I Matter Organisational Structures
The Adult-Child Well-Being 'I Matter' Project is committed to building structures that support sustainable professional and parent-carer education and support for those supporting children presenting with challenging or complex behaviour. We are committed to finding ways to effectively tackle an issue that everyone knows is needed but that has proved a difficult challenge to crack.
To deliver training and support we therefore operate three linked structures as follows
1. I Matter Training Ltd - a social enterprise company that supports the online tools and training resources
2. I Matter Child and Family Bursary Fund Scheme
3. Member Project fundraising schemes
1. I Matter Training Ltd
I Matter Training Ltd is a social enterprise set up in 2011 and initially called Cathy Betoin Training Ltd. We had a name change in 2014
A social enterprise has a Social Mission - our social mission is the provision of mental health education and support for professionals, parents and complex young people. This mission was adopted in 2014 (you can see this definition in our company articles page 2 point 2 and 2.2) It is in very small print but it is very significant! Click here for our Companies House filing history
I Matter Training Ltd is a private limited company limited by shares. We have this structure on clear advice because the work involved in getting to this point has been complex and sensitive and taken years of careful trial and error. To deliver a quality of experience for professionals and parents it matters to us how things are done. We have been advised that this is the best legal structure for this purpose as it ensures we can keep control over the quality of what is delivered.
We have not been commissioned to develop these materials and do not have any outstanding debts or loans. The outstanding creditors in our company accounts refers only to a Directors Loan ie only to funds invested directly over a period of several years by Dr Cathy Betoin to develop the training resources and online courses.
So though I Matter Training is not a not for profit company it operates as if it was a not-for-profit company. We do not pay dividends. Dr Cathy Betoin is the only share holder. 100% of our company profits are reinvested in the company and in the steps required to develop the availability of effective training and support to professionals and parents. Those who are paid by the company are paid rates that are equivalent to or less than professionals standard rates.
In the event of any profits, these will be used to cover overheads, for investment in new projects, and for investment in the I Matter child and family bursary scheme and its objectives.
2. I Matter Child and Family Bursary Scheme.
As we are committed to running a financially viable system and to making our training affordable to familiies and professionals we have recently established a Bursary Scheme with three principle objectives:
Fund 1: funds to support bursaries for I Matter Training in small schools
Fund 2: funds to support bursaries for I Matter Training for parents-carers on low incomes
Fund 3: funds to support our back office and administration costs and specific projects
Our Bursary Scheme is an Unincorporated Association with separate Trustees and constitution.
The Bursary Scheme has two funds one for bursaries to professionals and to parents.
Donated Funds are retained in a separate Community Savings Account
We raise funds through grant applications and with the support of participants to our training on a termly basis through a crowdfunding approach. We are adopting a voluntary asset lock on this Bursary Scheme assuring that in the event that the association or I Matter Training were dissolved the Trustees or members would not benefit. Any funds in our accounts would be distributed to a charity of the Trustees choice.
Projects are progressed by agreement with the fund Trustees and applications can be made to this fund by individual participants on a termly basis of 25%. 50% or 75%. We ask recipients of bursaries to take part in fund raising for participants the following term and can provide ideas on how to use our inhouse crowdfunding tools for this purpose. Our ability to distribute bursaries in any one term depends upon the sum in the bursary account riased the previous term.
3. Friend of the I Matter Framework
This small subscription membership is intended to appeal to those members of the community who want to contribute in a small way to our ability to take our messages out to more people. We use the funds on regular basis to support our community development work.
4. Member Project Fundraising Bursary Schemes. In addition to our own fundraising scheme, we provide member projects such as schools and nurseries with ideas on how to run successful inhouse funding raising schemes commonly run by the Parent Teacher Association.
If you have further questions please Contact Us. You can do this at anytime
To deliver training and support we therefore operate three linked structures as follows
1. I Matter Training Ltd - a social enterprise company that supports the online tools and training resources
2. I Matter Child and Family Bursary Fund Scheme
3. Member Project fundraising schemes
1. I Matter Training Ltd
I Matter Training Ltd is a social enterprise set up in 2011 and initially called Cathy Betoin Training Ltd. We had a name change in 2014
A social enterprise has a Social Mission - our social mission is the provision of mental health education and support for professionals, parents and complex young people. This mission was adopted in 2014 (you can see this definition in our company articles page 2 point 2 and 2.2) It is in very small print but it is very significant! Click here for our Companies House filing history
I Matter Training Ltd is a private limited company limited by shares. We have this structure on clear advice because the work involved in getting to this point has been complex and sensitive and taken years of careful trial and error. To deliver a quality of experience for professionals and parents it matters to us how things are done. We have been advised that this is the best legal structure for this purpose as it ensures we can keep control over the quality of what is delivered.
We have not been commissioned to develop these materials and do not have any outstanding debts or loans. The outstanding creditors in our company accounts refers only to a Directors Loan ie only to funds invested directly over a period of several years by Dr Cathy Betoin to develop the training resources and online courses.
So though I Matter Training is not a not for profit company it operates as if it was a not-for-profit company. We do not pay dividends. Dr Cathy Betoin is the only share holder. 100% of our company profits are reinvested in the company and in the steps required to develop the availability of effective training and support to professionals and parents. Those who are paid by the company are paid rates that are equivalent to or less than professionals standard rates.
In the event of any profits, these will be used to cover overheads, for investment in new projects, and for investment in the I Matter child and family bursary scheme and its objectives.
2. I Matter Child and Family Bursary Scheme.
As we are committed to running a financially viable system and to making our training affordable to familiies and professionals we have recently established a Bursary Scheme with three principle objectives:
Fund 1: funds to support bursaries for I Matter Training in small schools
Fund 2: funds to support bursaries for I Matter Training for parents-carers on low incomes
Fund 3: funds to support our back office and administration costs and specific projects
Our Bursary Scheme is an Unincorporated Association with separate Trustees and constitution.
The Bursary Scheme has two funds one for bursaries to professionals and to parents.
Donated Funds are retained in a separate Community Savings Account
We raise funds through grant applications and with the support of participants to our training on a termly basis through a crowdfunding approach. We are adopting a voluntary asset lock on this Bursary Scheme assuring that in the event that the association or I Matter Training were dissolved the Trustees or members would not benefit. Any funds in our accounts would be distributed to a charity of the Trustees choice.
Projects are progressed by agreement with the fund Trustees and applications can be made to this fund by individual participants on a termly basis of 25%. 50% or 75%. We ask recipients of bursaries to take part in fund raising for participants the following term and can provide ideas on how to use our inhouse crowdfunding tools for this purpose. Our ability to distribute bursaries in any one term depends upon the sum in the bursary account riased the previous term.
3. Friend of the I Matter Framework
This small subscription membership is intended to appeal to those members of the community who want to contribute in a small way to our ability to take our messages out to more people. We use the funds on regular basis to support our community development work.
4. Member Project Fundraising Bursary Schemes. In addition to our own fundraising scheme, we provide member projects such as schools and nurseries with ideas on how to run successful inhouse funding raising schemes commonly run by the Parent Teacher Association.
If you have further questions please Contact Us. You can do this at anytime