Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 1
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +1
    Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

    POSITIVE LIFE 

    (1) Promote good health and well-being and relieve sickness and stress among: (a) those inhabitants of the UK and Republic of Ireland (the �area of benefit�) who are living with or affected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) or related medical conditions by providing advice, support, therapies, counselling, independent advocacy and a confidential helpline; (b) families and carers of individuals with or affected by HIV who are residing in the area of benefit by providing support, advice and information. (2) Advance public education by increasing knowledge of and raising awareness about all matters associated with the causes, prevention of infection and effects of HIV. (3) Commission and promote research into all matters relating to HIV and to disseminate the useful results of such research.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
    • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
    Established: 9 years

    www.positivelifeni.com

    info@positivelifeni.com

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Year end 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Income £378,349 £457,823 £461,334 £425,489 £434,951 £426,277
    Spending £376,810 £430,876 £405,467 £335,796 £388,792 £416,486
    Surplus/deficit £1,539 £26,947 £55,867 £89,693 £46,159 £9,791
    Listed activities
    • The advancement of education, The advancement of health or the saving of lives, The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    How it operates
    • Education/training, Medical/health/sickness, Welfare/benevolent
    Where it operates
    • Northern Ireland
    Who it helps
    • Carers, General public, Hiv/aids
    Who works here?
    • 6 employees

    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
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Positive Life
    £87,300 07/12/2017
    36
    towards three years' salary of an Information and Support Services Officer at a project providing support to those newly diagnosed and living with HIV across Northern Ireland

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Further information may be available on the charity's page on the Commission website here
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Northern Ireland on 10/03/2015, number: NIC102077
    Main office

    20 Derryvolgie Avenue, Belfast, BT9 6FN

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for Northern Ireland
    360 Giving
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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