DISABILITY POSITIVE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 24 April 2002
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04050994
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £4,198,967
Latest expenditure: £4,080,665
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: SENSION HOUSE, DENTON DRIVE, NORTHWICH, CHESHIRE, CW9 7LU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.disabilitypositive.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

We are Disability Positive. We provide services, opportunities and a voice to people living with disability and long-term health conditions. We have services to help people with everyday life and being part of their local community. We offer advice, help with practical tasks and advocate for people in lots of different situations and we share peoples' experiences to influence positive change.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 16 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,198,967
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,080,665

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 14 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,884,406
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,808,373

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,167,338
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,212,456

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 16 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,726,857
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,492,700

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 22 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £2,353,226
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,203,339

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,198,967
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,080,665
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 1876924
Income From Government Grants: £1,200
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 19

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,884,406
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,808,373
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 1875811
Income From Government Grants: £2,500
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 18

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,167,338
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,212,456
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 1874451
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 40

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,726,857
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,492,700
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 1826370
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 39

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £2,353,226
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,203,339
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 8
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 1944780
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 5035
Income Other Trading Activities: 1433854
Income Charitable Activities: 2603037
Income Investments: 157041
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4198967
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,733,800
Expenditure Other: 1346865
Expenditure Total: 4080665
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 864270
Expenditure Depreciation: 18202
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,212,330
Assets Total Fixed: 586574
Assets Own Use: 586574
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,696,688
Assets Total Liabilities: £372,371
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,910,891
Creditors One Year Total Current: 371718
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 653
Assets Cash: £1,280,674
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1910891
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1910891
Count Employees: 138
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 14 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2266
Income Other Trading Activities: 1293170
Income Charitable Activities: 2474535
Income Investments: 114435
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3884406
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,552,843
Expenditure Other: 1255530
Expenditure Total: 3808373
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 800646
Expenditure Depreciation: 22135
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,208,805
Assets Total Fixed: 549236
Assets Own Use: 549236
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,584,293
Assets Total Liabilities: £340,940
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,792,589
Creditors One Year Total Current: 336371
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 4569
Assets Cash: £1,167,117
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1792589
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1792589
Count Employees: 139
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 169
Income Other Trading Activities: 813930
Income Charitable Activities: 2328097
Income Investments: 25142
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3167338
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,395,438
Expenditure Other: 817018
Expenditure Total: 3212456
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 13280
Expenditure Support Costs: 628733
Expenditure Depreciation: 35334
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,150,962
Assets Total Fixed: 568683
Assets Own Use: 568683
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,642,002
Assets Total Liabilities: £494,129
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,716,556
Creditors One Year Total Current: 485644
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 8485
Assets Cash: £1,351,631
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1716556
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1716556
Count Employees: 89
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 57513
Income Other Trading Activities: 262400
Income Charitable Activities: 2279787
Income Investments: 22855
Income Other: 104302
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2726857
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,255,141
Expenditure Other: 237559
Expenditure Total: 2492700
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9868
Expenditure Support Costs: 512669
Expenditure Depreciation: 37662
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,175,120
Assets Total Fixed: 586554
Assets Own Use: 586554
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,501,945
Assets Total Liabilities: £326,825
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,761,674
Creditors One Year Total Current: 326825
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,247,553
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1761674
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1761674
Count Employees: 79
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 5581
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2292845
Income Investments: 29800
Income Other: 25000
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2353226
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,203,339
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2203339
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 529074
Expenditure Support Costs: 529074
Expenditure Depreciation: 37186
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £932,317
Assets Total Fixed: 590274
Assets Own Use: 590274
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,335,904
Assets Total Liabilities: £398,661
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,527,517
Creditors One Year Total Current: 398661
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,088,670
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1519544
Funds Restricted: 7973
Funds Total: 1527517
Count Employees: 69
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire East
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wirral
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Manchester City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bolton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Warrington
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Liverpool City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lancashire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DISABILITY POSITIVE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2002-04-24T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/08/2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 27/10/2003, 19/10/2006,17/05/2007, 16/10/2008, 18/10/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01 DEC 2016 as amended on 20 Dec 2019
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOCIAL MODEL, AMONG DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE OR MAY BE EXCLUDED DUE TO BARRIERS IN SOCIETY (REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF EXCLUSION) BY: MEETING AND FACILITATING THE SUPPORT NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES; PROMOTING AND INCREASING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY, WORK AND/OR VOLUNTEER IN THE COMMUNITY; ASSISTING DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MAKE CHOICES AND ACCESS THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT THEY MAY REQUIRE TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY WITH APPROPRIATE SUPPORT; SUPPORTING AND EMPOWERING DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES SO THAT THEY MAY CARRY OUT SOCIAL ROLES (FOR EXAMPLE, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PARENT, EMPLOYEE, STUDENT, FRIEND AND PARTNER); AND PROMOTING INCLUSION OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND PREVENTING THE EXCLUSION OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 413072
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CHESHIRE DISABILITIES FEDERATION

Charity Name Id: 624364
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Cheshire Centre for Independent Living

Charity Name Id: 413067
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CHESHIRE CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures