SEW POSITIVE

Charity number: 1192682
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Sew Positive tackles health inequalities and social exclusion in Cambridge - the UK's most unequal city. Our goal is engaged communities of adults and families, using creative sewing, upcycling and mending to improve creativity, mental or physical health and togetherness in a circular economy. Services include Men's Hems, Sewcialise and Social Prescribing for Increased Self-Management of Health.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £50,020
Total expenditure: £47,494

Total income includes £17,979 from 4 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

36 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 December 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Joseph Barker-Sherry Trustee 24 July 2024
None on record
Jane Webber Trustee 06 February 2024
None on record
Karin Read Trustee 06 February 2024
None on record
Alison Heron Trustee 12 May 2022
None on record
Judi Coe Trustee 12 May 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £22.19k £41.68k £40.44k £50.02k
Total expenditure £18.23k £26.93k £46.69k £47.49k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £9.70k £13.80k £19.00k £17.98k

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 27 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 27 October 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2024 11 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 11 January 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 20 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 20 October 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 July 2022 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Dec 2020 as amended on 06 Feb 2024 as amended on 06 Feb 2024

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE LIVING IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS, FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION AND PROMOTION OF CREATIVE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SEWING WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Contact information

Address:
1 FOUNTAIN LANE
HASLINGFIELD
CAMBRIDGE
CB23 1LT
Phone:
07801 565415
Email:
info@sewpositive.org
Website:

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