Finance Score: -9

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -4
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs high: -3

Dynamic board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -6

PROJECT POSSIBLE

Project Possible is a Christian charity that provides the spark for overlooked people to get their poverty fighting ventures off the ground. We work through local partners globally to establish small spark projects that provide funds and mentoring to turn their ideas into reality. Undergirding these ventures we run hands on early-stage nurturing projects providing skills training and education.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,694,567 available, equivalent to 45 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£519	£723	£-204	£86	£2,719	£2,695	44.7	10	0
31/03/22		£469	£861	£-392	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£706	£1,303	£-597	£127	£3,395	£3,379	31.1	9	3
31/03/20		£638	£841	£-202	£118	£3,412	£3,382	48.3	9	7
31/03/19		£569	£909	£-341	£77	£3,911	£3,857	50.9	8	8
31/03/18		£4,635	£1,010	£3,625	£68	£4,223	£4,159	49.4	8	0
31/03/17		£637	£893	£-256	£84	£576	£486	6.5	8	0
31/03/16	*	£729	£869	£-140	£63	£832	£730	10.1	4	0
31/03/15		£558	£879	£-321	£59	£971	£855	11.7	4	0
31/03/14		£762	£685	£77	£56	£1,292	£1,187	20.8	4	0
31/03/13		£778	£669	£108	£60	£1,215	£1,126	20.2	3	0
31/03/12		£744	£566	£178	£56	£1,107	£1,004	21.3	3	0
31/03/11		£768	£625	£142	£16	£928	£828	15.9	2	0
31/03/10		£1,184	£581	£602	£14	£786	£684	14.1	2	0
31/03/09		£597	£609	£-13	£12	£184	£176	3.5	0	0
31/03/08		£662	£736	£-73	£17	£196	£189	3.1	0	0
05/04/07		£635	£595	£40	£21	£270	£260	5.2	0	0
05/04/06	*	£639	£566	£73	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/05		£400	£448	£-48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/04	*	£445	£429	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 25.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 15%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 10%
Liabilities/Income: 56%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 44.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2

Asset Split ?

Established: 26 years

www.projectpossible.org.uk

office@projectpossible.org.uk

01494433170

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social & legal advocacy

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations

Where it operates

Bangladesh, Bolivia, Buckinghamshire, Cameroon, Chad, Congo (Democratic Republic), Ecuador, India, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan, South Africa, Uganda,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

10 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Department for Transport - EVHS / Home Chargers 21/2846
£700	01/04/2021	Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS) refers to a government grant for electric car home chargers, provided by the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV).

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 54-73

ILLIA DJADI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Advocacy Officer

JONATHAN MICHAEL GOLDTHORPE (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Accountant

ANTONY MARK HOUGHTON Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

ANDREW ROBERT PATTERSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Minister Of Religion, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREAT CHESHAM,

KAYE LORRAINE LILLYCROP Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired G.P.

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/05/1998, number: 1069608
Registered at Companies House on 10/03/1998, number: 03524732

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR06: 39 days late, AR04: 20 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE ACORN FOUNDATION on 05/11/2019

Main office

3 MANOR COURTYARD
HUGHENDEN AVENUE
HIGH WYCOMBE
HP13 5RE

Objectives

MAINTENANCE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT AND FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY NOT FALLING UNDER ANY OF THE PRECEDING HEADS OF THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE WORLDWIDE

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