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POSITIVE VIEW FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1142532 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF THE UK's MOST DISADVANTAGED 16-24 YEAR OLDS LIVING ON LONDON'S MOST DEPRIVED ESTATES - AND IN SE KENT (FOLKESTONE & DOVER).DELIVERING UNIQUE AND INSPIRATIONAL 10-WEEK PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM COURSES THAT EMPOWER THESE HIGHLY VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE - SUPPORTING EACH TO ACHIEVE THE MOTIVATION, SKILLS AND EDUCATION TO MOVE ON TO FURTHER EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT.

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Latest income
£109k
Latest spending
£184k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is no longer financially viable and has ceased activities, resulting in a net deficit of £74,709 for the period. The trustees decided to close the charity after an auction of its inventory failed to attract any bids, leading to the write-off of assets valued at £64,250. Consequently, the total funds carried forward are negative £1,377, reflecting the exhaustion of resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-1k)
“TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD (1,377)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“These financial statements are therefore not prepared on the going concern basis.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: A Positive View Limited
“A Positive View Limited is the trading arm of Positive View Foundation. A Positive View Limited has never actively traded and is registered as a dormant company.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster · Kent · Lambeth · Newham · Southwark · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
29/06/2025£109k£184k
31/12/2023£127k£172k
31/12/2022£203k£198k
31/12/2021£142k£146k
31/12/2020£179k£154k

Common questions

Is POSITIVE VIEW FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is no longer financially viable and has ceased activities, resulting in a net deficit of £74,709 for the period. The trustees decided to close the charity after an auction of its inventory failed to attract any bids, leading to the write-off of assets valued at £64,250. Consequently, the total funds carried forward are negative £1,377, reflecting the exhaustion of resources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds POSITIVE VIEW FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name POSITIVE VIEW FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST, JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50k
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
St Giles & St George07/11/2023£10kGrant to Positive View Foundation
St Giles & St George10/05/2022£10kGrant to Positive View Foundation