Overall GiG Score: 20 ?
Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

MACDOUGALL OF DUNOLLIE PRESERVATION 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
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 26 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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 £36,084 £13,697 £16,890 £183,261 £191,476
Donations & Legacies £8,899 £127,169 £9,475 £13,211
Other Income £173,429 £53,239 £38,812 £2,802
Investment Income £23,634 £19,744 £14,995 £15,553 £12,408
Total income £275,689 £296,380 £273,677 £259,504 £247,173 £445,947
Charitable activities spending £236,631 £303,030 £310,543 £175,677 £346,750
Fundraising costs 10% 16% 11% 1% 8%
Other spending £3,097 £4,295 £2,397 £2,354 £4,509
Total spending £247,900 £352,235 £334,975 £179,300 £238,861 £385,869
Surplus/deficit £27,789 -£55,855 -£61,298 £80,204 £8,312 £60,078
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Other defined groups
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Argyll And Bute

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
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to MacDougall of Dunollie Preservation Trust
£166,917 28/06/2023
Sophy & White: Dunollie Collections Unboxed
Foundation Scotland - Dunollie Links
£1,470 31/10/2022
To fund room hire, lunch, and transport costs for two groups through winter, aimed at reducing social isolation and improving health and wellbeing.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to MacDougall of Dunollie Preservation Trust
£63,300 08/07/2020
COVID19 MacDougall of Dunollie Preservation Trust
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to MacDougall of Dunollie Preservation Trust
£42,300 28/08/2017
Dunollie Museum Castle and Grounds Year-round Trading Resilience Project
Robertson Trust - Towards the salary costs of the Community Engagement Officer
£15,000 30/06/2016
Towards the salary costs of the Community Engagement Officer
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to MacDougall of Dunollie Preservation Trust
£61,200 26/10/2015
Dunollie Castle - Telling The Castle Story

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (10)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Directors: 42-84
  • MACKENZIE, Ann
    Appointed: 2023
    Occupation: Compliance Manager & Company Secretary
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 24/07/1998, number: SC028091
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/03/1998, number: SC184105
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

'Dungrianach', Crannaig A Mhinister, Oban, Oban, Argyll, PA34 4LU

Objectives

3.1 To advance the heritage of the historic castles and property historically belonging to the family of the MacDougalls of Dunollie, Oban, Argyll, hereditary chiefs of the Clan MacDougall and to preserve and retain in Scotland the artefacts, paintings and others also historically belonging to the MacDougalls of Dunollie. 3.2 To advance education through public display and interpretation of historic castles and property historically belonging to the family of the MacDougalls of Dunollie, Oban, Argyll, hereditary chiefs of the Clan MacDougall and to preserve and retain in Scotland the artefacts, paintings and others also historically belonging to the MacDougalls of Dunollie.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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