Adoption Matters (number 512892) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Adoption Matters do?
Comprehensive Adoption Services
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Adoption Matters
Answers Adoption Matters gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Adoption Matters's highest-paid staff paid?
Adoption Matters's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£70,001–£80,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Adoption Matters's money come from?
Adoption Matters reported £4.3m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.2m (98%), donations and legacies £41k (1%), trading and fundraising events £30k (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £451.
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£4.2m · 98%
Donations and legacies£41k · 1%
Trading and fundraising events£30k · 1%
Investments£21k · 0%
Other income£7,000 · 0%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Adoption Matters as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Adoption Matters's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Adoption Matters North West; Chester Diocesan Adoption Services; Formerly: the Chester Diocesan Board of Social Responsibility
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Adoption Matters registered for?
Other Charitable Purposes
Why is there no Clarity Score for Adoption Matters yet?
Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Adoption Matters.
An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity.
The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating.
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The register data used for this profile lists Adoption Matters as a registered charity (number 512892) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Adoption Matters's charity number?
Adoption Matters's charity number is 512892. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 512892?
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What does Adoption Matters do?
Comprehensive Adoption Services
Does Adoption Matters have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Adoption Matters. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Adoption Matters?
Adoption Matters's website listed in our register data is http://www.adoptionmatters.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Adoption Matters's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Adoption Matters's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Adoption Matters's money come from?
Adoption Matters reported £4.3m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £4.2m (98%), donations and legacies £41k (1%), trading and fundraising events £30k (1%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £451.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Adoption Matters?
The register records Adoption Matters as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Adoption Matters's trustees paid?
Adoption Matters's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Adoption Matters previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Adoption Matters: Adoption Matters North West; Chester Diocesan Adoption Services; Formerly: the Chester Diocesan Board of Social Responsibility.
When was Adoption Matters registered as a charity?
Adoption Matters was entered on the register on 16 March 1983. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 01617324).