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Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -8 ?

THE ARRAN ACCESS TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

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

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 30/09/17 30/09/18 30/09/19 30/09/20 30/09/21 30/09/22 30/09/23
Total income £78,335 £122,006 £151,083 £40,770 £25,172 £19,565 £69,800
Total spending £55,803 £109,029 £134,707 £61,430 £48,663 £47,782 £67,735
Surplus/deficit £22,532 £12,977 £16,376 -£20,660 -£23,491 -£28,217 £2,065
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Established: 25 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • The provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: North Ayrshire
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
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Arran Access Trust
£796 02/07/2020
Annual Donation
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Arran Access Trust
£413 17/07/2019
Annual Donation
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Arran Access Trust
£350 24/07/2018
an annual donation.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 58-75
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 14/05/1999, number: SC029027
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/05/1999, number: SC196243
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Arran Community & Voluntary Service, Park Terrace, Lamlash, Isle Of Arran, KA27 8NB

Objectives

To conserve and preserve for the benefit of the public the natural heritage and environment of the Islands of Arran, Holy Island and Pladda.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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