01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 31 May 2024
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £10,339
- Latest expenditure
- £1,221
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery, ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS ENGLAND, 38-43 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS, LONDON, WC2A 3PE
Website recorded by the regulator: pectusmatters.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Pectus Matters is a charity that supports and advocates for patients with pectus conditions in the UK. We do this by offering advice, creating learning materials, attending meetings with key stakeholders and decision-makers, and creating patient-centred projects where we use our charitable funds to directly support patients with pectus conditions. We are based remotely across the UK.
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Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 12 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 12 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £10,339
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,221
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,926
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,531
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 12 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £10,339
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,221
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 15
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 31 May 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 17 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,926
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,531
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 2
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Northern Ireland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 103
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- PECTUS MATTERS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2024-05-31T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 31 May 2024
- Charitable Objects
- 3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM AND AFFECTED BY PECTUS MALFORMATIONS OR DEFORMITIES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:3.1.1 PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING INFORMATION AND SOURCES OF ADVICE ABOUT PECTUS MALFORMATIONS AND DEFORMITIES;3.1.2 ADVANCING EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PECTUS MALFORMATIONS AND DEFORMITIES WITH THE AIM OF RAISING AWARENESS OF THEM AND IMPROVING STANDARDS OF CARE FOR THOSE SUFFERING FROM THEM;3.1.3 SUPPORTING RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PECTUS MALFORMATIONS AND DEFORMITIES AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH; AND3.1.4 PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT TRAVELLING EXPENSES AND ACCOMMODATION COSTS INCURRED BY PATIENTS RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR PECTUS MALFORMATIONS OR DEFORMITIES
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Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures