ENABLE Glasgow

What ENABLE Glasgow does

ENABLE Glasgow is a registered Scottish charity (OSCR No. SC021077) and member of the national ENABLE Scotland network, founded in 1954 as a campaigning organisation. It supports adults with learning disabilities and their carers in and around Glasgow through three operational pillars: supported living services, the Fortune Works social enterprise, and a community-based social programme. Governance is provided by a voluntary Management Committee chaired by Janet MacGregor MBE, with Colin Menabney as Chief Executive Officer; the organisation is regulated by the Care Inspectorate, OSCR, and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), and holds ISO 9001 quality management certification.

The supported living portfolio comprises Esmond Street Advanced Support Service (22 ensuite rooms in Yorkhill), Balshagray Service (24-hour care for 20 adults in Broomhill), and a housing support service for six individuals. Fortune Works, a wholly-owned social enterprise founded in 1960 and based in Drumchapel, provides meaningful economic participation for up to 120 individuals through contracting services (packing, collation, light fabrication, sample preparation, mail preparation, and assembly), horticultural operations with an on-site garden centre, a handcrafted product range sold online via a SumUp store, and The Works Diner catering facility created in 2018. The social programme includes recurring clubs (Ledgowan Tuesday Club, Wednesday Karaoke Club, Thursday Lunch Club, Monthly Carers Lunch Club), the Glasgow Buddies befriending project, and event-based activities.

Revenue derives from contracted service fees with Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership and Scotland Excel for supported living, Scottish Government and Glasgow City Council grants (including the Glasgow Communities Fund and Glasgow Community Planning Partnership), trading income from Fortune Works contracts and retail/catering operations, member contributions for activities priced at £1.50-£3.00 per session, and donations through JustGiving and events such as the Glasgow Kiltwalk. Recent strategic investment includes the £700,000 Balshagray redevelopment completed in early 2026, the Fortune Flyers football programme with Drumchapel United, and the BBC Scotland-featured Growing Together horticulture initiative. Its website uses HTML5 and CSS built to W3C standards with WCAG 2.0 AA accessibility compliance and is hosted at enableglasgow.org.uk.

Name

ENABLE Glasgow

Legal name

ENABLE Glasgow

Website

https://enableglasgow.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ENABLE Glasgow is a registered Scottish charity (OSCR SC021077) providing supported living services, the Fortune Works social enterprise, and community programmes for adults with learning disabilities and their carers across Glasgow.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Support and Social Care Services

NAICS

Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (62321), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialized Assisted Living for Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities (Adult) (HLADABAJ), Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

Keywords

• Supported living services
• Learning disability support
• Social enterprise
• Community social programmes
• Disability care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Social Enterprise (Fortune Works): Fortune Works social enterprise generates income through contracting services including packing, collation, light fabrication, sample preparation, mail preparation, and assembly work for private and public sector companies. Revenue is reinvested in services for people with learning disabilities.
2. Garden Centre and Horticultural Sales: On-site garden centre sells plants, flowers, shrubs, small trees, vegetables, and Fortune Products. Income supports the service.
3. Fortune Works Diner/Catering: The Works Diner provides affordable lunches and generates income which is reinvested in the service as part of social enterprise activity.
4. Government and Council Funding: Funded by Glasgow Communities Fund, Glasgow Community Planning Partnership, Scottish Government grants, and Glasgow City Council for various programmes including Growing Together project.
5. Donations and Fundraising: Accepts donations through JustGiving platform and conducts fundraising events such as Kiltwalk, with staff and volunteers raising funds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ENABLE Glasgow is a registered Scottish charity providing supported living services, social enterprise opportunities, and community social activities for adults with learning disabilities in Glasgow. Core delivery includes residential supported living at Esmond Street and Balshagray, the Fortune Works social enterprise offering contracts, handcrafted product range, garden centre, and The Works Diner, plus a programme of social clubs and a befriending project. Services are funded through statutory contracts, social enterprise income, government grants, and donations.

Product overview

ENABLE Glasgow is a membership-led charity providing a portfolio of services for adults with learning disabilities in Glasgow. The core offerings include Fortune Works, a social enterprise supporting up to 120 individuals with learning disabilities through economic activities including contracts, handcrafted products, gardens, and catering; Supported Living Services comprising Esmond Street Advanced Support Service and Balshagray Service offering 24-hour care for adults with learning disabilities; and a Social Programme of clubs and befriending services. All services are designed to promote inclusion, personal development, and community participation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fortune Works: ENABLE Glasgow's social enterprise for adults with learning disabilities based in Drumchapel, providing meaningful personal development and economic opportunities. Offers contracting services, gardening, catering (The Works Diner), and social activities.
• Glasgow Buddies
• The Works Diner

Products and services

• Fortune Works Social Enterprise A social enterprise providing meaningful personal development and economic opportunities for up to 120 adults with learning disabilities in Drumchapel, Glasgow. Offers a five-day person-centred programme with training across contracting, gardening, catering, and craft activities, designed for adults with learning disabilities.
• Fortune Works Contract Services Contract services including packing, collation, light fabrication, sample preparation, mail preparation, and assembly delivered by adults with learning disabilities under social enterprise model, for private and public sector companies.
• Fortune Works Handcrafted Product Range Handcrafted products including painted pots, mosaic creations, hand-poured candles, woodwork items, sublimation printing products, and handmade jewellery created by adults with learning disabilities. Products sold in the garden centre shop and online via SumUp store.
• Fortune Works Gardens and Garden Centre Horticultural services including community space maintenance, on-site nursery, garden centre shop (selling plants, flowers, shrubs, small trees, and vegetables), private gardening work, and the Growing Together Initiative for therapeutic horticulture, open to the public Monday to Friday 9am-4pm.
• Fortune Works Diner (The Works Diner) On-site catering facility providing affordable lunches, training in catering and food hygiene, and employment opportunities for adults with learning disabilities. Revenue is reinvested in services.
• Esmond Street Advanced Support Service Specialised supported living service in the Yorkhill area providing 22 ensuite living areas for adults with additional needs or older individuals with learning disabilities, offering an alternative to traditional care homes.
• Balshagray Service 24-hour supported living community in the Broomhill area of Glasgow providing care to 20 adults with learning disabilities, with 13 residents in the main house and 7 in more independent tenancies nearby. Subject to a major £700,000 redevelopment completed in early 2026.
• Housing Support & Care at Home Housing support service for six individuals in the Broomhill area of Glasgow, providing individualised support through the Balshagray House team.
• Social Programme (Clubs, Outings and Events) Social activities and clubs including Ledgowan Tuesday Club, Monthly Carers Lunch Club, Wednesday Karaoke Club, Thursday Lunch Club, and various events including dances and annual Bus Run dinner dance. Designed for members with learning disabilities and carers to access community social engagement.
• Glasgow Buddies Befriending Service Befriending project linking students with young people with learning disabilities for inclusive social activities, organised by Glasgow University students with ENABLE Glasgow Social Coordinator support, with monthly meetups and community-based activities at Burnbank Bowling Club.
• ENABLE Glasgow Membership Membership programme enabling access to clubs, outings, social activities, information services, newsletters (10 times per year), and participation in campaigns and general meetings for people with learning disabilities and carers. Part of Scotland's largest membership organisation for people interested in learning disability.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fortune Works supports up to 120 individuals with learning disabilities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Noris Inklusion (Nuremberg, Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2005ENABLE Glasgow has maintained a mutual relationship with Noris Inklusion, their sister organisation in Nuremberg, Germany for over ten years. They have conducted mutual visits, staff exchanges, and shared ideas for service development. The partnership is supported by Glasgow City Council and Stadt Nuremberg. This connection aligns with Nuremberg being Glasgow's twin city.
• Drumchapel UnitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFortune Works partnered with Drumchapel United, one of Scotland's most successful and inclusive amateur football teams, for their Fortune Flyers football programme. This partnership has provided access to better facilities, equipment, and coaching support, and has played an important part in ensuring service users are connected with their local community.
• Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP)coreOthersGlasgow HSCP is responsible for the provision of most social care and Social Work Services in Glasgow. ENABLE Glasgow's supported flats and Fortune Works are subject to contractual arrangements with Glasgow HSCP who request regular updates on service performance.
• Scotland ExcelmajorOthersENABLE Glasgow's Esmond Street and Balshagray House services are subject to contractual arrangements with Scotland Excel who request regular updates on service performance.
• The Advocacy ProjectmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Advocacy Project provides advocacy services to people with learning disabilities in Glasgow. ENABLE Glasgow works with them on various initiatives.
• Care InspectoratecoreOthersCare Inspectorate is Scotland's national regulatory agency that registers and inspects care and support services. ENABLE Glasgow's supported living services are registered with Care Inspectorate who inspect services annually.
• OSCR (Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator)coreOthersENABLE Glasgow is a registered charity in Scotland, No. SC021077. OSCR regulates charities in Scotland to ensure they run properly and comply with charity law.
• Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC)majorOthersSupport staff in ENABLE Glasgow's registered services need to be qualified to the appropriate level and registered with SSSC which regulates the social care workforce in Scotland.
• Glasgow City CouncilmajorOthersGlasgow City Council supports ENABLE Glasgow's international connection with Nuremberg and provides funding through Glasgow Communities Fund and Glasgow Community Planning Partnership for various projects.
• Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities (SCLD)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerENABLE Glasgow is linked with SCLD which provides resources including hate crime awareness videos and consultation reports on learning disability policy.
• Enable ScotlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnable Scotland is Scotland's national charity for people with learning disability and their carers. ENABLE Glasgow is part of the ENABLE Scotland network and works on national campaigns together.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• United Response: UK-wide charity providing supported living, personal assistance, and community services for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs. Operating at significantly larger national scale but addressing the same beneficiary population with broadly aligned service categories.
• Community Integrated Care: One of the UK's largest social care providers, delivering supported living and community services for people with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health needs. Directly comparable service mix with much broader geographic scale.
• Lifeways Group: Major UK provider of supported living, residential, and community services for adults with learning disabilities and complex needs. Comparable supported-living service model and regulatory exposure, operating at national scale.
• Hft (learning disability charity): National UK charity supporting people with learning disabilities through supported living, day services, and advocacy. Broad incumbent with overlapping residential and community service offerings and a similar regulated provider profile to ENABLE Glasgow.
• Real Life Options: UK-wide charity providing person-centred supported living for people with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health needs. Broad incumbent offering comparable supported living and community services across multiple UK regions, with similar regulatory requirements.

Direct peers

• ENABLE Scotland: National parent network of which ENABLE Glasgow is a member. Directly comparable because it is the umbrella Scottish membership organisation for people with learning disabilities, sharing governance, brand, campaigning, and operational model.
• The Richmond Fellowship Scotland: Provides supported living, outreach, and community-based services for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs across Scotland. Comparable service portfolio, regulatory framework (Care Inspectorate), and target beneficiaries as ENABLE Glasgow.
• Sense Scotland: Scottish charity supporting people with complex learning disabilities and sensory impairments through supported living and community services. Directly comparable because it operates regulated residential and community services in Scotland for the same beneficiary population.
• Cornerstone (Scotland): Scottish charity providing supported living and personalised care for people with learning disabilities and other support needs. Directly comparable as a Scottish learning disability provider offering residential and community-based support across multiple sites.

Others

• Noris Inklusion (Nuremberg): Sister organisation in Nuremberg, Germany, with which ENABLE Glasgow has maintained a ten-year partnership of mutual visits, staff exchanges, and service development collaboration. Indirect peer - aligned mission and service portfolio for people with disabilities but operates in a different geography (Germany).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/enableglasgow
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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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