# POSITIVE EAST

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1001582
- **Other names:** THE GLOBE CENTRE (CITY AND EAST LONDON) LIMITED, THE GLOBE CENTRE(TOWER HAMLETS) LIMITED, POSITIVE EAST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Jan. 18, 1991
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1001582


## Contact

- **Address:** THE STEPNEY CENTRE, 159 MILE END ROAD, LONDON
- **Postcode:** E1 4AQ
- **Phone:** 02077919307
- **Email:** talktome@positiveeast.org.uk
- **Website:** www.positiveeast.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.1 THE PROMOTION OF THE BETTER HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH AND AFFECTED BY HIV AND COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY HIV.  THE PROMOTION AND PREVENTION OF HIV TRANSMISSION AND SEXUAL HEALTH PROMOTION TO THE PUBLIC.  BOTH THESE OBJECTS ARE TO BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE PROVISION OF HIV AND SEXUAL HEALTH PROGRAMMES AND MATERIALS, CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES, CLINICAL SERVICES, ADVICE, INFORMATION AND ADVOCACY.3.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF ANY PERSON SUFFERING FROM ANY INFECTION, DISEASE OR CONDITION UNDER ARTICLE 3.1 OR THEIR FAMILIES, PARTNERS OR DEPENDENTS.3.3 TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT AND BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO AIDS, HIV, SEXUAL HEALTH AND OTHER ILLNESSES OR CONDITIONS AND DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.3.4 THE SUPPORT OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS ESTABLISHED WITH SIMILAR OBJECTS.

**Activities:** A HOLISTIC RANGE OF SERVICES THAT ENABLES PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV TO PROMOTE THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING, SUPPORT SELF MANAGEMENT AND REGAIN THEIR INDEPENDENCE. THIS IS DONE THROUGH ADVICE, SUPPORT GROUPS AND TRAINING. ADDITIONALLY WE RUN PREVENTION PROGRAMMES TO PROMOTE TESTING AND SAFER SEX PRACTICES TO REDUCE ONWARD INFECTION. THIS IS DONE FROM OUR BASE IN EAST LONDON.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin



## Areas of operation

- Barking And Dagenham
- City Of London
- Hackney
- Havering
- Newham
- Redbridge
- Tower Hamlets
- Waltham Forest



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1930134 | £1882051 | £1393988 | 30 |
| March 31, 2024 | £2498476 | £1784371 | £1345905 | 30 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1842889 | £1787102 | £631799 | 32 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1590315 | £1532868 | £575832 | 26 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1426236 | £1357333 | £518571 | 23 |



## Trustees

- **Sarah Malcolm Shearer** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 6, 2016
- Christine Ansell — appointed Oct. 10, 2024
- David Blackburn — appointed Oct. 10, 2024
- David Wood — appointed Dec. 1, 2022
- Devina Paul — appointed Sept. 1, 2022
- Ijeoma Ajibade — appointed May 21, 2025
- Joanne Goodrich — appointed May 21, 2025
- REBECCA WILKINS — appointed May 10, 2011
- Udey Chowdhury — appointed July 29, 2024


