Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 8

CRICHTON CARBON CENTRE

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 3 trustees?
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/07/17	31/07/18	31/07/19	31/07/20	31/07/21	31/07/22	31/07/23
Charitable activities							£293,122
Donations & Legacies
Other Income							£5,000
Investment Income							£717
Total income	£205,479	£113,696	£114,989	£178,644	£159,886	£211,537	£360,839
Charitable activities spending							£293,489
Fundraising costs							4%
Other spending
Total spending	£167,148	£79,716	£128,800	£135,362	£123,915	£210,639	£307,143
Surplus/deficit	£38,331	£33,980	-£13,811	£43,282	£35,971	£898	£53,696

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Established: 17 years

www.carboncentre.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

Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Dumfries And Galloway

Who it helps

Other defined groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Crichton Carbon Centre
£2,000	27/02/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Foundation Scotland - Biosphere Explorers 3
£3,026	15/11/2022 8	To promote Biosphere Explorers resource packs that will help increase primary school pupils understanding of climate change, biodiversity and sustainability.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Crichton Carbon Centre
£34,200	19/10/2022	Towards project costs using real world examples of investment in restoration of previously afforested peatlands to identify where this work is most appropriate for maximum environmental and economic benefit
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Crichton Carbon Centre
£60,000	14/02/2020 36	Towards project costs to support ‘Peatland Connections’, aiming to connect rural communities and other stakeholders to enhance peatland management and land use policy across Scotland.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Crichton Carbon Centre
£10,000	29/06/2015	Carbon Busters Schools Project
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Crichton Carbon Centre
£10,000	28/10/2013	Carbon Busters Schools Clusters Project

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (3)

Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 62-73

CLARK OBE, FACSS, David
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Retired Academic

KHOSLA, Gillian Frances
Appointed: 2007
Occupation: Company Director

SMYTH, Mary Ann Elizabeth, Dr
Appointed: 2007
Occupation: Management Consultant

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 09/11/2007, number: SC038915
Registered at Companies House on 12/07/2007, number: SC327623

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Studio 2, Hillend Mill, Kirkgunzeon, DG2 8LA

Objectives

the advancement of research, training and education principally in relation to carbon and other causes of climate change, their impacts upon the environment worldwide and methods of off-setting these impacts. and the advancement of environmental protection and improvement through all relevant means and methods, principally in relation to carbon and other causes of climate change, renewable energy and energy efficiencies

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