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Sew Positive

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1192682
Status
Registered
Registered
Dec. 7, 2020
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
1 FOUNTAIN LANE
HASLINGFIELD
CAMBRIDGE
CB23 1LT

Contact

Activities

Sew Positive tackles health inequalities and social exclusion in Cambridge - the UK's most unequal city. Our goal is engaged communities of adults and families, using creative sewing, upcycling and mending to improve creativity, mental or physical health and togetherness in a circular economy. Services include Men's Hems, Sewcialise and Social Prescribing for Increased Self-Management of Health.

Objects: To Promote Social Inclusion For The Public Benefit By Preventing People Living In Cambridgeshire And Surrounding Areas, From Becoming Socially Excluded, Relieving The Needs Of Those People Who Are Socially Excluded And Assisting Them To Integrate Into Society, Particularly, But Not Exclusively, Through The Provision And Promotion Of Creative Activities Including, But Not Limited To, Sewing Workshops And Community Groups.for The Purpose Of This Clause ‘socially Excluded’ Means Being Excluded From Society, Or Parts Of Society, As A Result Of One Of More Of The Following Factors: Unemployment; Financial Hardship; Youth Or Old Age; Ill Health (physical Or Mental); Substance Abuse Or Dependency Including Alcohol And Drugs; Discrimination On The Grounds Of Sex, Race, Disability, Ethnic Origin, Religion, Belief, Creed, Sexual Orientation Or Gender Re-Assignment; Poor Educational Or Skills Attainment; Relationship And Family Breakdown; Poor Housing (that Is Housing That Does Not Meet Basic Habitable Standards; Crime (either As A Victim Of Crime Or As An Offender Rehabilitating Into Society).

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Recreation
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Cambridgeshire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £50,020 £47,494
March 31, 2024 £40,442 £46,691
March 31, 2023 £41,677 £26,925
March 31, 2022 £22,187 £18,227

Trustees

Name Appointed
Alison Heron May 12, 2022
Alison Pritchard Dec. 16, 2025
Elke Heidrun Taylor Feb. 16, 2026
Jane Webber Feb. 6, 2024
Joseph Barker-Sherry July 24, 2024
Judi Coe May 12, 2022
Karin Read Feb. 6, 2024
Theodoros Panagiotidis Dec. 16, 2025