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Registered charity (CIO) · No. 1178129 · TauntoniSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Positive Aims

Income
£22k
▼ 11.1% on 2024
Expenditure
£24k
▼ 20.0% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
5
6.9y av
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
1
▼ 1 volunteers on 2024
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Overview

Positive Aims's network

5 people5 organisationsi5 listed on the board. 5 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Positive Aims. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

5 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Gerald Henry HargraveChair2018
8 yrs
Helen Robinson-PeersTrustee2018
8 yrs
Jo-Anne MoteTrustee2025
1 yr
Paula Christine FevinTrustee2018
8 yrs
Sharon Anita KoppaTrustee2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board

The board

5 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Gerald Henry HargraveChair2018
8 yrs
Helen Robinson-PeersTrustee2018
8 yrs
Jo-Anne MoteTrustee2025
1 yr
Paula Christine FevinTrustee2018
8 yrs
Sharon Anita KoppaTrustee2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
6.6y
median 8y
Longest tenure
8y
since 2018
Years in governance
7.1y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
0
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
1
of 5 on the board

5 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 5General Charitable Purposes 5

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Positive Aims. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k20252024202320222021£22.19k£6.64k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Positive Aims has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£15.53k£12.72k£27.30k£24.96k£22.19k
Total expenditure£11.69k£13.05k£21.83k£30.10k£24.09k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grants£8.96k£6.64kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Positive Aims has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

On time for the last 4 years. 1 earlier year arrived late.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202531 January 202615 January 202615 January 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202431 January 202523 January 202523 January 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202331 January 202431 January 202431 January 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202231 January 202326 January 202326 January 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202131 January 20222 February 20222 days late2 February 20222 days lateLate by 2 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

2 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 7 November 2019 to 21 July 2022.
Total from published grants
£3k
£2,920
Grants
2
published to 360Giving
Funders
1
distinct funders
Latest grant
Jul 2022
21 July 2022

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

1 funder
FunderGrantsTotalYears
Somerset Community Foundation2£2,9202019 to 2022

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
21 July 2022Somerset Community FoundationSalary and venue costs for group supporting adults with learning disabilities and/or dementia£1,920
7 November 2019Somerset Community FoundationTuesday Club£1,000

Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE SOMERSET AREA, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND LIFE-LONG LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, BY PROMOTING, SUSTAINING AND INCREASING INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF SPECIFIC AREAS OF STUDY, SKILLS AND EXPERTISE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO THOSE THAT ARE VULNERABLE DUE TO MENTAL, PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL DISABILITIES OR IMPAIRMENTS TO HELP DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS TO ENRICH AND ENHANCE THEIR LIVES.

What it does

  • General charitable purposes
  • Education/training

Who it helps

  • Elderly/old people
  • People with disabilities
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides services
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
Local authority: Somerset
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 26 Apr 2018 as filed
Register history
  • 26 April 2018Registered as a charitable incorporated organisation

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Registered
2018

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