Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

POS+ABILITY

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED STROKES OR OTHER LONG TERM NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (LTNC) AND THEIR CARERS, LIVING IN THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE AREA
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • 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
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£39£58£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£40£41£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£49£34£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£45£55£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£53£46£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£47£48£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£56£49£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£33£31£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£33£25£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£21£27£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.posability.org

posability3@gmail.com

01353 662841

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cambridgeshire,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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
Postcode Places Trust£13,165
National Lottery Community Fund£9,201
Masonic Trust£8,826
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation£3,825
Co-Operative Group£2,084
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Places Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£13,165 01/11/2023
Funding facilitated weekly exercise groups to develop the physical ability of people living with long term health conditions.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to PosAbility
£2,084 21/10/2023
We would like to buy new games and activities for our exercise sessions, so members can exercise their minds, improve their memories and cognitive skills, and connect with others.
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£8,826 12/06/2023
Unrestricted core funding for small charities
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Ely
£3,825 03/03/2023
11
to provide weekly exercise sessions at Ely Community Centre for people living with long-term neurological health conditions, such as Parkinson’s, MS or having survived a stroke
National Lottery Community Fund - ReStart
£9,201 19/03/2021
11
The funding will be used to run online and face to face exercise sessions for people who experienced a stroke or conditions such as Parkinson's disease. The project aims to support people's fitness and wellbeing providing ongoing support during the ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Pos+Ability
£5,764 19/11/2018
We want to buy equipment to support the elderly's independence and self esteem.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pos+Ability ...................... delivering independence
£10,000 03/08/2016
12
This charity will use the funding to purchase two exercise bikes for clients who have conditions such as Parkinson's, Multiple Sclerosis and Cerebral Palsy. This will enable the group to provide rehabilitation opportunities for clients in new ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DR IAN LINDSAY (Chair) Appointed: 2019
  • ELIZABETH CLAIRE DAVIS Appointed: 2022
  • LADY AVA PAICE Appointed: 2013
  • LYNN FRANCES NANGLE Appointed: 2024
  • MARGARET ELISABETH HAVERSON Appointed: 2023
  • RICHARD OLIVER SETCHELL Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/11/2012, number: 1149783
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

6B Station Road
ELY
Cambridgeshire
CB7 4BS

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED STROKES OR OTHER LONG TERM NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (LTNC) AND THEIR CARERS, LIVING IN THE CAMBRIDGESHIRE AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:2.1 THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, PEER SUPPORT AND ORGANISED ACTIVITIES TO ENCOURAGE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE, BUILD CONFIDENCE AND SELF ESTEEM OF THOSE AFFECTED BY STROKE OR OTHER LTNC.2.2 IMPROVING AND DEVELOPING THE PHYSICAL SKILLS OF THOSE ATTENDING THE GROUP THROUGH THE PROVISION OF STRUCTURED EXERCISE SESSIONS.2.3 PROVIDE AN ENVIRONMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT ENCOURAGE CLIENTS TO DEVELOP AND BUILD ON SOCIAL SKILLS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THEIR CONDITIONS.2.4 RAISE AWARENESS OF THE IMPACT OF STROKE AND LTNC IN THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CAMBRIDGESHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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