Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 5

Spending falling: -1
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 4

AYRSHIRE RIVERS TRUST

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

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/01/18	31/01/19	31/01/20	31/01/21	31/01/22	31/01/23
Total income	£282,714	£465,686	£277,882	£178,475	£286,796	£230,041
Total spending	£243,593	£437,891	£348,593	£166,322	£173,427	£215,821
Surplus/deficit	£39,121	£27,795	-£70,711	£12,153	£113,369	£14,220

Established: 24 years

www.ayrshireriverstrust.org

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Environment conservation & animal welfare advocacy

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: South Ayrshire

Who it helps

Children or young people
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 - Brochloch Burn Habitat Restoration
£16,775	23/05/2022 18	To undertake a restoration project that will aim to address excessive amounts of silt on the Brockloch Burn.
Scottish Government - Ayrshire Rivers Trust
£33,770	15/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Outdoor Learning
£4,977	13/09/2018 6	To contribute to the cost of outdoor learning classes for 5 schools over three days, during which 400 trees will be planted and 30 bird boxes created and installed.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Ayrshire Rivers Trust
£10,000	09/08/2018 6	To provide three outdoor learning days with five primary schools in South Carrick.
Foundation Scotland - ART Primary School project
£7,998	09/06/2016 6	To introduce pupils of primary schools in the south Carrick area to aspects of Ayrshire Rivers Trust's work including electrofishing and macroinvertebrate sampling.
Foundation Scotland - ART Primary School project
£2,500	11/05/2016 6	To encourage primary school pupils to think about the interactions and importance of river environments, in-stream ecology and woodlands.
Foundation Scotland - Ayrshire Rivers Trust
£3,457	02/02/2012 3	To contribute towards the running costs of the 'Fishing for Knowledge' project (F4K).

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 20/07/2000, number: SC030426

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 7 days late,

Main office

, KA5 5HJ

Objectives

1 . Promoting and undertaking research into and study of the freshwater fishery resources (including salmon, sea trout and brown trout) and associated habitat in the area of Ayrshire, including the areas covered by the District Salmon Fishery Boards of the Rivers Ayr, Doon, Girvan and Stinchar, and the catchment areas of the Rivers Irvine and Garnock, and for the benefit of all persons interested in such fishery resources and associated habitats 2. Advancing the education of all persons interested in such fishery resources and associated habitats by raising their awareness and understanding of the importance of such fish and fishery resources, habitats and their conservation 3. Such other purposes as are recognised by law to be exclusively charitable within the meaning of Section 505 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 or any Act amending or replacing the same and which relate to the conservation and management of such fish and fishery resources, water, water quality and environmental conservation as the Trustees may from time to time in their sole discretion select and that without prejudice to the foregoing generality and without in any way fettering their said discretion

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