Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 5

OBAN COMMUNITIES 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
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 9 years

www.therockfieldcentre.org.uk

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/08/17	31/08/18	31/08/19	31/08/20	31/08/21	31/08/22
Total income	£130,381	£248,104	£452,505	£2,036,432	£759,199	£235,601
Total spending	£123,138	£148,869	£138,144	£168,506	£295,605	£397,181
Surplus/deficit	£7,243	£99,235	£314,361	£1,867,926	£463,594	-£161,580

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development
The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Robertson Trust	£145,000
Scottish Government	£124,141
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£74,600
William Grant Foundation	£60,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Scottish Government - Oban Communities Trust
£80,392	29/01/2021	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Oban Communities Trust
£10,077	12/05/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Oban Communities Trust
£33,672	21/04/2020	Detailed description not provided.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	29/11/2019	The Rockfield Centre Main Building Capital Works
William Grant Foundation - Rockfield Centre
£60,000	14/11/2019 12	A contribution to the capital costs of converting the former Rockfield School into a community facility to be known as the Rockfield Centre.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Oban Communities Trust
£74,600	02/10/2019	An t-Òban- The People and The Place
Robertson Trust - The Rockfield Centre capital redevelopment project
£145,000	10/09/2019	The Rockfield Centre capital redevelopment project
National Lottery Community Fund - Oban Communities Trust - Supporting Strength Base Development
£946,000	09/08/2017 36	This group will refurbish and develop the former Rockfield School building in Oban turning it into a community and cultural hub. The centre will incorporate a mix of facilities including; a ....more This group will refurbish and develop the former Rockfield School building in Oban turning it into a community and cultural hub. The centre will incorporate a mix of facilities including; a hot-desking and co-working space, an events and performance space, an arts and heritage space, and an enterprise centre with a bakery and training canteen. The hub will primarily benefit Oban but will also be made available to the Lorn area and the island communities of Tiree, Coll, Mull, Lismore and Kerrera.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Oban Communities Trust
£9,400	27/03/2017	SSB-Journeys to the little bay-An t-Òban

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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 19/03/2015, number: SC045503

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Linndhu House, 19 Stevenson Street, Oban, Argyll, PA34 5NA

Objectives

(1) the advancement of community development in Oban Area of Argyll - defined as Postcode areas PA34, 35 and 37 (2) the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture. (3) the advancement of education

Data Sources