PEOPLE POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES
Direct access hostels; youth services;floating support services;prison link worker scheme;mental health supported housing; advice services for young people; job seeking support young people;housing young people; street outreach;adults chronic exclusion work;education services;
Objects
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS;THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH; ANDTHE RELIEF AND CARE OF THE POOR INCLUDING THE HOMELESS AND SOCIALLY EXCLUDED PERSONS
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total support costs for the year ended 31 March 2025 were £37,605,550, an increase from £34,740,223 in the prior year. Salaries and pension costs constituted the largest portion of these expenses, rising from £18,755,965 to £20,129,678. The document does not disclose unrestricted reserves or a reserves policy, nor does it mention any financial difficulties or going concern issues.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 106
- Government income: £20,870,884 — contracts £19,645,548 (63), grants £1,225,336 (53); 53% of the £39,119,840 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 11 (£60,001–£70,000: 4; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 2; £110,001–£120,000: 1; £130,001–£140,000: 1)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 233
- Government income: £21,252,966 — contracts £19,409,069 (63), grants £1,843,897 (46); 58% of the £36,356,179 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 5 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 225
- Government income: £17,669,988 — contracts £15,976,071 (68), grants £1,693,917 (56); 57% of the £30,834,116 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 7 (£60,001–£70,000: 3; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £90,001–£100,000: 1; £120,001–£130,000: 1)
- Has a trading subsidiary
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 02495423 · Financial health read from its filings
Company officers (Companies House)
- HUGHES, Sheridan Jane Corinne on trustee list
- HART, Samantha Kay on trustee list
- MOY, Gill Anne on trustee list
- SHIRAJI, Omid on trustee list
- MORRIS, David James on trustee list
- BOWLEY, Richard John on trustee list
- APPLEBY, Sarah Helen on trustee list
- THOMAS, Yvonne Mary on trustee list
- SCOTT, Nancy on trustee list
- COCK, William Richard John on trustee list
- HACKETT, Adam Jonathan Patrick on trustee list
- BUCKLER, Jack Michael, Mr.
Public-sector contracts awarded
| Buyer | Contract | Awarded | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham City Council | CPU7231 – Framework for Community Based Support and Accommodation Based Services for homeless people (and those at risk of homelessness) | — | — |
| Nottingham City Council | CPU7231 – Framework for Community Based Support and Accommodation Based Services for homeless people (and those at risk of homelessness) | — | — |
| Gloucestershire County Council | Community and Accommodation Based Support Framework call off | — | — |
| NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board | Live Life High Intensity User and Social Prescribing (Milton Keynes) | — | — |
| Milton Keynes City Council | Milton Keynes City Council Mental Health Pathway Framework | — | — |
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (22/11/2023)
- Received assets from another charity (14/07/2020)
Trustees
- Adam Jonathan Patrick Hackettchair
- David James Morris
- Gill Anne Moy
- Nancy Scott
- Omid Shiraji
- Richard John Bowley
- Samantha Kay Hart
- Sarah Helen Appleby
- Sheridan Jane Corinne Hughes
- William Richard John Cock
- Yvonne Mary Thomas
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £39.1m | £37.7m |
| 31/03/2024 | £36.4m | £34.8m |
| 31/03/2023 | £30.8m | £29.8m |
| 31/03/2022 | £29.7m | £26.8m |
| 31/03/2021 | £32.1m | £27.8m |
Common questions
Is PEOPLE POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total support costs for the year ended 31 March 2025 were £37,605,550, an increase from £34,740,223 in the prior year. Salaries and pension costs constituted the largest portion of these expenses, rising from £18,755,965 to £20,129,678. The document does not disclose unrestricted reserves or a reserves policy, nor does it mention any financial difficulties or going concern issues. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.
Who funds PEOPLE POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PEOPLE POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES as a grant recipient include THE GROVE TRUST, UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation, THE CHILDHOOD TRUST, The Aurelia Foundation, THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION.
Known funders
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater London Authority | 01/01/2020 | £110k | People Potential Possibilities, operating as P3, delivered by London division Rugby Portobello Trust |
| UK government | 20/12/2018 | £10k | Building Connections Fund - Community Spaces |
| Sport England | 19/09/2018 | £11k | Sports Hall Refurbishment |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/05/2013 | £10k | P3 Speakers' Corner |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/10/2009 | £6k | Building Bridges |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 31/08/2008 | £28k | Transfer of MK/1/010170394 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/08/2007 | £10k | P3's Big Day Out |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/04/2007 | £10k | Mosaic Project |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| FRIMLEY FUEL ALLOTMENTS CIO | 1 | £43k |
| THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST | 1 | £33k |
| THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| CHOBHAM POOR ALLOTMENTS | 1 | £10k |
| THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY | 1 | £8k |
| THE WISLEY FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| THE ARCHER TRUST | 1 | £5k |
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- AGE CONNECTED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEOPLE POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES | £39.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE HOPE HUB | £647k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COMMUNITY CARE OPTIONS | £705k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE | £525k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PEOPLE IN ACTION | £11.4m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS | £491k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |