Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -9

Support Score: 5

No PartB

2 Trustees: -2
Static board: -3
All male board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -4

POSITIVE STEPS NORTH WEST

To provide peer support, information and advice to gay men living with HIV in the North West of England

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 2 trustees
The Board is completely male
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

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
05/04/23	*	£10,561	£6,379	£4,182	5
05/04/22		£3,478	£10,054	£-6,576	0
05/04/21		£9,473	£588	£8,885	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

https://positivestepsnw.mailchimpsites.com/

positivestepsnw@gmail.com

07895194575

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other specialist outpatient services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Getting active
£9,840	29/04/2022	The funding will be used to run two residential activity weekends for gay men living with HIV. The project aims to boost their confidence through activities including rock climbing and provide a safe ....more The funding will be used to run two residential activity weekends for gay men living with HIV. The project aims to boost their confidence through activities including rock climbing and provide a safe space for participants to share personal experiences socialise and reduce isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Reducing Loneliness Experienced by Gay men Living with HIV in the North West
£2,500	16/08/2021	The funding will be used to bring a group of men together who are living with HIV to discuss how best to support communities of gay men living with the disease in the local area. The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to bring a group of men together who are living with HIV to discuss how best to support communities of gay men living with the disease in the local area. The project aims to create a group of people working to support their community together while reducing loneliness and isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Positivity through Creativity
£8,500	22/10/2020 12	The funding will be used to deliver two residential workshops for gay men with HIV to improve their mental health and wellbeing which has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The workshops will ....more The funding will be used to deliver two residential workshops for gay men with HIV to improve their mental health and wellbeing which has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The workshops will use a range of creative activities to get participants to think about their past their present and their future living with HIV and in particular how Covid 19 has influenced their lifestyle and thinking.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW MULHOLLAND (Chair) Appointed: 2019

GARETH EVANS Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/11/2019, number: 1186497

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR23: 59 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from POSITIVE STEPS NORTH WEST on 06/08/2020

Main office

55 Bleasdale Avenue
Staining
BLACKPOOL
FY3 0DW

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF GAY MEN LIVING WITH HIV IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND THROUGH THE PROVION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION FORE THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN ALL MATTERS WIHCH ARE RELATED TO, OR BELIEVED TO BE RELATED TO, LIVING WITH A POSITIVE HIV DIAGNOSIS.

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