Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

MONTROSE COMMUNITY TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/04/18 30/04/19 30/04/20 30/04/21 30/04/22 30/04/23
Charitable activities £91,237 £103,684 £4,610 £113,363
Donations & Legacies £222,008 £191,301 £23,172 £91,790
Other Income £243,486
Investment Income
Total income £313,245 £246,602 £294,985 £307,799 £306,618 £348,657
Charitable activities spending £240,980 £231,573 £220,551 £37,216
Fundraising costs 7% 55% 10%
Other spending £41,301 £6,892 £9,790 £339,712
Total spending £282,281 £260,363 £260,468 £265,601 £303,606 £376,928
Surplus/deficit £30,964 -£13,761 £34,517 £42,198 £3,012 -£28,271
Established: 13 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of public participation in sport','the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Angus
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','Other defined groups

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Scottish Government£31,100
Foundation Scotland£20,400
National Lottery Community Fund£12,450
National Lottery Heritage Fund£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Summer Soccer School (Free Football - Free Food)
£4,400 17/06/2024
1
To contribute to the costs of providing access to holiday food ad activity schemes for children experiencing food poverty during the 6 weeks of school summer holidays.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Montrose Community Trust Limited
£10,000 28/11/2023
MOSEUM: Memorable MOments
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Montrose Community Trust
£10,000 14/12/2021
11
To fund 'Tackling Health' project; predominantly targeting local men who are at risk of physical and mental health issues and who may be reluctant to reach out to traditional healthcare providers.
Scottish Government - Montrose Community Trust
£10,000 02/12/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Montrose Community Trust
£6,100 05/11/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Montrose Community Trust
£4,000 21/10/2020
3
To facilitate befriending activities primarily for the elderly and men in Montrose, enabling the organisation to reduce social isolation and improve beneficiaries? quality of life by providing small ....more
CAF - Grant to Montrose Community Trust
£2,000 23/04/2020
Grant to Montrose Community Trust to support the organisation through COVID19
Scottish Government - Links Park (Montrose) Community Trust
£15,000 23/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 COMMUNITY ASSIST SCHEME
£4,700 22/04/2020
7
This group will use the funding to offer vital services to their local community in response to the COVID-19 crisis. They will be focusing on distribution of meals from their commercial kitchen ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Montrose Community Trust
£2,000 08/04/2020
To support the costs of Montrose Community Trust?s Community Assist Scheme which is providing Befriending calls, Free Essential Transport, Home Schooling Support, Food Bank Donations, free meals and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - TEENAGE KICKS: STREET FESTIVALS
£7,750 09/10/2019
9
This group will use the funding to run Teenage Kicks a street festival which will be a series of weekend events that will run over ten-months targeting areas of Montrose, Angus. The events are based ....more
Comic Relief - SSRHAP Links Park Community Trust 'Play-Makers' Project
£26,630 18/03/2015
24
In response to concern within the local council about the increasing numbers of young people leaving school with no positive destination, Links Park Community Trust will employ a project worker to ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (4)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 50-73
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 13/05/2011, number: SC042308
  • Notes: Previous name Links Park Community Trust From 13/05/2011 to 27/11/2018
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/04/2011, number: SC398589
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 181 days late,
Main office

Links Park Stadium, Wellington Street, Montrose, Angus, DD10 8QD

Objectives

2.1.1 The advancement of public participation in sport and in particular the sport of football in Scotland. 2.1.2 The advancement of health in Scotland. 2.1.3 The advancement of citizenship or community development and the promotion of civic responsibility, volunteering, equality and diversity in Scotland. 2.1.4 The advancement of education in Scotland. 2.1.5 The provision of recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational activities in Scotland, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended and only in relation to recreational facilities or activities which are: 2.1.5.1 primarily intended for persons who have need of them by reason of their age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage or 2.1.5.2 available to members of the public at large or to male or female members of the public at large 2.1.6 Any other charitable object that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding objects of the company.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving

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