Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 2

No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 8

COLONSAY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	30/03/18	30/03/19	30/03/20	30/03/21	30/03/22	30/03/23
Charitable activities			£20,628	£11,981		£11,441
Donations & Legacies			£557,324	£423,155		£1,649,521
Other Income				£68,473		£79,630
Investment Income			£100	£30
Total income	£61,548	£26,625	£578,188	£512,051	£1,255,532	£1,740,645
Charitable activities spending			£81,727	£166,984		£154,038
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£54,604	£39,647	£81,727	£166,984	£202,914	£154,038
Surplus/deficit	£6,944	-£13,022	£496,461	£345,067	£1,052,618	£1,586,607

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Established: 24 years

www.colonsay.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 saving of lives','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Where it operates

Argyll And Bute

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

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
Scottish Government - Colonsay Community Development Company
£17,000	23/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Robertson Trust - The Play Park
£5,000	22/11/2016	The Play Park
National Lottery Community Fund - Colonsay Community Land Development
£10,000	03/07/2013 12	Colonsay Community Land Development

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (9)

Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 28-75

ABRAHAMS, Andrew Mitchell
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Shelfish Farmer

CHALMERS, Linsay Alison
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Development Manager

HAY, Callum James
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Management Consultancy Firm Director

JOLL, William Evelyn Hinton
Appointed: 2015
Occupation: Recycling Specialist

KEENAGHAN, Darragh
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Environment And Sustainability

MANN, Helen
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Port Supervisor

MCINNES, Lesley Margaret
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Chief Executive

ONN, Dannie
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Local Authority Advocate

YOUNG, William Thomas
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Teaching Assistant

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 07/07/2000, number: SC030317
Registered at Companies House on 07/07/2000, number: SC208892

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR20: 57 days late,

Main office

, PA61 7YW

Objectives

The company has been formed to benefit the Colonsay Community council area (“the Community”) with the following objects: (1) The advancement of community development (including the advancement of rural regeneration) within the Community. (2) To advance education amongst the community, particularly among young people and the unemployed. (3) To relieve unemployment within the defined area for the public benefit in such ways as may be thought fit, including assistance to find employment. (4) To provide or assist in the provision of housing for people in necessitous circumstances within the defined area. (5) To promote and/or provide training in skills of all kinds, particularly such skills as will assist residents of the defined area in obtaining paid employment. (6) To protect and/or preserve the natural environment of Colonsay and Oransay, for the benefit of the general public. But only to the extent that the above purposes are consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development.

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