Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

BEITH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 12 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities
Donations & Legacies £607,197 £211,298 £498,023 £1,107,134 £396,185
Other Income £111,024 £132,426 £89,497 £143,382
Investment Income £57,739
Total income £788,017 £401,666 £742,384 £1,262,735 £1,006,560 £675,922
Charitable activities spending £463,214 £450,460 £543,341 £561,760 £766,733
Fundraising costs 1% 2%
Other spending £7,364
Total spending £463,214 £450,460 £543,341 £569,124 £730,126 £779,930
Surplus/deficit £324,803 -£48,794 £199,043 £693,611 £276,434 -£104,008
What it does
  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
Purposes
  • The prevention or relief of poverty
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health','the advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of public participation in sport','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
Where it operates
  • North Ayrshire

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
Scottish Government£230,350
National Lottery Community Fund£132,199
Robertson Trust£48,000
Foundation Scotland£18,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Foundation Scotland - Harmonise - Beith Trust Music Project
£5,000 22/08/2023
To contribute to "Harmonise" an engaging project which uses music to foster skills development, confidence, and positive mental health and well-being among young people aged 13-25.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Nature Project
£122,959 28/09/2022
This group will use the funding to provide a regular programme of outdoor and greenspace-based activities training and skills development and volunteering opportunities for people in Beith Barrmill ....more
Scottish Government - Beith Community Development Trust
£82,600 17/09/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Beith Community Development Trust
£8,000 05/02/2021
A contribution from the FS Emergency Fund towards your Resilient Scotland funding.
Scottish Government - Beith Community Development Trust
£29,250 29/01/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Beith Trust
£28,500 26/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Beith Trust
£90,000 16/04/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Beith Community Development Trust
£5,000 02/04/2020
To coordinate a response to the COVID-19 crisis by providing services such as telephone befriending, food and pharmacy delivery to isolated people in the Garnock Valley.
National Lottery Community Fund - Lend a Hand Covid 19
£9,240 31/03/2020
3
This grant will fund the community response to COVID-19 in the Garnock Valley and will support the expansion of the group's existing telephone befriending service to offer support to those isolated ....more
Robertson Trust - Volunteer & Employability Programme
£48,000 11/06/2019
Volunteer & Employability Programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Geilsland Hall - Gateway to the Garnock Valley
£526,410 22/11/2018
36
This group will use the funding to complete the final phase of refurbishment to the former sports hall on the fifteen acre Geilsland estate. The renovation works will include the installation of new ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Geilsland Hall
£33,000 22/02/2018
11
Geilsland Hall
Robertson Trust - The capital costs of the Geilsland Hall Refurbishment
£20,000 21/11/2017
The capital costs of the Geilsland Hall Refurbishment
National Lottery Community Fund - Beith Community Development Trust
£150,000 09/03/2016
60
Beith Community Development Trust
National Lottery Community Fund - Geilsland Campus
£10,000 12/11/2014
12
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Pop Up,In & Out
£10,000 13/03/2014
12
Beith Community Development Trust will establish pop up shops to provide spaces for music and events in the high street. It will also host cinema nights youth drop ins and craft and art workshops. ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (9)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 46-72
  • WATT, John
    Appointed: 2015
    Occupation: Self Employed
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 15/05/2012, number: SC043155
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/02/2011, number: SC394148
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Geilsland House , Geilsland Road , Beith, Ayrshire, KA15 2LW

Objectives

4 The company has been formed to benefit principally the community of BEITH which comprises the postcode units KAI4, KA15 (“the Community”) with the following objects: 4.1 To advance citizenship and community development in Beith through the maintenance, regeneration and improvement of the communities’ physical, economic, social and cultural infrastructure 4.2 To advance community participation in sport and physical activity by providing local access (either free of cost or at reduced cost) to a varied range of opportunities, both formal and informal 4.3 To advance community health and well-being by promoting a culture of physical and mental well-being through providing opportunities, (either free of cost or at reduced cost) to access expertise, knowledge, support and activities which result in the adoption of lifelong healthy habits 4.4 To provide, operate / manage a recreational centre(s) providing facilities for sport, health and physical and mental well-being, which may include healthy refreshment facilities 4.5 To advance education in the following fields, health, physical and mental wellbeing, sports education and the environment. 4.6 The prevention or relief of poverty by providing employability related education, coaching, and training. whilst also supporting individuals who are affected by complex life situations to be equipped to interact with others, deal with hardship and undertake activities of meaningful purpose or employment

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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