Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 7
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

TAYMARA 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 16 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/17 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Total income £81,314 £107,475 £108,207 £152,029 £64,906 £109,994 £41,540
Total spending £78,221 £96,851 £107,407 £118,913 £99,270 £131,505 £104,131
Surplus/deficit £3,093 £10,624 £800 £33,116 -£34,364 -£21,511 -£62,591
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • 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
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Fife
Who it helps
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other defined groups','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community','Other charities or voluntary bodies

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
The Clothworkers Foundation£30,000
Scottish Government£21,830
Foundation Scotland£18,000
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Taymara
£30,000 19/10/2021
purchase of a boat for a charity supporting prisoner and ex-offenders in Dundee
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Taymara
£5,000 23/08/2021
To assist with the costs of employing two fully qualified RYA Instructors to deliver courses to offenders at Castle Huntly Open Prison.
Scottish Government - Taymara
£15,000 10/12/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Taymara
£5,000 09/12/2020
To contribute to the creation of digital resources around waterborne activities which would normally be delivered in person, for the particular benefit of children with life-threatening illnesses and ....more
Scottish Government - Taymara
£6,830 23/06/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Taymara
£5,000 18/06/2020
to contribute towards the cost of employing two instructors, sessional staff, administration costs, expenses, fuel and slipway charges, and external fees and certification.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Taymara
£2,000 27/04/2020
to contribute towards training and qualification fees.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Taymara
£1,000 24/04/2020
To cover the cost of 2 laptops and a printer to enable staff to deliver the classroom style activities they usually provide in winter, and move it online to keep the vulnerable members engaged until ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Learning Disability - Challenged
£10,000 16/12/2019
12
This group will provide boat trips and an educational programme for young adults with learning disabilities. It will provide a supportive and inclusive environment in which the young people can step ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Time for Life
£74,837 20/03/2019
24
This group will help vulnerable children and their families to make positive changes in their lives through experience of life training. Taymara supports young people aged between 5-18 years of age ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Taymara
£49,800 24/09/2018
Taymara Heritage Education (THE) Project
Robertson Trust - The capital purchase costs of the Marigot
£9,000 19/09/2017
The capital purchase costs of the Marigot
National Lottery Community Fund - Marigot - ready for work
£9,980 22/02/2017
12
This group provide sailing trips and boat-based activities for children and young people facing a range of challenges. The funding will be used to restore a vessel that has been out of service for ....more
Robertson Trust - TIME for Life Coordinator
£36,000 22/11/2016
TIME for Life Coordinator
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Taymara
£39,846 11/10/2016
36
This project will provide sailing activities for children affected by life limiting conditions, mainly from Dundee, Angus and Fife. It will support them to engage with others socially, encourage ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Launching 37 tons of Missel Thrush on the River Tay
£10,000 17/12/2015
12
This group will use the funding to kit out a motor yacht that they have been gifted by a private owner.
National Lottery Community Fund - Taymara Development
£10,000 13/09/2012
12
This group will use the grant to carry out a business planning exercise and refurbish the galley area of one of their vessels.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 26-80
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 23/02/2008, number: SC039319
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/11/2007, number: SC334650
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 70 days late,
Main office

109B Tay Street, Newport-on-Tay, Fife, DD6 8AR

Objectives

1. The provision of recreational and training benefits for the benefit of vulnerable groups and those generally excluded for economic reasons from participating in waterborne activities by providing a sea training and experience facility. 2. The relief of those experiencing ill health or suffering from the effects of ill health in others, those with disabilities, particularly learning disabilities, and those in the care of the criminal justice system, by assisting them to make positive changes in their lives through the experience of life and training at sea

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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