01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC008731
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 199
- Postcode
- ML1 1TT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Potential Living supports people with a range of disabilities to reach their full potential in their local community within either their own tenancy or family home.
Charitable purposes
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- People with disabilities or health problems
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To provide care and support to enable people with learning disabilities and other disabilities or special needs to reach their potential and live a full and active life.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £6,320,403 | £6,258,552 | 199 | 28 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £5,657,874 | £5,417,210 | 199 | 31 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £5,522,388 | £5,413,068 | 199 | 5 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £4,994,990 | £4,903,179 | 199 | 7 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £4,746,946 | £4,659,664 | 199 | 29 September 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- John Thomson House, Glencairn Street, Motherwell, Lanarkshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.potentialliving.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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