Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 5

BEANNACHAR LTD

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Established: 37 years

www.beannachar.co.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£1,053,737	£1,025,616	£1,345,338	£1,586,836		£2,026,443
Donations & Legacies	£17,044	£127,865	£114,187	£12,180		£17,978
Other Income				£24,329		£172,901
Investment Income
Total income	£1,070,781	£1,153,481	£1,459,525	£1,623,345	£1,907,465	£2,217,322
Charitable activities spending	£1,134,738	£1,212,284	£1,256,310	£1,546,837		£2,441,101
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£1,134,738	£1,212,284	£1,256,310	£1,546,837	£1,748,665	£2,441,101
Surplus/deficit	-£63,957	-£58,803	£203,215	£76,508	£158,800	-£223,779

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Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Aberdeenshire

Who it helps

People with disabilities or health problems

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant 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 - A Green Transformation for Beannachar Community
£14,709	14/08/2023	To fund repairs to greenhouse and polytunnel to increase food growing, and to purchase electric mower and cargo bike to reduce carbon and facilitate work experience for trainees.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	31/05/2019	Straw Bale Office Community Project
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Beannachar Camphill Community
£5,543	19/11/2018	We want to bring together young adults with learning disabilities and local people to construct a new straw bale building for our charity.
Robertson Trust - Beannachar Training Project
£18,500	27/06/2018	Beannachar Training Project
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Beannachar’s 40th Anniversary Community Project
£30,000	30/05/2018	Coinciding with Beannachar’s 40th anniversary, their training community project will bring together the students (young adults with learning disabilities), staff, volunteers and local ....more Coinciding with Beannachar’s 40th anniversary, their training community project will bring together the students (young adults with learning disabilities), staff, volunteers and local groups/charities to construct an environmentally-friendly straw bale building. The building, comprising a reception, three offices, meeting room, toilet and kitchenette, will support Beannachar to expand future services.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (4)

Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 59-70

BUCHAN, Derek
Appointed: 2024
Occupation: Retired

CARLSON, Jean Marie Fogarty
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Manager Co-Worker

ENTERS, Albertus Cornelis
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Director Technical Consultancy Company

RUPRECHT, Ulrich
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 02/04/1987, number: SC016384
Registered at Companies House on 01/04/1987, number: SC103915

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Beannachar Ltd, South Deeside Road, Banchory - Devenick, Aberdeen, AB12 5YL

Objectives

2.1 The company will promote, advance and further its Charitable Purposes by providing supported accommodation and/or educational and work opportunities to young adults between the ages of 18 -33 years with a disability or other disadvantage with an emphasis on engagement in the natural environment and sustainable development all through and as part of the international Camphill Movement which promotes the development of communities where people with disability or other disadvantage and those that support them, can live, learn, and work with others in healthy social relationships, based on mutual care and respect, taking a holistic approach to physical, social, mental and spiritual wellbeing. 2.2 Nothing in these Articles shall authorise an application of the property of the company for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with any statutory provision regarding the meaning of the word 'charitable' or the words 'charitable purposes' in force in any part of the United Kingdom. 2.3 For the purposes of the Charities Act the following Charitable Purposes are relevant and for the purposes of the Charities Act are the Charitable Purposes identified as applicable from section 7 of the Charities Act: 2.3.1 the advancement of education. 2.3.2 the advancement of citizenship or community development. 2.3.3 the advancement of environmental protection or improvement. and 2.2.4 the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability or other disadvantage. 2.4 For the purposes of the Taxes Acts the provisions set out in articles 2.1 to 2.3 inclusive shall be read together to ensure the Charitable Purposes of the Company are compliant with the Taxes Act.

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