Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Overall weighted support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 12

ARRAN DEVELOPMENT TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/01/19	31/01/20	31/01/21	31/01/22	31/01/23
Total income	£4,080	£31,169	£2,291	£17,974	£23,001
Total spending	£4,053	£33,040	£115,221	£94,921	£3,343
Surplus/deficit	£27	-£1,871	-£112,930	-£76,947	£19,658

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Established: 6 years

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

General Community services

Purposes

The advancement of citizenship or community development
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
The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

North Ayrshire

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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
Foundation Scotland - Rowarden Court Affordable Housing Project
£1,350	17/06/2024 0	To contribute towards vouchers for the new tenants of Rowarden Court, Lamlash, to purchase practical household items and celebrate their new homes.
Foundation Scotland - Project IT Equipment
£2,468	23/05/2023 24	To support the purchase of IT equipment which will aim to expand the capacity of this community organisation.
Foundation Scotland - Project IT Equipment
£5,000	18/05/2023 24	To support the purchase of IT equipment which will aim to expand the capacity of this community organisation.
Foundation Scotland - Emergency Accommodation Project, Blackwaterfoot, Arran
£48,060	22/03/2023 11	To support the development of an emergency housing project on the Isle of Arran.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (8)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 45-75

BONE, Kenneth James
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Farmer

BUCHANAN, James Joseph
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Solicitor

DOBSON, Alastair Matthew
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Managing Director

GUTHRIE, Jonathan Paul
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Consultant

JOHNSTON, Linda May
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Resort Managing Director

MANN, Ronald Morton
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Chartered Accountant

MCKINNON, Peter
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Local Authority Employee

TRACEY, Tom
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 20/06/2018, number: SC048480
Registered at Companies House on 05/01/2017, number: SC553739

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Old Haybarn, Park Terrace, Lamlash, Arran, KA27 8NB

Objectives

The company has been formed for the benefit of the community as defined by postcode district KA27 (“the Community”) with the company’s purposes listed in the Sub-articles hereto (“the Purposes”), to be exercised following the principles of sustainable development (where sustainable development means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs). The company’s purposes are: (1) to provide or advance the accessibility of recreational, facilities, and/or organising recreational activities, which will be available to members of the community and public at large with the object of improving the conditions of life of the community. (2) to advance citizenship or community development, including rural or urban regeneration. (3) to advance environmental protection or improvement including preservation, sustainable development and conservation of the natural environment, the maintenance, improvement or provision of environmental amenities for the community and/or the preservation of buildings or sites of architectural, historic or other importance to the community. But only to the extent that the above purposes are consistent with the main purpose of furthering the achievement of sustainable development.

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