Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 6

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 5

CASTLE LOCH LOCHMABEN COMMUNITY TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 11 years

www.castleloch.org.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/05/18	31/05/19	31/05/20	31/05/21	31/05/22	31/05/23
Total income	£36,446	£91,276	£33,160	£19,020	£90,608	£87,659
Total spending	£26,454	£86,623	£27,111	£26,110	£25,691	£142,851
Surplus/deficit	£9,992	£4,653	£6,049	-£7,090	£64,917	-£55,192

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of environmental protection or improvement

Where it operates

Dumfries And Galloway

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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

Foundation Scotland	£33,500
The Foyle Foundation	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£4,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	07/02/2023	towards ongoing costs over the next 12 months
National Lottery Community Fund - Boardwalk replacement and path improvement
£10,000	25/07/2022	This group will use the funding to replace their boardwalk and to upgrade the path around the loch which is a well-used community resource.
Foundation Scotland - To Fund existing Project Manager (P.O.) for one day a week for one year from March 2022
£3,500	07/03/2022	To contribute to the cost of employing the existing Project Manager for one day a week for one year from March 2022.
Foundation Scotland - Infrastructure replacement and upgrade - boardwalk, bridges and path improvement
£20,000	11/02/2022	To contribute towards the replacement of the timber boardwalk to ensure that the stretch of path around the loch which passes through an area of wet woodland remains usable for walkers for many years ....more To contribute towards the replacement of the timber boardwalk to ensure that the stretch of path around the loch which passes through an area of wet woodland remains usable for walkers for many years to come.
Foundation Scotland - Replacement boardwalk and path improvement
£10,000	11/01/2022	To contribute towards the replacement of the timber boardwalk to ensure that the stretch of path around the loch which passes through an area of wet woodland remains usable for walkers for many years ....more To contribute towards the replacement of the timber boardwalk to ensure that the stretch of path around the loch which passes through an area of wet woodland remains usable for walkers for many years to come.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£4,000	24/07/2020	Management of Castle Loch
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	04/02/2020	towards the project manager's salary
Robertson Trust - The Project Officer
£10,000	31/01/2017	The Project Officer

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 31/05/2013, number: SC044045

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Highview, Marjoriebanks Lochmaben, Lockerbie, Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, DG11 1QH

Objectives

4.1 to advance environmental protection and improvement and 4.2 To advance citizenship or community development through community ownership and management of Castle Loch, Lochmaben.

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