Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

OLD LUCE DEVELOPMENT TRUST 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £3,063
Donations & Legacies £258,389
Other Income £5,000
Investment Income
Total income £70,117 £38,862 £162,238 £295,036
Charitable activities spending £104,094
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £70,117 £39,181 £129,776 £104,094
Surplus/deficit £0 -£319 £32,462 £190,942
Established: 5 years
(8 years as a company)
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 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
  • Dumfries And Galloway
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • Other defined groups

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 - Grant to Old Luce Development Trust
£11,204 28/09/2022
11
To support the work of OLDT, recognising their status as the sole community anchor organisation for Old Luce communities, delivering projects aligned with the Old Luce Research Report priorities ....more
Foundation Scotland - Start Up Funds
£10,000 01/11/2021
11
To cover initial running costs for the Trust and to pay for a Communication Platform.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Old Luce Development Trust
£137,003 20/07/2021
To pay for the Stage 2 and Stage 3 design team costs of the redevelopment of the Glenluce GP Surgery.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Old Luce Development Trust
£690,000 27/04/2021
To support the work of OLDT for three years, recognising their status as the sole community anchor organisation for Old Luce communities, delivering projects aligned with the Old Luce Research Report ....more
Foundation Scotland - Lorry park legal fees
£4,376 21/04/2021
To complete the legal process of obtaining and transferring the ownership of the Lorry Park and Woodside Industrial Estate to Old Luce Development Trust.
Foundation Scotland - OLDT Operating Costs 2020-2023
£118,386 12/01/2021
To support the operating costs for Old Luce Development Trust for a period of three years, commencing April 2021.
Foundation Scotland - GP Surgery
£59,820 27/11/2020
3
A contribution to purchase the Glenluce GP surgery and associated residential property to retain for community use and to purchase a piece of land adjacent in order to facilitate development of the ....more
Foundation Scotland - Christmas lights
£7,174 13/10/2020
To fund the Dunragit Christmas Light Project.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Old Luce Development Trust
£6,080 13/10/2020
To fund operating costs for Old Luce Development Trust for a period of five months,to March 2021
Foundation Scotland - Meeting Room
£3,474 30/06/2020
1
To purchase equipment and services in order to upgrade one room within Glenluce Public Hall into a well-equipped meeting room facility that will be available to groups and organisations for use.
Foundation Scotland - Glenluce Public Hall Running Costs
£30,967 24/03/2020
23
To operate and maintain Glenluce Public Hall for a further two years to improve this community facility and increase access to leisure activities and services provided on site.
Foundation Scotland - GP Surgery
£17,250 27/01/2020
9
To carry out public consultation, identify design options and develop a business plan for upgrapding the GP Surgery in Glenluce.
Foundation Scotland - Christmas Lights
£1,104 15/10/2019
To undertake repairs to Christmas Lights.
Foundation Scotland - Administrator
£9,991 16/07/2019
26
To contribute to the costs of employing part-time administrator for 20 hours per week from July 2019-September 2021.
Foundation Scotland - Lorry Park Business Plan
£10,000 16/04/2019
3
To put out a tender for a specialist organisation to carry out a full options appraisal and compile a Business Plan for Lorry Park.
Foundation Scotland - Glenluce Link Path Project
£32,768 16/04/2019
4
To create a footpath connecting the two communities of Glenluce and Dunragit.
Foundation Scotland - Operational running costs
£10,000 16/04/2019
12
To pay for one year's operational costs for the Old Luce Development Trust.
Foundation Scotland - Lorry Park Topigraphical survey
£2,100 16/04/2019
To carry out a Topographical Survey and survey to identify underground services/utilities within the Lorry Park site.
Foundation Scotland - Public Toilet Maintenance
£2,844 16/04/2019
11
To pay for the hire of a private contractor to clean the public conveniences at Glenluce Public Hall for one year, at the end of which the cleaning and maintenance will become part of the overall ....more
Foundation Scotland - 21 Main St / Deprato Corner
£182,391 15/04/2019
2
To develop 21 Main Street, Glenluce (DaPratos corner) to create a village square.
Foundation Scotland - Dunragit Community Space - Site Survey and Legal Searches
£1,630 04/02/2019
19
To commission a site valuation and title search on the old Dunragit shop site with the intention of building a community hub.
Foundation Scotland - Cinema Equipment
£8,760 16/10/2018
3
To purchase equipment for community cinema nights.
Foundation Scotland - Survey of Lorry Park
£4,130 16/10/2018
3
To carry out condition surveys of the banking and retaining walls of the Lorry Park and structure of the Industrial Estate buildings.
Foundation Scotland - Woodland Management tender
£4,304 15/10/2018
10
To develop a Woodland Management Plan for Balkail Wood.
Foundation Scotland - Development Officer
£74,882 17/04/2018
To employ a Development Officer for three years.
Foundation Scotland - Glenluce Village Hall ? Community Management
£17,512 16/01/2018
23
To support the operating costs of Glenluce village hall for two years.
Foundation Scotland - Christmas Lights
£38,538 19/10/2017
6
To provide high quality Christmas lights in Glenluce and Dunragit, including purchase of lights and associated electrical works.
Foundation Scotland - Back Burn bridge
£22,674 17/07/2017
To improve the area around the Back Burn in Glenluce, including replacing the old bridge.
Foundation Scotland - Brambles Community Cafe
£231,135 28/03/2017
To purchase and redevelop the property known as Brambles Café, Glenluce.
Foundation Scotland - Purchase of Wemyss Estate land
£2,622 17/01/2017
6
To enable the transfer of land, currently owned by the Wemyss Estates, to the Old Luce Development Trust.
Foundation Scotland - Purchase of 21 Main Street
£15,000 17/01/2017
10
To purchase the derelict site of 21 Main Street to create a community area.
Foundation Scotland - Daprato's Site
£10,000 25/10/2016
To pay for feasibility and planning work in respect of potential purchase and subsequent re-development of a derelict site in Glenluce, known as the Daprato's corner site.
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How is it governed?

Directors (11)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 31-81
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 21/06/2019, number: SC049400
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/06/2016, number: SC538942
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

, DG8 0PR

Objectives

The company has been formed to benefit the people that reside in the Parish of Old Luce (“the Community”), including, but not limited to the settlements of Glenluce, Dunragit, Auchenmalg, and their immediate surrounding environs. The company has been formed to benefit the community with the following objects: 1) The advancement of community development, including the advancement of rural regeneration. 2) 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 facilities or activities are primarily intended. 3) The advancement of citizenship, as a sub-set within the wider charitable purpose of the advancement of community development. 4) The advancement of environmental protection or environmental improvement. 5) The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or sciences

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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