POSITIVE EAST

Charity number: 1001582
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

A HOLISTIC RANGE OF SERVICES THAT ENABLES PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV TO PROMOTE THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING, SUPPORT SELF MANAGEMENT AND REGAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE. THIS IS DONE THROUGH ADVICE, SUPPORT GROUPS AND TRAINING. ADDITIONALLY WE RUN PREVENTION PROGRAMMES TO PROMOTE TESTING AND SAFER SEX PRACTICES TO REDUCE ONWARD INFECTION. THIS IS DONE FROM OUR BASE IN EAST LONDON.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income:
£1,930,134

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Donations and legacies £46.27k
Charitable activities £1.85m
Other trading activities £0
Investments £34.02k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£1,882,051

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Raising funds £318.58k
Charitable activities £1.56m
Other £0

-£6,110 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £1,176,170 from 13 government contract(s) and £72,348 from 1 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £318.58k
Charitable expenditure £1.56m
Retained for future use £48.08k

People

30 Employee(s)

9 Trustee(s)

150 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Barking And Dagenham
  • City Of London
  • Hackney
  • Havering
  • Newham
  • Redbridge
  • Tower Hamlets
  • Waltham Forest

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 January 1991: Standard registration
  • 06 December 2023: Funds received from 1171488 EAST MIDLANDS SEXUAL HEALTH
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • POSITIVE EAST (Working name)
  • THE GLOBE CENTRE (CITY AND EAST LONDON) LIMITED (Previous name)
  • THE GLOBE CENTRE(TOWER HAMLETS) LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sarah Malcolm Shearer Chair 06 September 2016
None on record
Ijeoma Ajibade Trustee 21 May 2025
THE DUNKIRK WAR MEMORIAL TRUST LTD
Received: On time
THE LAMBETH CONFERENCE
Received: On time
OASIS COMMUNITY HUB : WATERLOO
Received: On time
Joanne Goodrich Trustee 21 May 2025
None on record
Christine Ansell Trustee 10 October 2024
SAMARITANS OF MAIDSTONE AND WEALD
Received: On time
David Blackburn Trustee 10 October 2024
None on record
Udey Chowdhury Trustee 29 July 2024
None on record
David Wood Trustee 01 December 2022
None on record
Devina Paul Trustee 01 September 2022
None on record
REBECCA WILKINS Trustee 10 May 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £1.43m £1.59m £1.84m £2.50m £1.93m
Total expenditure £1.36m £1.53m £1.79m £1.78m £1.88m
Income from government contracts £735.86k £631.91k £701.29k £803.03k £1.18m
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A £72.35k
Income - Donations and legacies £188.39k £461.27k £23.68k £1.12m £46.27k
Income - Other trading activities £105.58k £130.05k £184.75k £190.27k £0
Income - Charitable activities £1.08m £976.24k £1.62m £1.14m £1.85m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £50.27k £22.75k £11.09k £48.12k £34.02k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £300.00k £13.21k
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.16m £1.28m £1.49m £1.52m £1.56m
Expenditure - Raising funds £197.90k £251.63k £292.18k £269.01k £318.58k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £10.00k £6.70k £6.50k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £1.48m £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Own use assets £63.59k £85.36k £54.87k £33.43k £209.44k
Long-term investments £251.56k £116.57k £112.16k £122.72k £116.61k
Other assets £751.92k £985.27k £1.13m £1.73m £1.38m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £548.50k £611.37k £668.09k £536.99k £310.54k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 07 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 07 January 2026 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 02 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 January 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 22 January 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 December 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 21 December 2021 On time
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08 OCT 1990 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 DEC 1990 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28 FEB 1991 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 20 JAN 1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16 DEC 2008 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 23 MAR 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 17 JUL 2015 as amended on 29 Jul 2024 as amended on 29 Jul 2024

Charitable objects

3.1 THE PROMOTION OF THE BETTER HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH AND AFFECTED BY HIV AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY HIV. THE PROMOTION AND PREVENTION OF HIV TRANSMISSION AND SEXUAL HEALTH PROMOTION TO THE PUBLIC. BOTH THESE OBJECTS ARE TO BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HIV AND SEXUAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES AND MATERIALS, CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES, CLINICAL SERVICES, ADVICE, INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY. 3.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF ANY PERSON SUFFERING FROM ANY INFECTION, DISEASE OR CONDITION UNDER ARTICLE 3.1 OR THEIR FAMILIES, PARTNERS OR DEPENDENTS. 3.3 TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT AND BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO AIDS, HIV, SEXUAL HEALTH AND OTHER ILLNESSES OR CONDITIONS AND DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH. 3.4 THE SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS ESTABLISHED WITH SIMILAR OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
THE STEPNEY CENTRE
159 MILE END ROAD
LONDON
E1 4AQ
Phone:
02077919307
Email:
talktome@positiveeast.org.uk
Website:

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