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