East Kintyre Windfarm Trustees
Argyll and Bute Council · 30 September 2025
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East Kintyre Windfarm Trust Annual Report 2025 East Kintyre Community Council (EKCC) currently consists of 5 elected and 1 co-opted- members. These members, along with 3 independent trustees, make up East Kintyre Windfarm Trust. During the financial year ending 31 March 2025, EKWFT received £84,605 in community benefit payments from Beinn an Tuirc 1 and 2, Deucheran Hill and Tangy 2 Windfarms. A total of 18 applications for grant funding were received during the year (6 more than the previous year) with 15 being approved and 3 refused. Grants totalling £95.865 were agreed with £82,015, including some carried over from the previous financial year, paid out. This reflects a return to pre-pandemic levels as clubs and community groups re-es- tablished themselves and is despite the opening of the East Kintyre Community Fund, which paid out grants of just over £113,000 during the same period. The trend continues to be towards larger capital projects involving the likes of Carradale Village Hall and Car- radale Play Park projects. During the year the Village Hall received £30,823 towards com- plete refurbishment of the toilets and the Play Park received £25,000 towards the re- placement of much of the equipment. Support was also provided to Peninver Village Hall for the installation of LED lighting which cost £4,920. Once again, sports, leisure and local events featured highly in the grants paid during the year with £1,600 being provided to Carradale Primary School Parent Council to cover transport costs for swimming lessons for the pupils. £2,250 was given to Kintyre Sea- sports for instructor training and the Kintyre Way received £802 to help maintain the East Kintyre section off the route. The Kintyre Songwriters Festival received £750 towards the 2024 festival. Health and the welfare of older people were also a feature, with £4,783 be- ing made available to the local First Responders for the purchase of 2 new defribulators and Shopper-Aide were once again supported with a donation of £4,500. With walking and outdoor recreation identified in the East Kintyre Local Development Plan as a priority by both residents and visitors, EKWFT spent £6,213 on the maintenance of a series of paths, walks and gardens in the Carradale area. Maintaining the Well Park play- ing fields and pavilion, which are owned by EKCC, is also included in this budget. EKWFT will continue to support larger legacy projects such as the Community Shop/ Post Office, and the Village Hall, which are more likely to deliver long term benefits to the community, in line with the East Kintyre LDP. In late 2024, a community planning team was established to consult with the public and identify the priorities for the next 5 years. It is expected to report later this year and its action plan will very much determine future ar- eas for grant funding. A development fund, established in 2016 and with a current bal- ance £73,365, will be available to assist with any larger projects. Each year, 10% of all community benefit funds received are transferred into a retention fund (2 bank term deposit accounts) for use by future generations. At 31 March 2025 it had a balance of £93,870.
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Wherever possible, trustees look for evidence of match funding from applicants, although a degree of flexibility is increasingly necessary as it becomes harder for them to obtain such funding. SPR has updated and extended its Due Diligence Statement, which has to be returned to them annually by the Secretary along with a report of grants awarded and paid. This statement is read out at each tranche meeting and all trustees have to indicate that they still comply with its requirements. In order to ensure that all trustees are aware of their duties and responsibilities, a training event was held for them along with trustees of EKCF, in November 2024. Training will continue to take place as and when necessary. NOTE - This report should be read in conjunction with the attached audited accounts. Alasdair Bennett Secretary & Treasurer East Kintyre Windfarm Trust 1 September 2025