1. Mull and Iona Community Trust DTAS Conference 2013

6. Mull and Iona Community Trust
Scottish Charity and Company Limited by Guarantee
12 volunteer directors including two community councillors
16 p/t and f/t staff
~150 volunteers
Established in 1997
Strong track record in recycling activities and environmental management
3000 residents
Circa 950 square kilometres
3 people per square kilometre
Bottom 3% under SIMD for geographic isolation

7. Community Development Activities
Recycling operations – MESS – grant giving
Island Castaways charity shops
Countryside Ranger Service – partnership funding
Sea Eagle Partnership – grant giving
Food Festival, Wild Isles Festival
Energy Efficiency
Community Broadband
Electric cars
Mull Musical Minds, Dyslexia support group
Support to other island groups, charities…
Partnership with Community Councils

8. Community Development Activities
Community Development – Growth At The Edge
Community Transport
Play park
Housing
Piers and Harbours development
Pontoon development
Community Forest
Our Island Home – with Rural Housing Scotland
Community Radio
Anaerobic Digestion

10. Income Generation An Roth Community Enterprise Centre
Trading subsidiary – An Roth Trading Ltd
Self Storage
Renewables
Light Industrial
Left Luggage ….

12. Challenges and risks
Financial stability – “core running costs”, “cost of charitable activities” – are often INELIGIBLE
Presumption of community support (don’t) – BIDS, crocodile pool
Income generation projects or community development?
STATE AID, Classification of grants as “de Minimis Funding” is limiting our capacity to build capacity!
Grid connection problems
Independence?

13. Government Policy Links
Renewable Energy generation targets
Electric Vehicle charging point targets
Community Transport

14. Discussion and Questions…