Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs high: -2
No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -3

APPLECROSS TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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:

The Board is predominantly male
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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	£414,803	£472,237	£867,248	£473,359		£748,808
Donations & Legacies	£162,436	£120,342	£155,425	£142,619		£113,194
Other Income		£64,999	£81,809	£316,715		£43,865
Investment Income	£38,371	£36,313	£31,883	£21,274		£49,410
Total income	£615,610	£693,891	£1,136,365	£1,122,815	£1,001,972	£1,168,720
Charitable activities spending	£621,014	£647,450	£689,833	£611,461		£806,448
Fundraising costs	1%	1%	1%	25%	24%	26%
Other spending			£144,750			£180,000
Total spending	£626,300	£654,315	£841,088	£807,345	£964,173	£1,261,502
Surplus/deficit	-£10,690	£39,576	£295,277	£315,470	£37,799	-£92,782

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Established: 32 years

www.applecross.org.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Provides financial or material assistance

Purposes

The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

Highland

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (6)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 61-77

BERTIE, David
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Director

MACDONALD, Alasdair Lamont
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Director

MACDONALD, Arthur Mackenzie
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Crofter

MACPHERSON, Valerie Anne
Appointed: 2017
Occupation: Company Director

MCDIARMID, Kenneth Robert
Appointed: 2005
Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

TAYLOR, Malcolm John
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 04/11/1992, number: SC020693
Registered at Companies House on 28/12/2005, number: SC294897

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Old Bank House, Somerled Square, Portree, Isle of Skye, IV51 9EH

Objectives

The purpose of the Trust shall be to preserve for the public benefit the whole or such part or parts of allecross Estate as shall or may become vested in the Trustees or in respect of which the Trustees shall have any interest. b) To protect and improve the amenities of Applecross Estate for the public benefit d) To Facilitate and encourage at Applecross Estate for the public benefit such activites as shall be for the advanacement of education or in the interests of social welfare.

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