Registered charity (CIO) · Taunton
Positive Aims
Positive Aims is a registered charity (number 1178129) based in Taunton, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Gerald Henry Hargrave since 2018. Latest income £22k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £22k (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
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training
- Where
- Somerset
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£22k£24k
- 2024£25k£30k
- 2023£27k£22k
Earlier years
- 2022£13k£13k
- 2021£16k£12k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 52%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
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.
Grants received
2 grants · £2,920 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
- Somerset Community Foundation · £2,920 (2 grants)
Most recent
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Gerald Henry Hargrave Chair since 2018
- Helen Robinson-Peers since 2018
- Jo-Anne Mote since 2025
- Paula Christine Fevin since 2018
- Sharon Anita Koppa since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Gerald Henry Hargrave Chair since 2018
- Helen Robinson-Peers since 2018
- Paula Christine Fevin since 2018
- Sharon Anita Koppa since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Gerald Henry Hargrave Chair since 2018
- Helen Robinson-Peers since 2018
- Jo-Anne Mote since 2025
- Paula Christine Fevin since 2018
- Sharon Anita Koppa since 2018
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
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
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1178129
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 26 Apr 2018
- Contact on the register
- 01984633351
- 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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