Overall GiG Score: 11 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
    • Dynamic board: +3
    • Grant maker support: +8

    POSITIVE FUTURES NORTH LIVERPOOL LIMITED 

    The Charity operates principally in Liverpool, Knowsley Sefton and Wirral for developing the skills of young people upto the age of 25 years. This is done by providing advice and assistance and organising programmes of physical, education and other activities as a means of advancing in life and helpning young people by developing skills.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
    • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
    Established: 12 years

    www.positivefutures.org.uk

    info@positivefutures.org.uk

    01512076003

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    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£705£617£88£0£945£1913.71610
    31/03/22£497£562£-65n/an/an/an/an/a12
    31/03/21£575£504£71£0£922£2916.92410
    31/03/20£690£597£94£0£851£53610.8206
    31/03/19£652£580£72£0£758£54911.41912
    31/03/18£758£693£65£0£686£5128.9200
    31/03/17£525£437£89£0£620£50613.9150
    31/03/16£582£444£139£0£532£1564.290
    31/03/15£402£308£94£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£467£440£27£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£499£414£85£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 1%
    Liabilities/Income: 1%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 20%
    Reserves/Spending: 3.7 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
    Quick Ratio: 40.4
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Economic/Community Development/Employment
    • Education/Training
    • Recreation
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    Who works here?
    • 16 employees
    • 10 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, Wirral,

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    National Lottery Community Fund£299,995
    DCMS£222,304
    Steve Morgan Foundation£69,000
    Comic Relief£24,720
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Ways to Wellbeing
    £2,500 01/03/2023
    To deliver weekly physical activity sessions to young people. To provide wellbeing walks to 14 young people during school summer holidays on a weekly basis.
    Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Positive Futures, North Liverpool
    £69,000 27/09/2022
    2 years funding for the Family Support Worker role
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £36,813 09/09/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
    Comic Relief - Positive Futures Liverpool Recovery Funding
    £24,720 23/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 Recovery funding
    National Lottery Community Fund - V.O.S.S
    £299,995 27/02/2020
    35
    The Voluntary Sector Outreach and Support Service is a consortium of 3 youth charities. The funding will enable VOSS to continue delivering a range of youth provision. VOSS is focused on supporting ....more
    DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
    £92,745 01/04/2019
    .
    DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
    £92,745 01/04/2019
    .
    Comic Relief - Psyched!
    £150,000 28/03/2018
    36
    In North Liverpool, Psyched! will work with young men from some of most multi deprived wards in the UK, where high crime and the temptations of 'belonging' through gangs & drugs are ever present, ....more
    DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
    £92,745 01/05/2017
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    DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
    £92,745 01/05/2017
    The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
    DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
    £92,745 01/05/2017
    The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
    DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
    £69,559 01/05/2017
    The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
    DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
    £69,559 01/05/2017
    The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Voluntary sector Outreach Support Service (V.O.S.S.)
    £471,606 30/11/2016
    36
    This award will fund a new collaborative and coordinated way of working for detached youth workers across Liverpool. It will enable vulnerable and young people at risk to access flexible early help, ....more
    LandAid Charitable Trust - Refurbishment and fit out of charity's new premises
    £40,000 09/12/2014
    Towards the refurbishment and fit out costs of the new charity premises in North Liverpool.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees: 54-74
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/01/2012, number: 1145598
    • Registered at Companies House on 09/05/2011, number: 07626625
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Social media policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    11 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Positive Futures North Liverpool
    Unit B1
    Langham Street Industrial Estate
    Tetlow Way
    Liverpool
    L4 4QS

    Objectives

    1) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.2) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NATIONAL

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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