Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

DCDT ENTERPRISE COMPANY 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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 £43,008 £27,784 £56,668 £6,994 £54,697 £50,602
Total spending £9,860 £45,139 £26,524 £38,780 £50,184 £52,316
Surplus/deficit £33,148 -£17,355 £30,144 -£31,786 £4,513 -£1,714
Established: 14 years
(17 years as a company)
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
  • Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
Where it operates
  • Stirling
Who it helps
  • 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
Road Safety Trust - Grant to Drymen Community Development Trust
£30,000 25/05/2022
Drymen Speed reduction and Community space gain through roadway softening layout changes trial
National Lottery Community Fund - Drymen Village Community Website
£3,600 22/03/2021
12
The group will use the funding to establish a community website for community groups in Drymen.
National Lottery Community Fund - Drymen Community Play
£9,492 09/04/2019
12
This group will use the funding to install play equipment suitable for use by children aged up to three years of age in a play park situated in the centre of the village of Drymen.
National Lottery Community Fund - Drymen Garage Development Initiative
£10,000 04/06/2014
12
Not Available

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Directors: 50-62
  • GIBB, Katy
    Appointed: 2021
    Occupation: Company Director
  • ROBB, Struan
    Appointed: 2020
    Occupation: Agricultural Engineer
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 14/06/2010, number: SC041565
  • Registered at Companies House on 29/11/2006, number: SC312742
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

, G63 0DL

Objectives

3.1 To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Community and for the public benefit rural regeneration and development, following principles of sustainable development, where I sustainable development' means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, in areas of social and economic deprivation within the Community by all or any of the following means: (a) the creation of training and employment opportunities by the provision of workspace, buildings and/ or land for use on favourable terms. (b) the provision of housing for those who are in conditions of need and the improvement of housing in the public sector or in charitable ownership provided that such power shall not extend to relieving any local authorities or other bodies of a statutory duty to provide or improve housing. (c) the maintenance, improvement or provision of public amenities. (d) the preservation of buildings or sites of historic or architectural or local importance. (e) the provision or assistance in the provision of recreational facilities for the public at large and/ or those who, by reasons of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances, have need of such facilities. (f) the protection or conservation of the environment. 3.2 To advance the education of the Community about its environment, culture and/ or history.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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