INDEPENDENCE MATTERS C.I.C.

INDEPENDENCE MATTERS C.I.C. has submitted data every year since 2017. 1 of 9 submissions were filed after the deadline.

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Last submission received on Friday, 13 Mar 2026 at 09:29 UTC.

Employer ID 6564
Company Number 08530621
Employer Size 500 to 999
Years Submitted
201720182019202020212022202320242025

Overall workforce composition

Deviation from a 50:50 gender split, averaged across all four pay quartiles per year. 0% represents an equal split of men and women; positive values mean more women, negative means fewer women.

Hourly pay gap over time

Positive values indicate women's hourly pay is lower than men's by that percentage. A value of 0 indicates equal pay; negative values indicate women earn more.

Pay quartile breakdown

Each band shows the percentage of that quartile that is male vs female.

Lower quartile bottom 25% of earners

Lower-middle quartile 25–50th percentile

Upper-middle quartile 50–75th percentile

Top quartile top 25% of earners

Bonus pay

Percentage of each gender who received a bonus payment.

Bonus pay gap — positive values indicate women's bonus pay is lower than men's.

Year by year

Each year's submission in full. Most recent year shown first.

2025 Mean pay gap -2.6%

In this organisation, women earned 98p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 78.4% of the highest paid quarter and 73.7% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -2.6%
Median hourly pay gap 2.2%
Men receiving bonus 3.5%
Women receiving bonus 5.4%
Mean bonus gap -10.5%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 78.4%
21.6%
Upper-middle 70.7%
29.3%
Lower-middle 79.8%
20.2%
Lower quartile 73.7%
26.3%
2024 Mean pay gap -3.3%

In this organisation, women and men earned the same median hourly pay.

Women made up 77.0% of the highest paid quarter and 78.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -3.3%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 77.0%
23.0%
Upper-middle 67.0%
33.0%
Lower-middle 76.0%
24.0%
Lower quartile 78.0%
22.0%
2023 Mean pay gap -1.7%

In this organisation, women earned £1.02 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 76.0% of the highest paid quarter and 68.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -1.7%
Median hourly pay gap -1.8%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 76.0%
24.0%
Upper-middle 76.0%
24.0%
Lower-middle 77.0%
23.0%
Lower quartile 68.0%
32.0%
2022 Mean pay gap -6.1%

In this organisation, women and men earned the same median hourly pay.

Women made up 81.0% of the highest paid quarter and 71.0% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -6.1%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 81.0%
19.0%
Upper-middle 79.0%
21.0%
Lower-middle 66.0%
34.0%
Lower quartile 71.0%
29.0%
2021 Mean pay gap -7.4%

In this organisation, women and men earned the same median hourly pay.

Women made up 85.0% of the highest paid quarter and 66.1% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -7.4%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 99.3%
Women receiving bonus 99.0%
Mean bonus gap 0.4%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 85.0%
15.0%
Upper-middle 66.9%
33.1%
Lower-middle 74.0%
26.0%
Lower quartile 66.1%
33.9%
2020 Mean pay gap -4.3%

In this organisation, women and men earned the same median hourly pay.

Women made up 80.7% of the highest paid quarter and 71.9% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -4.3%
Median hourly pay gap 0.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 80.7%
19.3%
Upper-middle 68.1%
31.9%
Lower-middle 71.4%
28.6%
Lower quartile 71.9%
28.1%
2019 Mean pay gap -4.1%

In this organisation, women earned £1.01 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 78.2% of the highest paid quarter and 71.3% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -4.1%
Median hourly pay gap -1.2%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 78.2%
21.8%
Upper-middle 71.5%
28.5%
Lower-middle 70.3%
29.7%
Lower quartile 71.3%
28.7%
2018 Mean pay gap -0.1%

In this organisation, women earned 100p for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 77.5% of the highest paid quarter and 69.8% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -0.1%
Median hourly pay gap 0.3%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.4%
Mean bonus gap 0.0%
Median bonus gap 0.0%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 77.5%
22.5%
Upper-middle 79.8%
20.2%
Lower-middle 69.7%
30.3%
Lower quartile 69.8%
30.2%
2017 Mean pay gap -2.2% Late submission

In this organisation, women earned £1.02 for every £1 that men earned when comparing median hourly pay.

Women made up 74.3% of the highest paid quarter and 70.2% of the lowest paid quarter.

Mean hourly pay gap -2.2%
Median hourly pay gap -2.0%
Men receiving bonus 0.0%
Women receiving bonus 0.2%

Pay quartile breakdown

Women
Men
Top quartile 74.3%
25.7%
Upper-middle 74.7%
25.3%
Lower-middle 72.5%
27.5%
Lower quartile 70.2%
29.8%