# COMMUNITY MATTERS (YORKSHIRE)

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1177705
- **Other names:** CMY, COMMUNITY MATTERS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 26, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1177705


## Contact

- **Address:** CLAYTON WORKS BUSINESS CENTRE, MIDLAND RD, LEEDS
- **Postcode:** LS10 2RJ
- **Phone:** 0113 450 4866
- **Email:** office@community-matters.org.uk
- **Website:** www.community-matters.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN YORKSHIRE IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.(2) TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.(3) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGION OF YORKSHIRE &amp; HUMBER AND ITS ENVIRONS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE &quot;AREA OF BENEFIT&quot;) AND, IN PARTICULAR, BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE.(4) TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE:(A) &quot;THIRD SECTOR&quot; MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES.(B) &quot;CHARITIES&quot; ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.(C) &quot;VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES&quot; ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

**Activities:** The charity works with communities in Yorkshire to develop sustainable support. It does this by delivering health and wellbeing activities as well as working with parents and children. In addition to this it provides organisation and funding support nationally




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Alison Sunderland |  | March 21, 2019 |
| Linda Northfield |  | Aug. 20, 2020 |
| Martin Frank White |  | Dec. 1, 2023 |
| Philip Martin Jones |  | March 23, 2022 |
| Susan Emma Hutchinson |  | Aug. 20, 2020 |




