ADOPTION MATTERS
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Overview
- Company type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Incorporated
- 1982-02-25
- Registered office
- 14 Liverpool Road, Chester, CH2 1AE
- Postcode
- CH2 1AE
- Accounts category
- Small
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-04-13
- Next due by
- 2027-04-27
Nature of business (SIC)
- 88990 Other social work activities without accommodation not elsewhere classified
Officers 16 current · 39 resigned
Group structure 1 subsidiary
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Public contracts won 1
£59,771 total awarded value where published.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Contracts Finder).
Registered charity
ADOPTION MATTERS — charity number 512892
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z6112538 (Tier 1), registered since 2002.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- adoptionmatters.org
- Phone
- 03001231066, 02084474753, 01925982243
Adoption Matters children's charity. The only adoption service in the UK to have 5 Ofsted Outstanding ratings in a row.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| ADOPTION MATTERS NORTH WEST | 2014-05-21 |
| CHESTER DIOCESAN ADOPTION SERVICES | 2007-04-18 |
| CHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY(THE) | 1993-06-29 |
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 14 LIVERPOOL ROAD, CHESTER, CHESHIRE, CH1 2AE | 1993-07-08 |
Among its peers
Among the oldest 25%
of 83 similar companies in CH, trading since 1982
The class of 1982
53%
of the 12,655 companies incorporated in 1982 are still active today; 39% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2019-04-02
- Price paid, where recorded
- £360,000
- Where
- County Durham
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DU252256 | County Durham | Freehold | 2019-04-02 | £360,000 |
For addresses and the authoritative register entry, use HM Land Registry's official search (£3 per title).
Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Dataset as at 2026-08.