,888,825
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 999410
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,099,117
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1888825
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1888825
- Count Employees
- 86
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 11 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 18414
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 21246
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4085511
- Income Investments
- 12465
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4137636
- Income Legacies
- 13318
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £45,954
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,499,865
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4545819
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 3312
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 62962
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1128739
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 24226
- Gain Loss Investment
- 1723000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 12241
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,652,376
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1193271
- Assets Own Use
- 333219
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 860052
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -3317000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,792,324
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £837,454
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£1,168,859
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 837454
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £893,783
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -1185970
- Funds Restricted
- 17111
- Funds Total
- -1168859
- Count Employees
- 89
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 17 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 82000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 11063
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4831493
- Income Investments
- 12852
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4937408
- Income Legacies
- 32837
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £55,743
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £4,151,930
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 4207673
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 2467
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 63556
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1121067
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 24413
- Gain Loss Investment
- 53755
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -3089000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,086,903
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1191552
- Assets Own Use
- 347037
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 844515
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -5040000
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,242,388
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £889,857
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£2,495,917
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 889857
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £948,427
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -2497196
- Funds Restricted
- 1279
- Funds Total
- -2495917
- Count Employees
- 86
- 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
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- ADOPTION MATTERS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1983-03-16T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25/02/1982AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/04/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24/10/1993AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/03/2007AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 18/04/2007AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 21/05/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/08/2014 as amended on 09 Oct 2020 as amended on 20 Sep 2023
- Charitable Objects
- “4.1 The Charity’s Object is specifically restricted to the following:4.1.1 to promote the care and welfare of vulnerable children without parents or families able to look after them primarily, but not exclusively, through the provision of a high-quality adoption service with the aim of securing permanent homes and stable lives for such children; and4.1.2 in furthering the Object the Charity shall have regard to the principles of the Christian faith.”
- Area Of Benefit
- DIOCESE OF CHESTER
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 146181
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CHESTER DIOCESAN ADOPTION SERVICES
- Charity Name Id
- 146176
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- ADOPTION MATTERS NORTH WEST
- Charity Name Id
- 146167
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ADOPTION MATTERS
- Charity Name Id
- 146184
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- FORMERLY: THE CHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures