Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Strong growth: +2
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 7

ARGYLL AND THE ISLES COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE TRUST

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years

Established: 10 years

www.act-now.org.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	01/04/18	01/04/19	01/04/20	01/04/21	01/04/22	01/04/23
Charitable activities		£287,433	£386,813	£477,597		£118,714
Donations & Legacies	£367,137	£68,739	£1,767	£2,379		£591,923
Other Income	£256		£55,664	£24,087		£5,312
Investment Income
Total income	£367,393	£392,228	£495,593	£557,488	£907,600	£715,949
Charitable activities spending	£146,991	£364,648	£316,209	£302,701		£737,734
Fundraising costs	19%	23%		15%	24%
Other spending				£63,326
Total spending	£216,571	£453,829	£316,209	£446,402	£772,658	£737,734
Surplus/deficit	£150,822	-£61,601	£179,384	£111,086	£134,942	-£21,785

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The prevention or relief of poverty
The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','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: Argyll And Bute

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust
£47,500	30/08/2023	#FIRNS Saving Scotland's Rainforest with Natural Capital Finance
National Lottery Community Fund - Branching Out in Argyll
£100,000	21/05/2019 36	This funding will enable the group to continue and expand their Branching out Programme across Argyll and Bute. The programme is aimed at adults of all ages who are suffering from Mental Health ....more This funding will enable the group to continue and expand their Branching out Programme across Argyll and Bute. The programme is aimed at adults of all ages who are suffering from Mental Health issues and, over the next three years, they expect to work with approximately 200 people across the region.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust (ACT)
£6,857	29/11/2017	Funds for venue, meetings and workshop costs will help us transform community ideas into researched, costed, and well-planned projects.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Argyll & the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust
£50,700	28/08/2017	Getting to the roots of Glen Creran's Invasive Rhododendron Problem
National Lottery Community Fund - Argyll and the Isles Coast and Countryside Trust Launch Projects
£10,000	26/03/2014 12	This project will help launch the new organisation with a development of the existing Blarbuie Woodland with new signage, an extension of the path network, and upgraded walking routes._x000B__x000B_

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 12/03/2014, number: SC044733

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR21: 14 days late, AR20: 14 days late,

Main office

ACT, The Enterprise Centre, Kilmory Industrial Estate, Lochgilphead, Argyll, PA31 8SH

Objectives

4. The SCIO’s purposes are to benefit the community of Argyll and Bute, which comprises the local authority area of Argyll and Bute (the “Community”), with the following objects: 4.1 to advance environmental protection and/or improvement, in particular through the maintenance, management, promotion and enhancement of the natural environment (including landscape, wildlife and the marine environment, and including measures to promote biodiversity) in countryside and coastal areas within the Community, and through encouraging investment in the Community’s natural capital. 4.2 to advance education, primarily within the Community, in particular (a) through encouraging, facilitating and promoting informed and responsible public access to countryside and coastal areas within the Community (and including the provision of interpretive centres, signage and other methods of conveying information), (b) increasing the level of knowledge and understanding of environmental issues (including principles of best practice) among local communities and public, private and third sector bodies, and (c) conducting, arranging and/or participating in research projects within the environmental field where the results of such research are to be made available to the public. 4.3 to provide recreational facilities with the aim of encouraging public participation in outdoor leisure activities within countryside and coastal areas within the Community and improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended, particularly within the Community. 4.4 to advance heritage, and in particular to promote the conservation of buildings and other features of architectural and/or historical interest within the Community. 4.5 to relieve unemployment and promote volunteering within the Community, and in particular through projects and initiatives connected with the delivery of the objectives set out above which provide opportunities for volunteer support, training and/or work experience. and 4.6 to promote the voluntary sector within the Community, and particularly through the delivery of advice and support to, and/or joint working with, organisations which are pursuing aims similar to one or more of the objectives set out above.

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