Ailsa Horizons Ltd
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Around 45,000 third sector organisations in Scotland
130,000 paid staff, which is around 5% of Scotland's workforce
Over 1.2m volunteers Total turnover around £3.2billion per
annum
About 600 third sector organisations Providing a wide range of support and
services Locally based and national organisations Some employ staff, others depend on
volunteers Over £25m annual turnover Over 1,000 staff employed
Sub-set of ‘Third Sector’ Defined as:
“… businesses with primarily social objectives whose profits are reinvested for that purpose in the business or in the community, rather than being driven by the need to maximise profit for shareholders or owners”
Social enterprise established to build on achievements of ‘Girvan Horizons’
Focus on economic development in Rural South Ayrshire
‘Core Business’ this year “Enterprising Communities” project (Leader, South Ayrshire Council, Horizons own funds)
29.2% (32,648 people) of South Ayrshire’s population live in settlements with fewer than 10,000 people (About 63% – 20,700 people – live in Carrick)
“Securing the Future” - It is important that rural areas share in the benefits of economic growth, in terms of employment, housing, public transport and access to services. In particular, as public and retail services migrate to urban areas, it is vital to ensure that rural communities are not disadvantaged in terms of access to these services
Ailsa Horizons’ “Quadruple bottom line”1. Social2. Economic3. Environmental4. Commercial
Business accounting Generating profits for reinvestment
From Grant taking, To Grant making?
120m to tip of blade Generating around 6,800MWh/annum ‘Clean’ electricity
CO2 reduction c3,300 tonnes/annum (nearly 1.5 Olympic swimming pools)
Income c£650,000/annum Operation and management costs:
c£250,000/annum Loan costs (12 years): c£280,000/annum
Profit: c£120,000/annum (during loan repayment period)
Baseload traffic: 100,000 tonnes of wheat (Selby in Yorkshire to Wm Grant Distillers)
Carbon savings: c6,000 tonnes/annum Income c£410,000/annum
Operation and management costs c£250,000 Loan repayments (10 years) c£130,000
Profit c£30,000/annum (during loan repayment period)
i.e. the baseload traffic gives a breakeven business
Containers/day, 5 days/week, 50 week yearInbound(containers)
Outbound(containers)
total
baseload traffic:wheat from Yorkshire 16 - 16strong prospects:additional wheat 8-10 - 8-10bulk spirit to Bellshill & ports
- 3-4 3-4
Cairnryan traffic 3-4 2-3 5-7coal to Humberside - 1-2 1-2wood pellet to Yorkshire - 4-5 4-5TOTAL 27-30 10-14 37-44