Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 5
  • Spending falling: -1
  • but now stabilising: +1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

COLINTRAIVE & GLENDARUEL DEVELOPMENT TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period but has stabilised more recently
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
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 £235,233 £191,697 £201,383 £22,732 £91,240 £56,903 £80,384
Total spending £243,015 £206,241 £223,484 £40,486 £62,103 £59,658 £62,765
Surplus/deficit -£7,782 -£14,544 -£22,101 -£17,754 £29,137 -£2,755 £17,619
Established: 16 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Where it operates
  • Argyll And Bute
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems','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
The Royal Countryside Fund - Sustainable Local Food Ecosystem
£22,969 23/06/2022
This project will provide vital services to a rural, under-serviced population by executing a 3 phase strategy with the goal of establishing a Sustainable Local Food Ecosystem; this includes the ....more
Scottish Government - Colintraive & Glendaruel Development Trust
£23,360 08/10/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Colintraive & Glendaruel Development Trust
£53,119 23/02/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Colintraive & Glendaruel Development Trust
£19,800 22/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Community Fund - Failte Glendaruel
£49,500 16/10/2015
12
Failte Glendaruel
National Lottery Community Fund - Back to the Forest
£10,000 24/02/2015
12
Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 56-62
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 30/10/2008, number: SC040002
  • Registered at Companies House on 16/10/2008, number: SC350010
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, PA22 3AS

Objectives

To provide within Colintraive and Glendaruel recreational facilities, or organise recreational, activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended. To advance environmental protection and improvement in Colintraive and Glendaruel through the provision, maintenance and/or improvement of public open space and other public amenities and other environmental and regeneration projects (but subject to appropriate safeguards to ensure that the public benefits so arising clearly outweigh any private benefit thereby conferred on private landowners). To provide or assist in the provision of housing for people in necessitous circumstances within Colintraive and Glendaruel. To help young people, particularly those resident in the Colintraive and Glendaruel, to develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities, such that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and as members of society. To promote, establish, operate and/or support other similar schemes and projects of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community within Colintraive and Glendaruel.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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