# POSITIVE AIDS FOR KIDS (PAKS)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1198821
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** May 4, 2022
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1198821


## Contact

- **Address:** HAYWOLD HOUSE, NORTH DALTON, DRIFFIELD
- **Postcode:** YO25 9EN
- **Phone:** 07477573321
- **Email:** sarahruane@btinternet.com
- **Website:** https://www.itsapakthing.com



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** The charity provides support, meetings, family fun days and funding for specialist equipment to families with children that have Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy on an individual case basis.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2219 | £830 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £796 | £5292 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £14160 | £6640 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Sarah sherman** (Chair) — appointed April 1, 2022
- Alan Ruane — appointed April 1, 2022
- Joanne Butterfield — appointed May 28, 2023
- Linda Atkinson — appointed July 4, 2022