LUNCH POSITIVE

Registered charity 1137186 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LUNCH +

Lunch Positive runs a weekly lunch club & community space for all adults with HIV.The service is delivered by volunteers, provides increased access to good nutrition, a safe and supportive space for people to meet; to find peer support, build supportive networks and reduce social isolation. We signpost & offer advice. The service actively involves members in volunteering and helping activities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£188k
Latest spending
£145k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Lunch Positive operated with a mixed income stream of grants, fundraising, and donations to support its activities. The charity reported a net increase in total funds of £43,334 for the year, with unrestricted cash funds increasing by £7,728. The trustees confirmed that the charity has sufficient resources to continue its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months budgeted operational expenditure and related overheads (held: £149k)
“the level of this fund is based on an average of three months budgeted operational expenditure and related overheads for each financial year.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Lunch Positive (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove · East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£188k£145k
31/05/2024£133k£119k
31/05/2023£112k£132k
31/05/2022£117k£108k
31/05/2021£104k£88k

Common questions

Is LUNCH POSITIVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Lunch Positive operated with a mixed income stream of grants, fundraising, and donations to support its activities. The charity reported a net increase in total funds of £43,334 for the year, with unrestricted cash funds increasing by £7,728. The trustees confirmed that the charity has sufficient resources to continue its operations.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/11/2024£20kHIV Friends Positive
Postcode Lottery30/09/2024£10kUnrestricted Funding
Crowdfunder12/09/2022£5kLocal Action Fund
UK government10/08/2020£5kVSCE CMC Fund
UK government08/07/2020£15kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£10kPositive Times
The National Lottery Community Fund20/05/2015£9kA4A - Lunch Positive - HIV Lunch Club - Reaching Wide
The National Lottery Community Fund28/05/2009£9kLunch Positive