Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 6
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +5
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

POSITIVE AGEING IN LONDON (PAIL)

For the public benefit, the advancement of education and the relief of need of elderly people in London, in particular but not exclusively, by providing educational events, conducting research and supporting the contribution of elderly people in London.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely male?
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/09/23£0£0£0n/a
30/09/22£0£0£0n/a
30/09/21£8£19£-10n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 5 years

www.pailondon.org.uk

positiveageinginlondon@gmail.com

07808173023

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Positive Ageing in London
£7,780 15/05/2020
A grant of £7,780 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Positive Ageing in London
£7,780 04/05/2020
A grant of £7,780 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • FARIDA HASHEM Appointed: 2019
  • JAMES CRUMMIE Appointed: 2019
  • MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER WALSH Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/04/2020, number: 1189011
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

Flat 88
Taplow
Thurlow Street
London
SE17 2UH

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF NEED OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN LONDON, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND SUPPORTING THE CONTRIBUTION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN LONDON.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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