Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 4
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

ARRAN DEVELOPMENT TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/01/19 31/01/20 31/01/21 31/01/22 31/01/23
Total income £4,080 £31,169 £2,291 £17,974 £23,001
Total spending £4,053 £33,040 £115,221 £94,921 £3,343
Surplus/deficit £27 -£1,871 -£112,930 -£76,947 £19,658
Established: 6 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Community services
Purposes
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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
  • North Ayrshire
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports 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
Foundation Scotland - Project IT Equipment
£2,468 23/05/2023
24
To support the purchase of IT equipment which will aim to expand the capacity of this community organisation.
Foundation Scotland - Project IT Equipment
£5,000 18/05/2023
24
To support the purchase of IT equipment which will aim to expand the capacity of this community organisation.
Foundation Scotland - Emergency Accommodation Project, Blackwaterfoot, Arran
£48,060 22/03/2023
11
To support the development of an emergency housing project on the Isle of Arran.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (7)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 45-75
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 20/06/2018, number: SC048480
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/01/2017, number: SC553739
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Old Haybarn, Park Terrace, Lamlash, Arran, KA27 8NB

Objectives

The Company has been formed to benefit the community of postcode district KA27 ('the Community'), with the company's main purpose being consistent with furthering the achievement of sustainable development (where sustainable development means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs). The company's purposes are: 1. to provide or advance the accessibility of recreational, facilities, and/or organising recreational activities, which will be available to members of the community and public at large with the object of improving the conditions of life of the community. 2. to advance citizenship or community development, including rural or urban regeneration. 3. To advance environmental protection or improvement including preservation, sustainable development and conservation of the natural environment, the maintenance, improvement or provision of environmental amenities for the community and/or the preservation of buildings or sites of architectural, historic or other importance to the community.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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