POSITIVE HEALTH (LINCOLNSHIRE)

Registered charity 1091677 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of poverty, sickness and social exclusion of persons living with and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and related infections, substance misuse and poor sexual health. To target the public with information on sexual health, HIV and substance misuse, through relevant campaigns and awareness events, to provide information or support around those issues to people living in Lincolnshire.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION OF PERSONS LIVING WITH AND VULNERABLE TO HIV/AIDS, AND RELATED INFECTIONS, SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND POOR SEXUAL HEALTH. TO ENGAGE IN ANY CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES WHICH MAY LESSEN THE SUFFERING OF SUCH PERSONS, THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS AND CARERS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves were £358,605, which the Trustees consider adequate against a policy target of between one and three months of operational costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £49,380 for the year, funded primarily by a new five-year contract with Greater Lincolnshire Council.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £35k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charles Frederick Whitechair
• Catherine Hughes
• Colin Hinton
• David Cartwright
• Julian Winmill
• Philip John Martinson
• Phillipa Jane Calder

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

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