PEOPLE POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES

Registered charity 703163 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as P3, P3 THE SOCIAL INCLUSION CHARITY, THE GOOD SHEPHERD TRUST, The Rugby Portobello Trust

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

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Erewash, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of THE RUGBY PORTOBELLO TRUST (charity 1100143) — merger registered 26/07/2021.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£39.1m
Latest spending
£37.7m
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England; Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — P3 Charity (People Potential Possibilities) (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

Property (HM Land Registry)

154 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (91 freehold); recorded price paid £13.0m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: People Potential Possibilities — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 26/11/2015.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (4,580 followers) · instagram (1,093 followers)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£39.1m
Total spending
£37.7m
Cost of raising funds
£123k
Reserves (reported)
£14.8m
Employees
838

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.7%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
Young K&CFY2022Unverified read£275kHoliday Activities and Food
THE GROVE TRUSTFY2023£54kFuture Leaders programme
UBS UK Donor-Advised FoundationFY2020£50kCharitable activities
THE RORY AND ELIZABETH BROOKS FOUNDATIONFY2026Unverified read£50k
UBS UK Donor-Advised FoundationFY2020£45kCharitable activities
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2024£30k
UBS UK Donor-Advised FoundationFY2021£25k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2022£25k
The Aurelia FoundationFY2022£21k
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2024£17kReducing Education Inequalities portfolio
THE KILROOT FOUNDATIONFY2023£11k
THE KILROOT FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE LINDER FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kGeneral Charitable Causes
THE RORY AND ELIZABETH BROOKS FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUSTFY2022£10k
THE LINDER FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kGeneral Charitable Causes
THE KILROOT FOUNDATIONFY2024£8k
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£5kthe P3 Play Avondale - Summer Holiday Play Centre
The Aurelia FoundationFY2023£5k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5kSports facilities
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2023Unverified read£3k
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2022£2kGrenfell Community Development Fund
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2024£1kCommunity Spirit Fund
THE TDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£1kOngoing project payment
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£760Charitable donations
CHESTERTONS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONFY2021£500prize money in a competition
CHESTERTONS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATIONFY2022£500
HOUSING THE HOMELESS CENTRAL FUNDFY2025£200
HOUSING THE HOMELESS CENTRAL FUNDFY2024£200
MARISTOW CHARITYFY2025amount not stated
MARISTOW CHARITYFY2024amount not stated
Young K&CFY2024amount not statedGeneral Grant

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Greater London Authority01/01/2020£110kPeople Potential Possibilities, operating as P3, delivered by London division Rugby Portobello Trust
UK government20/12/2018£10kBuilding Connections Fund - Community Spaces
Sport England19/09/2018£11kSports Hall Refurbishment
The National Lottery Community Fund02/05/2013£10kP3 Speakers' Corner
The National Lottery Community Fund23/10/2009£6kBuilding Bridges
The National Lottery Community Fund31/08/2008£28kTransfer of MK/1/010170394
The National Lottery Community Fund20/08/2007£10kP3's Big Day Out
The National Lottery Community Fund11/04/2007£10kMosaic Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HOPE HUB.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PEOPLE POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES£39.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE HOPE HUB FY2026£647k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY CARE OPTIONS FY2025£705k—0unclear—no doubt
YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE FY2026£525k—0unclear—no doubt
PEOPLE IN ACTION FY2025£11.4m——unclear—no doubt
YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS FY2025£491k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.