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Sew Positive

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1192682CambridgeDisability
Income£64k2026-03-31
Spending£73ksame year
Spent / received97%5-year average
Size in its cause59th pctDisability
Registered2020CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Sew Positive is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in December 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Sew Positive reported income of £64k and spending of £73k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £22k to £64k (+190%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sew Positive sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tehila Trust (£64k), The Wolfpack Project (£64k) and Haqooq Aspire for More (£64k).

Income and spending

£0£18k£37k£55k£73k2022 Income: £22,1872022 Spending: £18,22720222023 Income: £41,6772023 Spending: £26,92520232024 Income: £40,4422024 Spending: £46,69120242025 Income: £50,0202025 Spending: £47,49420252026 Income: £64,3182026 Spending: £73,3852026
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

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.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Tehila TrustWest Yorkshire£64k
The Wolfpack ProjectNottingham£64k
Haqooq Aspire for MoreWest Yorkshire£64k
The Bedford and District Society for People with Learning DisabilitiesBedford£64k