Overall GiG Score: 3 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +6

    KIRKCUDBRIGHT DEVELOPMENT 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:

    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 8 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
    Total income £80,095 £224,793 £1,530,750 £1,649,218 £772,002 £215,698
    Total spending £92,378 £198,983 £175,041 £217,538 £453,438 £402,619
    Surplus/deficit -£12,283 £25,810 £1,355,709 £1,431,680 £318,564 -£186,921
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • Older People
    • People with disabilities or health problems','People with a particular ethnic or racial origin','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    Purposes
    • 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: Dumfries And Galloway

    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 - Kirkcudbright Development Trust
    £51,878 14/04/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Kirkcudbright Development Trust
    £10,813 10/02/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Kirkcudbright Development Trust
    £4,605 07/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Kirkcudbright Development Trust
    £10,000 09/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Kirkcudbright Development Trust
    £1,100 09/04/2020
    Towards providing emergency food parcels for isolated and vulnerable people in Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway and towards co-ordination of volunteers and operational costs in partnership with ....more
    Wolfson Foundation - Grant to Kirkcudbright Development Trust
    £250,000 05/12/2018
    Kirkcudbright Dark Skies Visitor Centre and Planetarium
    National Lottery Community Fund - Kirkcudbright Festival of Light
    £9,650 23/05/2018
    12
    This group will deliver a community event between 5th and 14th October 2018 celebrating Kirkcudbright's artistic heritage and history, with a focus on exploring themes of light.
    Robertson Trust - Johnston School Activity and Resource Centre
    £180,000 21/11/2017
    Johnston School Activity and Resource Centre
    National Lottery Community Fund - Johnston School Community Resource and Activity Centre
    £850,000 17/05/2017
    24
    This project will redevelop a disused former primary school in the town of Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway. The project will see the former Johnston School, a Victorian single-level primary ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Kirkcudbright Christmas Festivities
    £10,000 22/02/2017
    12
    This trust will use the funding for festive lights and projections.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Johnston School Community Resource and Activity Centre
    £30,326 04/11/2016
    6
    Johnston School Community Resource and Activity Centre
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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 20/10/2015, number: SC046064
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR21: 1 days late, AR20: 13 days late,
    Main office

    The Johnston, St Mary Street, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4EG

    Objectives

    4 The SCIO’s purposes are to benefit the community of Kirkcudbright and District which comprises the postcode district of DG6(“the Community”) with the following objects: 4.1 The advancement of citizenship and community development within the Community. 4.2 The Advancement of the Arts, Heritage, Culture or Science 4.3 The Provision of Recreational Facilities or the organisation of recreational facilities, or the organisation of re creational activities, with the object of improving conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended 4.4 The Advancement of Education 4.5 The Advancement of Environmental Protection or Improvement But only to the extent that the above purposes are consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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