Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Deficit on trading: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

DISABILITY POSITIVE

We are Disability Positive. We provide services, opportunities and a voice to people living with disability and long-term health conditions. We have services to help people with everyday life and being part of their local community. We offer advice, help with practical tasks and advocate for people in lots of different situations and we share peoples' experiences to influence positive change.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • The accounts in the latest year show a significant deficit from trading activities

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£3,167£3,212£-45£0£1,717£1,7176.48940
31/03/22£2,727£2,493£234£0£1,762£1,7628.57939
31/03/21£2,353£2,203£150£0£1,528£1,5208.36950
31/03/20£2,554£2,400£154£0£1,378£1,3706.87253
31/03/19£2,604£2,538£66£0£1,224£0n/a6754
31/03/18£2,380£2,296£84£0£1,157£1,1556680
31/03/17£2,143£2,115£28£0£1,073£1,0736.1600
31/03/16£1,665£1,540£125£0£1,045£5214.1540
31/03/15£1,509£1,311£198£20£921£9168.4470
31/03/14£1,538£1,406£132£29£723£7186.1570
31/03/13£1,260£1,139£121£20£591£5916.2460
31/03/12£1,135£1,033£102£17£470£4705.5390
31/03/11£951£876£74£17£368£3685320
31/03/10£595£570£25£21£294£2665.6270
31/03/09£522£556£-34£17£269£2595.6220
31/03/08£493£505£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£423£380£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£329£307£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£368£351£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£396£341£56n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 2%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 2.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 23 years

www.disabilitypositive.org

info@disabilitypositive.org

08453402777

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Bolton, Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Lancashire, Liverpool City, Manchester City, Warrington, Wirral,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£149,515
BBC Children in Need£101,514
Cheshire Community Foundation£2,740
DCMS£2,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cheshire Community Foundation - Grant to Disability Positive - previously Cheshire Centre for Independent Living
£2,740 16/06/2023
Grant to Disability Positive - previously Cheshire Centre for Independent Living
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Disability Positive, formerly, Cheshire Centre For Independent Living
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Disability Positive, formerly, Cheshire Centre For Independent Living
£98,514 03/02/2022
This project will deliver two weekly activity groups during term time for disabled children and young people in Cheshire West. It will lead to a reduction in isolation, improved communication skills and new friendships.
National Lottery Community Fund - Advocacy matters - assessing and meeting advocacy needs in Cheshire
£149,515 18/11/2021
Disability Positive are a charity based in Cheshire that aim to provide services opportunities and a voice to people living with disability and long-term health conditions and their families. Funding for the group will go towards a general advocacy ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Cheshire Centre For Independent Living
£2,500 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund 40 activity packs to support disabled children and young people who are currently isolated at home due to Covid-19. Children and young people will experience improved creative and communication skills.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,500 02/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Cheshire Centre For Independent Living
£27,683 10/05/2017
36
This project will deliver weekly creative arts and drama sessions for disabled children and young people aged 5-15 in Cheshire West. The project will give the children and young people a chance to express creativity and increase self confidence.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Cheshire Centre for Independent Living
£43,100 29/03/2011
the salary of the part time Volunteer Co-ordinator, recruitment, training, development, travel, expenses, management, admin and office costs
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-74
  • ALAN LINDSAY SCOTT Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • AMIE BRIDSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Business Manager - Head Of
  • ANDREW JAMES GALBRAITH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Finance Director
  • ANNE ELIZABETH TOONE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • CHRISTOPHER JAMES WARREN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Associate Director - Environmental Planning
  • DR JUDITH MARGARET FORD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
  • DR MIRO GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Research Fellow
  • MICHAEL MORRISON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Operations
  • PAULA DOONE GILBART Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Solicitor
  • RANDAL SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Programme Manager
  • SUSAN LYNN TEBB Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/04/2002, number: 1091744
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/08/2000, number: 04050994
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

SENSION HOUSE
DENTON DRIVE
NORTHWICH
CHESHIRE
CW9 7LU

Objectives

TO PROMOTE INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOCIAL MODEL, AMONG DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE OR MAY BE EXCLUDED DUE TO BARRIERS IN SOCIETY (REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF EXCLUSION) BY: MEETING AND FACILITATING THE SUPPORT NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES; PROMOTING AND INCREASING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, WORK AND/OR VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY; ASSISTING DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MAKE CHOICES AND ACCESS THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT THEY MAY REQUIRE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY WITH APPROPRIATE SUPPORT; SUPPORTING AND EMPOWERING DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES SO THAT THEY MAY CARRY OUT SOCIAL ROLES (FOR EXAMPLE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PARENT, EMPLOYEE, STUDENT, FRIEND AND PARTNER); AND PROMOTING INCLUSION OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PREVENTING THE EXCLUSION OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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