Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 2

Spending falling: -1
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Very static board: -5

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -9

DA GAIRDINS ENVIRONMENT COMPANY

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£17,560	£39,113	£32,501	£6,639	£11,648	£4,113
Total spending	£18,825	£15,389	£7,758	£5,505	£8,002	£6,934
Surplus/deficit	-£1,265	£23,724	£24,743	£1,134	£3,646	-£2,821

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Established: 18 years

www.gairdins.org.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

Purposes

The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Shetland Islands

Who it helps

People with disabilities or health problems
No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Other charities or voluntary bodies

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Purchase Lawn Tractor
£7,000	18/01/2022	This group will use the funding to purchase a sturdy lawn mower with flail attachments to replace the 10 year old machine they currently have.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (4)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 51-75

INKSTER, Robina
Appointed: 2006
Occupation: Horticulturist

ISBISTER, Olaf William
Appointed: 2006
Occupation: Garden Centre Proprietor

REDDING, Andrew David Creighton
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Retired

REID, Ewan
Appointed: 2006
Occupation: Forester

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 26/09/2006, number: SC037500
Registered at Companies House on 21/09/2006, number: SC308956

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Haggersta, Whiteness, Shetland, ZE2 9GJ

Objectives

The objects for which the Company is established are:- For the public benefit in the Shetland Islands:- a) to promote the advancement, improvement and protection of the environment by providing and environmental facility and nature reserve for the people of Shetland and visitors to Shetland by the careful development ans subsequent maintenance of land in and around Sand on west mainland Shetland. b) to promote and advance the education and study of all forms of nature in and around Sand on west mainland Shetland by the creation and subsequent maintenance of gardens, collections of plants, an arboretum and other facilities. c) to promot, preserve and protect all things which are seen to be part of the Shetland way of life, its natural resources and its flora and fauna in particular, but not exclusively, in ways that favour biodiversity.

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