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How we get funds
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The graph shows our income sources in 2010-11 (Our year runs to the end of June).
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Our ability to fund projects was transformed in 2010-11 by receipt of a legacy of over £78,000 (42% of our total income, or 56% of TDT income excluding private projects). In line with our policy of spending money, rather than sitting on large reserves, this was spent throughout the year, and in the early part of the current financial year. 20% of our income came from donations from third parties and outside Trusts for TDT-nominated projects. 12% came from Members' fund raising and donations, and around 2% from sales (mainly Christmas cards), interest and tax repayments. We are extremely grateful to everyone who helped us via donations, or through giving their time, contributing to a record year for TDT. Income for private (non-TDT) projects amounted to over £66,000 (36% of total). We need to raise more money because we have many unfunded projects. See the Projects Queue. We comment above on the effect of the legacy income on the year. We are now back to a more normal state of affairs, whereby our finances are somewhat hand-to-mouth, ie we seek to distribute most of our income as it comes in, retaining only a small buffer. Thus our ability to keep funding projects is critically dependent on our ongoing income - our Donate page shows the many ways that you can help. You can download the full 2010/11 accounts in our Annual Report (PDF, 3MB). | ||
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