Registered charity · Coventry
Positive Youth Foundation
Positive Youth Foundation is a registered charity (number 1145284) based in Coventry, governed by 7 trustees and chaired by John Joseph Kiely since 2022. Latest income £1.5m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £1.5m (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Coventry City
- Website
- www.positiveyouthfoundation.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Positive Youth Foundation
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.5m£1.5m
- 2024£1.5m£1.4m
- 2023£1.3m£1.3m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.2m£1.1m
- 2021£860k£816k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 26%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3. THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(A) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH MEMBERS OF COMMUNITIES, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE MIDLANDS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COVENTRY WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF SUCH PEOPLE AND ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING A NETWORK GROUP THAT ENABLE AND ENCOURAGES MEMBERS OF COMMUNITIES PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, IN THE MIDLANDS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO COVENTRY TO PARTICIPATE MORE EFFECTIVELY IN THEIR COMMUNITY USING CULTURAL PROGRAMMES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ART AND MUSIC, EDUCATIONAL AND SPORTING PROGRAMMES AS A MEANS OF GETTING PEOPLE TO TAKE PART IN JOINT ACTIVITY, IN PARTICULAR AMONG SOCIALLY OR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, ADVOCACY MENTORING AND SUPPORT.(B) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH: (I) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (II) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING PHYSICAL EDUCATION.(D) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. (E) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THOSE INVOLVED IN CHARITABLE YOUTH WORK BY:I. PROVIDING AND PROMOTING TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO THOSE INVOLVED IN CHARITABLE YOUTH WORK;II. PROMOTING THE POSITIVE SOCIAL VALUE OF YOUTH WORK AND ITS EFFECTS ON SOCIAL MOBILITY;III. REPRESENTING THE VIEW OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND YOUTH WORKERS AND;IV. EDUCATING AND SUPPORTING THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CORPORATE ORGANISATIONS ABOUT THE ROLE AND VALUE OF YOUTH WORK IN RELATION TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POLICY?
Grants received
41 grants · £2,572,967 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £924,968 (5 grants)
- Youth Music · £401,704 (3 grants)
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £286,000 (5 grants)
- Comic Relief · £234,137 (3 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £128,838 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- John Joseph Kiely Chair since 2022
- Andrew Laird Jack since 2015
- Anna Christina Gallagher since 2025
- Asif Takolia since 2026
- Carl Binns since 2022
- Cory Michael Lee Barrett since 2021
- Vincent Patrick Mayne since 2012
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew Laird Jack since 2015
- Vincent Patrick Mayne since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Andrew Laird Jack since 2015
- Anna Christina Gallagher since 2025
- Asif Takolia since 2026
- Carl Binns since 2022
- Cory Michael Lee Barrett since 2021
- Vincent Patrick Mayne since 2012
Portfolio (1)
- John Joseph Kiely Chair since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
7.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 8.9 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1145284
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 APR 2011AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03/01/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 02 MAY 2019
- Companies House
- Company number 07613299 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02476791191 · info@positiveyouthfoundation.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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