Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 15

BALLATER (RD) LIMITED

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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	£98,888	£86,550	£139,740	£163,963	£174,617	£194,814
Total spending	£74,715	£71,389	£81,962	£175,537	£151,295	£211,433
Surplus/deficit	£24,173	£15,161	£57,778	-£11,574	£23,322	-£16,619

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Established: 27 years

www.royal-deeside.org.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Community services

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Where it operates

Aberdeenshire

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Scottish Government	£36,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£7,000
Co-Operative Group	£3,141

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Ballater & Crathie Coronation Celebrations 2023 per Ballater (Royal Deeside) Ltd
£7,000	23/03/2023	This group will use the funding to support a programme of events to celebrate the coronation for everyone in Ballater.
Scottish Government - Ballater (Rd) Limited
£16,000	10/02/2021	Detailed description not provided.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to BRD Ltd
£3,141	24/10/2020	We will support the repair of Cambus O'May Suspension Bridge to re-connect the walking and cycle paths over the River Dee.
Scottish Government - Ballater (RD) Ltd
£20,000	22/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ballater Royal (Deeside) Limited
£4,168	19/11/2018	To enhance the Seven Bridges Walk, we want to create a footpath on South Dee Side Road, making the experience both pleasant and safer.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (9)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 36-77

ALLUM, Helen Catherine
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Company Director

BRAID, William Rollo
Appointed: 2018
Occupation: Consultant Engineer

BURROWS, John
Appointed: 2014
Occupation: Retired

FRANKS, Philippa Clare
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Teacher

FRIMSTON, Richard Martin
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Retired

LAWSON, Bruce Watt
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Retired Chartered Engineer

NICOLL, Carole
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Retired

PEACOCK, Paul Scott
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Retired

RIDDOCH, Ray Christopher
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 24/04/1997, number: SC026254
Registered at Companies House on 17/01/1997, number: SC171506

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Ballater (Rd) Ltd, Park House, Anderson Road, Ballater, Aberdeenshire, AB35 5QW

Objectives

To provide within the Community (Ballater, Crathie and Dinnet) recreational facilities, or organise recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. To advance environmental protection and improvement in the Community (Ballater, Crathie and Dinnet) through the provision, maintenance, and/or improvement of public open space, other public amenities and other environmental and regeneration projects (subject to the appropriate safeguards to ensure that the public benefits so arising clearly outweigh any private benefit thereby conferred on private landowners). To advance the arts and culture of the Community (Ballater, Crathie and Dinnet). To advance education and in particular to promote opportunities for learning, training and skills development for the benefit of the residents of the Community (Ballater, Crathie and Dinnet), particularly for young people and the unemployed, and with particular reference to skills which will assist the participants in obtaining paid employment within the Community. To promote social inclusion among the residents of the Community (Ballater, Crathie and Dinnet) . To advance citizenship and/or community development (including promotion of civic responsibility and the promotion of the voluntary sector and/or the effectiveness or efficiency of charities). To promote, establish, operate and/or support other similar schemes and projects of acharitable nature for the benefit of the Community (Ballater, Crathie and Dinnet).

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