--- title: "Finance Matters — charity 1204996 accounts | CharityCompare" description: "Finance Matters (charity 1204996). Check registration, activities, accounts and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/finance-matters retrieved: 2026-10-06T20:42:55.988Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1204996CIO FM # Finance Matters Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data Finance Matters is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1204996&subId=0) Work at Finance Matters? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=finance-matters&type=claim&name=Finance%20Matters) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Finance Matters? Reported income · year ending 2025-12-31 £0 Reported spending · year ending 2025-12-31 £0 Registered charity number 1204996 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) London Quick answer Finance Matters (number 1204996) 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. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Finance Matters Answers Finance Matters gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are Finance Matters's highest-paid staff paid? Finance Matters's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? Finance Matters's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 2 October 2023 Where it says it operates Merton ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People. **Reported activities:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information. 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 Finance Matters registered for? Education/training ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Finance Matters yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Finance 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. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to Finance Matters? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. 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A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is Finance Matters's charity number? Finance Matters's charity number is 1204996. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1204996? Search 1204996 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Finance Matters do? Finance Matters is registered with the Charity Commission for: education/training. See its official register entry for full details. Does Finance Matters have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Finance 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 Finance Matters? Finance Matters does not list a website in its register entry. Its official Charity Commission entry lists its contact details — CharityCompare never processes donations. How much is Finance Matters's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Finance Matters's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. 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. Are Finance Matters's trustees paid? Finance Matters's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was Finance Matters registered as a charity? Finance Matters was entered on the register on 2 October 2023. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1204996&subId=0).