Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

POSSOBILITIES LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
Established: 35 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/17 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £9,108 £22,914
Donations & Legacies £322,243 £381,276 £320,919 £320,607 £259,170
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income £206,469 £331,351 £396,771 £380,202 £351,822 £368,954 £337,662
Charitable activities spending £311,605 £367,726 £361,435 £368,858 £315,889
Fundraising costs 0% 0% 13%
Other spending
Total spending £240,511 £311,605 £367,726 £363,194 £368,954 £351,822 £359,425
Surplus/deficit -£34,042 £19,746 £29,045 £17,008 -£17,132 £17,132 -£21,763
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Glasgow City
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Scottish Government£41,100
National Lottery Community Fund£30,000
Corra Foundation£5,000
The Grocers' Charity£4,900
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2023 Grant - Possobilities
£4,900 07/12/2022
to support a basic life skills programme, including numeracy and literacy, IT skills and basic cookery skills to help disabled beneficiaries manage budgets whilst eating healthy food.
National Lottery Community Fund - Possobilities Attends Learning Scheme (PALS)
£10,000 14/07/2022
This group will use the funding to continue to deliver numeracy and literacy classes to adults with physical and learning disabilities in the Northwest of Glasgow.
National Lottery Community Fund - Leap 2 Possobilities
£10,000 21/06/2021
This group will use the funding to continue to deliver numeracy and literacy classes to adults with physical and learning disabilities in the North West of Glasgow via a blended online and face to ....more
Corra Foundation - Enabling_Neighbourhoods_Fund-21/704
£5,000 17/03/2021
towards the costs associated in delivering activities in your local community.
National Lottery Community Fund - Learning Possobilities
£10,000 10/07/2020
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This group will use the funding to deliver numeracy and literacy classes to adults with physical and learning disabilities in the North West of Glasgow.
Scottish Government - Possobilities Limited
£41,100 15/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Glasgow City Council - Possobilities
£168,409 15/03/2019
Provision of activities, peer support, volunteering opportunities and personal development that aims to enhance quality of life, reduce social exclusion and enable access to information and services. ....more
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/434
£4,500 04/10/2018
Towards the salary of the full-time Development Officer,.
Glasgow City Council - Possobilities
£168,409 07/06/2018
Provision of activities, peer support, volunteering opportunities and personal development that aims to enhance quality of life, reduce social exclusion and enable access to information and services. ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Possobilities Ltd
£80,000 18/01/2018
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over two years towards core costs at a centre for people with disabilities in Possilpark, Glasgow
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Possobilities
£25,000 23/10/2017
Gym equipment for a charity which works with disabled people in Glasgow
Corra Foundation - HDA-17/200
£5,000 08/06/2017
Towards the salary of the full-time Development Co-ordinator.
Robertson Trust - The staffing costs of Possobilities
£45,000 21/03/2017
The staffing costs of Possobilities
National Lottery Community Fund - Disability Community Bus
£45,324 03/12/2014
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (4)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 35-83
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 21/04/1989, number: SC014288
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/06/2002, number: SC232937
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 151 days late, AR18: 81 days late,
Main office

74 Closeburn Street, Possilpark, Glasgow, G22 5ST

Objectives

4 The company’s objects are to: (a) To relieve the need of people who have a disability (the word ‘disability when used in these articles, shall be deemed to include any form of mental and/or physical disability, illness or impairment). (b) To provide in the interests of social welfare facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupation available to people who have need of such facilities by reason of their infirmity or disablement with a view to improving their conditions of life. (c) To relieve unemployment for the public benefit in such ways as may be though fit, including assistance to find employment. (d) To relieve poverty, particularly among people with a disability. (e) To advance education and, in particular, with regard to matters which are relevant to disability and people who have a disability. (f) To promote training in skills of all kinds, particularly such skills as will assist individuals in obtaining paid employment. (g) To promote, establish, operate and/or support other schemes and projects of a charitable nature. (h) To promote and/or provide training in skills of all kinds, particularly such as will assist those who are substantially or permanently disabled by reason of age, ill health, poverty or other identified need or persons who assist those who are substantially or permanently disabled by reason of age, ill health, poverty or other identified need, in pursuing an independent life and their general integration with the community generally.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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