Overall GiG Score: 1 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 6
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +6

    MURTON TRUST FOR EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
    • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised
    Established: 23 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
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    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 30/06/17 30/06/18 30/06/19 30/06/20 30/06/21 30/06/22
    Charitable activities £187,961 £1,768
    Donations & Legacies £140,811 £153,632 £232,163 £319,416
    Other Income £2,350 £6,049 £13,653 £4,431 £9,320
    Investment Income £3,894 £2,152 £484
    Total income £241,910 £323,835 £349,794 £362,581 £434,776 £473,026
    Charitable activities spending £216,880 £250,396 £230,929 £275,504 £352,309
    Fundraising costs 0% 43% 43% 33% 38%
    Other spending £132,268 £1,186
    Total spending £300,485 £349,337 £397,075 £379,318 £417,359 £528,641
    Surplus/deficit -£58,575 -£25,502 -£47,281 -£16,737 £17,417 -£55,615
    What it does
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    Who it helps
    • Children or young people
    • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • 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
    • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Angus

    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
    Scottish Government£219,303
    Foundation Scotland£10,000
    The Fore£5,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Scottish Government - Murton Trust For Education and the Environment
    £100,000 31/08/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Murton Trust For Education and the Environment
    £37,700 10/03/2021
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Murton Trust For Education and the Environment
    £5,000 03/02/2021
    To cover the cost of labour and materials for Murton Trust for Education and the Environment to construct a natural play area in its nature reserve near Forfar in Angus, which will be free and ....more
    Scottish Government - Murton Trust For Education and the Environment
    £21,235 18/11/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Foundation Scotland - Grant to Murton Trust For Education and the Environment
    £5,000 21/10/2020
    To contribute towards the cost of Murton Trust for Education and the Environment running free outdoor family activities to improve the mental health of local people.
    The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Murton Trust For Education and the Environment
    £5,000 03/07/2020
    Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Murton Trust For Education and the Environment, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
    Scottish Government - Murton Trust for Education & Environment
    £50,000 21/05/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Scottish Government - Murton Trust for Education and the Environment
    £10,368 22/04/2020
    Detailed description not provided.
    Robertson Trust - Towards the salary costs of the Estate Worker and Farm Worker
    £49,500 13/03/2018
    Towards the salary costs of the Estate Worker and Farm Worker
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Murton Trust for Education and the Environment
    £5,213 29/11/2017
    We want to create an accessible outdoor classroom to bring people of all ages to nature and nature to everyone.
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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 07/04/2001, number: SC031554
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 26 July 2012 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by SC031554 Murton Wildlife Trust for Environmental Education, which was a trust registered as a charity since 7 April 2001.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; AR21: 2 days late,
    Main office

    The Steading, Murton Trust, Arbroath Road, Forfar, DD8 2RZ

    Objectives

    4.1 Advancement of education 4.1.1 To advance education of the public, especially the young people, regarding nature, wildlife, the environment and living and working in the countryside, in the interests of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for young people and the community. 4.2 Environmental protection and improvement 4.2.1 To preserve and enhance the natural heritage for the public benefit by the establishment and maintenance of a nature reserve on land owned by, or leased to, the Trust and/or at such places as the charity trustees may from time to time determine. 4.3 Provision of recreational facilities 4.3.1 To provide recreational facilities to the public on land owned by, or leased to, the Trust and/or such other places as the charity trustees may from time to time determine.

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
    360 Giving
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