# SEX MATTERS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1207701
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** April 3, 2024
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1207701


## Contact

- **Address:** 5th Floor, 167-169 Great Portland St, London
- **Postcode:** W1W 5PF
- **Phone:** 07778748329
- **Email:** INFO@SEX-MATTERS.ORG
- **Website:** WWW.SEX-MATTERS.ORG



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(1) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, WHERE THEY RELATE TO BIOLOGICAL SEX, BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;(B) OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;(C) RESEARCHING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;(D) PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS;(E) CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;(F) COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;(G) RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;(H) PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;(I) PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS;(J) CARRYING OUT INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS;(K) ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT, BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY, PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CIO TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CIO CARRIES OUT ITS OBJECTS.(2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION ABOUT BIOLOGICAL SEX AND THE LAW RELATING TO THE SAME.(3) TO PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW IN RELATION TO BIOLOGICAL SEX ANDEQUALITY IN THE LAW.

**Activities:** We campaign for clarity on sex in law and policy to protect everyone 's human rights.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | £1429806 | £843740 | £586066 | 8 |



## Trustees

- **Dr Emma Niamh Hilton** (Chair) — appointed April 3, 2024
- Anne Marie Palmer — appointed Aug. 18, 2024
- Charlotte Anne Cadden — appointed Feb. 26, 2025
- Dr Michael Peter Biggs — appointed April 3, 2024
- Rebecca Mary Kirkwood Bull — appointed April 3, 2024
- Simon Knapp — appointed April 24, 2026