1. COMMUNITY CONSULTATION – 2010
Helmsdale & District Development Trust 
Helmsdale Housing Project, Rockview Place
COMMUNITY CONSULTATION – 2010
80% response from 962 population, this provided the evidence to support a bid to IIF.
Identified that ‘affordable housing’ was one of the top two priorities for the community
Scottish Government Innovation & Investment Fund, awarded £110,000 to the HDDT, Sept 2011 – one of two community groups awarded
To construct 4 affordable homes, owned by the community for the community
Budget for the project, as per the bid was £458k. However, upon completing ‘Elemental Cost’ this grew to £596k
So there was an uplift, to the tune of £138k

2. PARTNERSHIPS
HDDT
THC
HSCHT
AHS
HIE

3. FUNDRAISING
Some serious fund raising had to be undertaken, how did we strategize this ?
Identify the likely possible sources, Highland Council, HIE, Rural Housing Programme etc.
We quickly built up a comprehensive list of potential funders.
We researched the funding list, even going back up to 2 years of their accounts, which detail the organisations they had granted money too
We selected the following, potential grant funders:

4. GRAND TOTAL 548,000 FUNDER Y N START TOTAL 369,000 IIF 110,000 PLOTS
90,000
PRIVATE FINANCE – CURRENTLY 6%> 30 YEARS, 2 YRS INT FREE
140,000
THC
12,500
WDF 1
3,000
WDF 2
4,000
HIE
9,500
START TOTAL
369,000
EDF Energy
25,000
Bank of Scotland Community Fund
19,000
People in Communities Fund
68,000
Scottish Power Renewables
The Tudor Trust
55,000
Coastal Community's Fund
Caithness & North Sutherland Fund
29,000
Quaker Housing Trust
Gordonbush Fund
5,000
Estate Owners Contribution
Garfield Weston Foundation
The Trust House Charitable Foundation
30,000
Esmee Fairburn Foundation
CHK Charities Ltd
13,000
TOTAL
179,000
260,000
GRAND TOTAL
548,000

5. LESSONS LEARNED BE TENACIOUS BE TRANSPARENT
SEEK HELP FROM ALL AGENCIES, NETWORK
LISTEN TO THE EXPERTS
BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR POTENTIAL FUNDER
APPLY COMMON SENSE
GET FEEDBACK FROM A REFUSED BID
BE REALISTIC
HAVE AN EXIST STRATEGY, BEFORE IT LEAVES THE COMMUNITY WITH A LIABILITY
DETACH YOURSELF FROM THE EMOTION

6. HELMSDALE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PLOTS – PHASE 1
Plot 5 = 0.12 acres
Plot 6 = 0.10 acres
Plot 7 = 0.16 acres