Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

THE MATRIX TRUST 

Matrix exists to catalyse change for vulnerable young people by connecting them to their community so they are nurtured, inspired, celebrated and empowered. Following the Christian ethos we work in partnership with young people, schools, churches, organisations and the community to help all young people make the most of their lives.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 24 years

www.matrixtrust.com

info@matrixtrust.com

01483574900

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£430£399£31n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/08/21£334£252£82n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/08/20£242£152£91n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/08/19£157£154£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/08/18£134£138£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£148£151£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16?£307£327£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£192£212£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£223£222£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£257£253£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£314£267£47£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£291£284£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£282£277£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£285£286£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£246£223£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£210£199£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£133£149£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£111£106£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£64£79£-15£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Surrey,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Community Foundation for Surrey£149,193
Joseph Rank Trust£30,000
Henry Smith Charity£20,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Power to Change£10,750
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Community Foundation for Surrey - Matrix Trust - Primary
£7,000 11/01/2024
7.4516129032258
Funding for a transitions programme to prepare children with the move from primary to secondary school.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Matrix Trust (Matrix)
£3,571 22/10/2022
The Matrix Trust connects young people to positive role models and is an access point for mental health support and opportunities to reduce anti-social behaviour and increase positive interactions.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Matrix Drop In's and Monthly Hubs
£5,000 17/10/2022
Funding towards drop-in sessions at schools for young people who feel isolated, by an youth charity based in Guildford.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Boost
£7,000 08/07/2022
Funding towards a course that will offer young people the opportunity and support to get into work, through a specialist youth Charity in Guildford.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Community Youth Work
£7,000 29/11/2021
11
Funding towards the staffing costs of a range of youth community services across Guildford.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Funding toward the running costs, canopy and website development for a train, work experience and employment skills hub in Guildford
£16,000 11/11/2021
Funding toward the running costs, canopy and website development for a train, work experience and employment skills hub in Guildford
Community Foundation for Surrey - Funding towards the core costs of a charity supporting young people in the Borough of Guildford
£20,000 04/10/2021
Funding towards the core costs of a charity supporting young people in the Borough of Guildford
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Matrix Trust
£20,000 23/09/2021
24
towards two years' running costs of a community youth project supporting vulnerable young people living in Guilford, Surrey.
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - Mental Wellbeing
£13,380 06/05/2021
12
Funding for a COVID-Secure Digital (and Face to face) One to One Mental Health Support to support young people during the pandemic
Community Foundation for Surrey - The Hideaway Cafe and Hub
£6,783 10/02/2021
Funding toward the capital and essential running costs of a new start-up hub, based in Guildford, allowing disadvantaged young people the opportunity to employment.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Matrix Trust - Social Enterprise Cafe
£5,686 01/12/2020
Funding towards the capital costs of development of a social enterprise cafe for young people in Guildford .
Community Foundation for Surrey - Community Youth Work project based in both Bushy Hill and Bellfields
£9,000 26/10/2020
11
Funding towards an established project of youth workers going into schools, by a local charity based in Guildford, to help young people with their mental health.
Joseph Rank Trust - The Matrix Trust, Guildford
£30,000 21/10/2020
36
To fund the running costs of the charity
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 21/08/2020
Main Grants award
Power to Change - Matrix Pavilion Cafe (TU)
£10,750 07/05/2020
Grant to Matrix Pavilion Cafe (TU)
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID19 Online Mental Health Youth Support Guildford Borough
£10,000 09/04/2020
12
The funding will be used to provide online support for vulnerable young people during the COVID-19 crisis. The project aims to reduce social isolation and improve mental wellbeing.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Covid 19 Response - Mental wellbeing
£4,500 03/04/2020
Funding toward the delivery in amended services and essential running costs for a youth work charity, based in Guildford, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Core costs for Matrix; a charity working for disadvantage young people on Guildford
£5,000 01/04/2020
3
Core costs for Matrix; a charity working for disadvantage young people on Guildford
Community Foundation for Surrey - Grant to Matrix Trust
£10,000 25/03/2020
Funding towards the essential running costs of an organisation that delivers youth work in the Guildford area.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Elevate - Young Leaders Project
£3,000 30/01/2020
7
Funding for the second half of a pilot project to mould vulnerable 15 – 18 years olds into young leaders.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Social Action in the Community
£5,000 30/01/2020
11
Funding for a youth charity based in Guildford, to provide workshops which will give young people the confidence to engage in social action.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Youth Hubs
£14,846 01/11/2019
11
Support for two weekly youth hubs for young people aged 11-14 in disadvantaged areas of Guildford.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Year 6 - Year 7 Transition Support
£9,998 16/07/2019
11
Funding for transition support for vulnerable pupils moving from Year 6 to Year 7
Community Foundation for Surrey - The Pavilion Building Development Project
£27,000 18/04/2019
11
Funding for a building development to upgrade a bowling pavilion in central Guildford into a youth hub and social enterprise community café.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Matrix Youth Clubs
£8,988 01/10/2018
11
Core costs for two youth clubs based on the Bushy Hill estate and Bellfields area of Guildford.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 26/09/2018
Matrix Core Costs
Community Foundation for Surrey - Youth Social Action
£8,193 11/09/2018
12
Engaging young people in schools and youth clubs around Guildford in youth social action.
National Lottery Community Fund - Holiday Activities
£9,996 06/09/2018
12
The organisation will extend its youth provision, providing weekly youth clubs and holiday activities for young people who are socially isolated.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Ready 4 Action
£3,996 25/01/2018
11
Ready4 Action, a project encouraging young people to participate in a volunteering weekend in Guildford.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Ready 4 Action
£5,000 09/03/2017
9
Ready4 Action, a project encouraging young people to participate in a volunteering weekend in Guildford.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Ready 4 Action
£3,700 22/04/2016
8
funding for the Ready 4 Action volunteering project, which engages local young people in practical action in disadvantaged communities in Guildford - helping with overgrown gardens, decorating homes ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-71
  • KENNETH MEAD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Property Consultant
  • MATT DAVIS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Youth Pastor
  • SIMON SLATER (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Independent Chair
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/08/2000, number: 1081852
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/04/2000, number: 03977050
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR06: 1 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

Allen House Pavilion
Eastgate Gardens
GUILDFORD
GU1 4AZ

Objectives

(A) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, UP TO THE AGE OF 25, LIVING IN SURREY AND SURROUNDING AREAS, BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE, AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(I) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(II) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(III) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(IV) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS. B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS D) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR YOUNG PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS E) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO ATTACHED F) TO PROMOTE AND FULFIL SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

SURREY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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