Overall GiG Score: -10 ?
Finance Score: -9
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

FRASERBURGH DEVELOPMENT TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 13 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
Total income £181,909 £311,527 £222,142 £51,333 £49,992 £40,257
Total spending £240,810 £327,096 £167,096 £67,127 £48,248 £66,683
Surplus/deficit -£58,901 -£15,569 £55,046 -£15,794 £1,744 -£26,426
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies
Purposes
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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 advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Where it operates
  • Wider, but within one local authority area, main operating location: Aberdeenshire
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Scottish Government - Fraserburgh Development Trust Ltd
£4,300 06/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Robertson Trust - Here for You Centre
£60,000 11/09/2018
Here for You Centre
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Fraserburgh Development Trust Ltd
£10,000 27/03/2017
SSB: Mapping Fraserburgh
Comic Relief - Build Fraserburgh - Fraserburgh Development Trust
£36,400 30/11/2016
24
Fraserburgh Development Trust is a community-led charity based in a small fishing town in north east Scotland that works to improve economic opportunities and social cohesion. Its high street Hub ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - New Pitsligo Bakery Social Firm
£48,445 07/05/2013
12
This grant is for development funding so that the project can be progressed to apply for Second Stage funding.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (3)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 69-70
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 15/12/2010, number: SC041968
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/12/2008, number: SC352542
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 132 days late, AR19: 85 days late, AR18: 61 days late,
Main office

58a High Street, Fraserburgh, AB43 9HP

Objectives

The company has been formed to benefit the community of Fraserburgh and the surrounding area which comprises the postcode unites) AB43 ('the Community') with the following objects : (i) To provide 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. (ii) To advance environmental protection and improvement 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). (iii) To relieve those in need by the promotion of trade and industry for the benefit of the general public. (iv) To advance citizenship and/or community development (including the promotion of civic responsibility and the promotion of the voluntary sector and/or the effectiveness of efficiency of charities). (v) To promote, establish, operate and/or support other similar schemes and projects of a charitable nature for the benefit of the community. But such that the company shall do so following principles of sustainable development. 3 ( i.) in this clause, and throughout this memorandum of association, 'sustainable development' means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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