Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +6
    Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

    JOHN O'GROATS DEVELOPMENT TRUST 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/04/19 30/04/20 30/04/21 30/04/22 30/04/23
    Total income £36,210 £21,148 £130,002 £22,484 £29,438
    Total spending £9,612 £9,747 £104,546 £28,319 £19,961
    Surplus/deficit £26,598 £11,401 £25,456 -£5,835 £9,477
    Established: 6 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
    • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Poverty relief
    Purposes
    • 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 relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Highland
    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£45,300
    CAF£6,500
    Scottish Government£4,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Foundation Scotland - 2024 Community Plan
    £15,000 04/12/2023
    12
    To fund a new 2024 Dunnet & Canisbay Community Development Plan, updating the 2016 Plan.
    Foundation Scotland - The John O Groats Book Festval
    £2,600 11/01/2022
    4
    To assist with writers fees and travel costs associated with the John O'Groats 2021 Book Festival.
    Foundation Scotland - John O?Groats App Development
    £8,000 12/05/2021
    2
    To fund the design and development of a Mobile App for John O?Groats which can be used by visitors and by residents, providing information about walks and trails, historical and natural sites of ....more
    Scottish Government - John O'Groats Development Trust
    £4,000 06/08/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    CAF - Grant to John o'Groats Development Trust
    £6,500 19/06/2020
    3
    Grant to John o'Groats Development Trust to support the organisation through COVID19
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to John O'Groats Development Trust
    £5,000 25/03/2020
    To develop a dedicated response to the present COVID19 crisis.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to John O'Groats Development Trust
    £1,200 22/01/2020
    0
    To contribute to the cost of the 2020 John O'Groats Book Festival.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to John O'Groats Development Trust
    £9,500 22/01/2020
    To contribute to the purchase and installation of play equipment at the end of the road.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to John O'Groats Development Trust
    £4,000 13/11/2019
    To erect a memorial to recognise the boats/ships lost at sea in the Pentland Firth, in particular the trawler George Robb.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to John O'Groats Development Trust
    £25,000 07/05/2019
    To carry out repairs to the historic path from the rear of the Last House at John O'Groats to the shell beach at Ness of Duncansby.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to John O'Groats Development Trust
    £2,000 07/05/2019
    To contribute to the cost of holding a Viking festival weekend from 30 August to 1 September 2019.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to John O'Groats Development Trust
    £344 07/05/2019
    To provide first aid training for volunteers.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to John O'Groats Development Trust
    £2,000 22/01/2019
    0
    To contribute to the cost of the second annual John O'Groats Book Festival.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to John O'Groats Development Trust
    £3,380 16/01/2018
    To fund author fees, travel and accommodation as part of the John O'Groats Book Festival.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to John O'Groats Development Trust
    £11,728 16/01/2018
    To employ a part-time Project Officer 21 hours per week, who will support the delivery of the John o'Groats Economic and Community Action Plan.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to John O'Groats Development Trust
    £11,728 04/07/2017
    To employ a part-time Project Officer 21 hours per week, who will support the delivery of the John o'Groats Economic and Community Action Plan.
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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 21/09/2018, number: SC048716
    Filing Record
    3 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    Thorvald, John O'Groats, Caithness, KW1 4YR

    Objectives

    4.1 To relieve those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability or financial hardship by carrying out activities such as developing existing social facilities and exploring the need for new services such as affordable housing, social care, tele-health etc. By exploring transport and other connectivity solutions and by any other activities which meet this charitable Purpose. 4.2 To advance heritage and culture by carrying out activities such as identifying a suitable facility to house the existing John O'Groats museum collection and create new supporting interpretation materials. By improving the coastal path from John O?Groats Mill to Duncansby Stacks and installing interpretative panels along the route and by renewing and improving the information panels at Duncansby Lighthouse. By encouraging the researching, recording and celebration of the history and culture of the area, including by providing panels containing informative and accessible local history details to help visitors interpret their surroundings and by supporting education and learning within the local community and by any other activities which meet this charitable Purpose. 4.3 The provision of recreational facilities and the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for both residents in the Dunnet and Canisbay Council Area and visitors to John O'Groats. By carrying out activities such as providing showers and bike racks for cyclists and walkers. By establishing an indoor/outdoor year-round activity programme and improving sport facilities in and around the village. By enhancing leisure and recreation facilities for adults such as providing community gym equipment in the village hall or restored mill and by any other activities which meet this charitable Purpose. 4.4 The advancement of citizenship or community development by offering business advice to new and existing businesses and by leasing buildings to new and existing businesses on favourable terms, providing said businesses offer..... Maximum text reached. Please contact the charity for full details of charity objectives.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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