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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

ISLE MARTIN TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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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
Total income £25,210 £27,345 £32,635 £20,067 £68,181 £10,116
Total spending £18,825 £32,046 £38,287 £28,833 £59,177 £16,500
Surplus/deficit £6,385 -£4,701 -£5,652 -£8,766 £9,004 -£6,384
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Established: 25 years

www.islemartin.org

Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It does none of these
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • 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? ?

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 Community Fund - Reopening Isle Martin
£6,500 19/05/2021
The group will use funding for repairs accommodation improvements and running costs for the reopening of the Isle of Martin a community owned island.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Isle Martin Trust
£1,500 10/12/2018
To fund the costs of a part-time apprentice archaeologist.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Isle Martin Trust
£1,500 29/03/2017
6
to contribute towards the salary costs of the Access Officer, office rent, travel, training and purchasing equipment/laptop.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Isle Martin Trust
£10,000 27/03/2017
SSB Isle Martin Heritage Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 44-75
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 23/04/1999, number: SC028934
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/04/1999, number: SC195769
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

28 Argyle Street, Ullapool, Ross-shire, IV26 2UB

Objectives

(a) to advance the education of the public about Isle Martin, its history, flora and fauna, the culture of its former inhabitants and associated heritage. and (b) to preserve for the benefit of the public the flora, fauna and wildlife of the Island.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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