Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 2
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

PARK ECOVILLAGE TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Total income £49,812 £77,769 £108,847 £229,722 £556,276 £217,931
Total spending £48,778 £63,526 £78,502 £98,807 £101,346 £145,490
Surplus/deficit £1,034 £14,243 £30,345 £130,915 £454,930 £72,441
Established: 14 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Financial or material assistance
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Moray
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','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
National Lottery Community Fund - Getting to Carbon Neutral by 2030 in the Findhorn Ecovillage Community
£10,000 09/11/2021
This group who are part of the Findhorn Ecovillage Community will use the funds to develop and begin implementing a plan to become carbon neutral by 2030.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 41-81
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 17/02/2010, number: SC041279
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/02/2009, number: SC354855
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, IV36 3TZ

Objectives

3. The Trust's objects are: (i) The Advancement of Education (ii) The Advancement of Citizenship or Community Development. (iii) The Advancement of Environmental Protection or Improvement

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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