Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

OCEAN YOUTH TRUST SCOTLAND 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
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 £389,137 £398,353 £377,403 £83,654 £621,294
Donations & Legacies £410,910 £433,794 £516,210 £341,471
Other Income
Investment Income £2,397 £9,918 £12,762 £9,944 £15,156
Total income £873,289 £905,592 £976,878 £570,355 £693,801 £1,066,608
Charitable activities spending £745,436 £869,860 £848,611 £486,724 £955,224
Fundraising costs 13% 0% 0% 1% 1% 8%
Other spending £6,400 £27,177 £25,690 £3,091
Total spending £860,453 £878,560 £878,702 £515,439 £725,035 £1,041,159
Surplus/deficit £12,836 £27,032 £98,176 £54,916 -£31,234 £25,449
Established: 25 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Social youth organisations
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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 relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Where it operates
  • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Inverclyde
  • This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children or young people

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
BBC Children in Need£28,789
National Lottery Community Fund£18,000
Women's Fund for Scotland£8,160
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Cooking Up A Storm
£8,000 05/07/2022
This organisation will use the funding to pay for ovens on their two sailing vessels. The organisation is based in Greenock Inverclyde.
Women's Fund for Scotland - Empowering Young Women and Girls through Adventures under Sail
£8,160 16/12/2019
20
to contribute towards two employability skills focused residential sailing voyages.
National Lottery Community Fund - SOS: Safety Off Shore
£10,000 11/12/2019
2
This organisation will use the funding to upgrade equipment required for use during their sailing season. The organisation is based in Greenock, Inverclyde.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ocean Youth Trust Scotland
£28,789 19/11/2019
36
Residential sail training voyages during school holidays, for young people who are young carers, care experienced or at risk of offending. They will have fun, be more confident, build friendships and ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000 28/02/2019
Mid-Life Refit for Alba Explorer
Foundation Scotland - CORAL - Carers On Residential Adventurous Learning project
£27,000 24/09/2018
61
to contribute towards the cost of the Carers on Residential Adventurous Learning project.
National Lottery Community Fund - Alba Explorer Mid-Life Refit
£10,000 13/09/2018
12
This group support young people from a diverse range of backgrounds to sail. The funding will allow the group , the funding will allow them to refit one of their yachts.
Robertson Trust - The salary costs of the Skipper
£51,000 12/06/2018
The salary costs of the Skipper
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ocean Youth Trust Scotland
£29,061 09/03/2017
36
Young carers from Falkirk and Helensburgh will experience residential, 5-day sail training voyages during the school holidays. They will build confidence and self-esteem, feel less isolated and ....more
Dulverton Trust - Sail training and environment awareness
£25,000 15/02/2017
Sail training and environment awareness
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Ocean Youth Trust Scotland
£20,000 15/01/2017
purchase of equipment for boat vessels for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Renfrewshire
National Lottery Community Fund - The CORAL Project – Carers On Residential Adventurous Learning
£147,310 21/12/2016
36
This project will provide respite for young carers on a five-day ocean voyage. Young carers groups from across Scotland will participate with ten young carers and two adult group leaders on each ....more
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Ocean Youth Trust Scotland
£3,110 15/06/2016
To contribute to the cost of taking 10 young carers on a week-long residential sailing voyage.
National Lottery Community Fund - Generating Power for Young People
£10,000 20/01/2011
12
The trust will purchase a new generator and shore power system for their yacht, the Alba Venturer. The new equipment will efficiently run the boats operational electrics and heating. This will enable ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Sea Change in Young People
£50,000 22/11/2010
12
The project will enable the group to work with and gain referrals from relevant agencies to provide young people who have additional support needs the opportunity to take part in the group's youth ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 35-66
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 08/11/1999, number: SC029531
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/02/1999, number: SC193204
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 3 days late,
Main office

Victoria House, 5, East Blackhall Street, Greenock, , PA15 1HD

Objectives

The Company's objects are the advancement of education of the youth of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland irrespective of race, colour or creed in the art of seamanship and navigation generally as a recreation or leisure-time occupation in the interests of social welfare and to improve the conditions of life of such youth

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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