Registered charity (CIO) · Driffield
Positive Aids for Kids (Paks)
Positive Aids for Kids (Paks) is a registered charity (number 1198821) based in Driffield, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Sarah Sherman since 2022. Latest income £2k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 11th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £2k (2025)
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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
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.itsapakthing.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2022
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2k£830
- 2024£796£5k
- 2023£14k£7k
Income trend, 2023 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN THROUGHOUT ENGLAND DIAGNOSED WITH CONGENITAL MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS BY OPERATING A SUPPORT GROUP, SIGNPOSTING SERVICES AND BY THE AWARD OF GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FUND THE PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT, OTHER ITEMS AND FUN DAY TRIPS AND EXPERIENCES TO RELIEVE ISOLATION.
Grants received
1 grant · £10,000 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 · £10,000
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Sarah Sherman Chair since 2022
- Alan Ruane since 2022
- Joanne Butterfield since 2023
- Linda Atkinson since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Sarah Sherman Chair since 2022
- Alan Ruane since 2022
- Joanne Butterfield since 2023
- Linda Atkinson since 2022
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
- 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
- 1198821
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 May 2022
- Contact on the register
- 07477573321 · sarahruane@btinternet.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 11th 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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