Dornie and District Community Trust
Types of work: Asset transfer and building development / Business planning / Feasibility studies, consultation and options appraisals
Developing a feasibility study and business plan to support the purchase of a community shop
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"Working with Community Enterprise was so easy.
We felt supported all the way through the process.
Our Development Officer was always available on the end of the phone
to go through anything we were struggling with.
We would definitely recommend Community Enterprise to anyone going on the same journey as us."
- Dornie and District Community Trust
The challenge
The village of Dornie's only shop had closed and the Community Council was coordinating efforts to reopen it under community ownership.
The Dornie Stores building had been generously donated to the community by the late owner's family but required substantial upgrades to comply with building standards and meet the community's needs, which they needed funding for.
How we helped
To support the group's application to the Scottish Land Fund, we were commissioned with Stage 1 funding from the Scottish Land Fund to carry out a feasibility study for them.
This was followed by the development of a business plan for the community group, now incorporated as Dornie & District Community Trust, a not-for profit company limited by guarantee.