{"id":5082,"date":"2023-04-09T14:50:39","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T14:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/?page_id=5082"},"modified":"2023-04-10T14:40:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T14:40:25","slug":"charity-2-registered-by-russ-mclean","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scotslion.co.uk\/home-page\/charity-2-registered-by-russ-mclean\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity #2 Registered By Russ McLean"},"content":{"rendered":"

Founders’ Credentials<\/span><\/h3>\n

Charity Number #2<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Community Owned Power Generation Station<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Mutual & Co-operative Ownership:\u00a0COPGS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We would not normally mention past charity projects. But the fact that at least one of the three people in this following photograph intends to raise sufficient funds to prove the viability of community based power stations means that we need cover past experience…. <\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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^^ Iain Sim (right side of photo) now runs ^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

^^ The TS Queen Mary Charity ^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Russ McLean (centre position in photo) prepared the Constitution and registered the TS Queen Mary Charity.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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=> Russ McLean is preparing to register t<\/strong>he new Community Owned Power Stations Charity (charity number #3), IF the fi<\/strong><\/span>rst “proof-of-concept” power station proves the numbers are viable. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

=> To be precise: if the proof-of-concept initiative funded by the sale of our spare buildings here achieve the construction of an ecologically sound, power generator station and the financial numbers actually work! If we can prove this, then many such power stations can be built all across the UK. Specifically at locations where communities state they want them. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

=> Then in the format of community-owned power stations. Each will produce electricity at HALF the current (April 2023) price level. Once the thesis is proven, we will register the new co-ordinating charity (number #3).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

By way of proven past experience and skillset built up over many years, the second charity (#2) is the: Friends of TS Queen Mary. This was started in 2012 by Iain Sim and Russ McLean…<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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^^ Prepared & Registered at OSCR<\/a><\/span><\/span> in Dundee By Russ McLean ^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This Friends of TS Queen Mary charity is now run by Iain Sim. Russ McLean is devoting all the time he has available to the Community Owned Power Generation (COPG) initiative. This being low environmental impact and high ecological credential projects via: hydro~electric + solar~farm + wind~turbine + tidal~energy projects.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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=> Whilst the past cannot guarantee the future, it is important to provide bona fides from previous projects as these may give comfort that those pioneering future charity efforts have a decent idea of what they are doing.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

By way of earlier example: the funds raised for the Friends of TS Queen Mary Charity<\/a><\/span> as officially recorded by the OSCR Charity Commissioner are…<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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^^ Friends of TS Queen Mary Charity Accounts ^^<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Source: Click Here<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Since 2018 when the charity was fortunate enough to secure Mr Robbie Coltrane as patron, the finances took a significant boost to \u00a3313,897 income that year. Robbie worked tirelessly to help. A large number of those donations were reciprocate\u00a0 with personal letters of thanks. This is all the more significant as Robbie was in a lot of pain during this time.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

As part of the funding initiatives, there is only so much a fairly modes crew of volunteers can do. Even though Robbie had gotten the twinkle back in his eyes at being around some beloved old classic (since distressingly having to sell some of his beloved cars due to painful joint <\/b>inflammation<\/b><\/span>\u00a0rendering work on the engines nigh impossible), the work volume of all the trustees and patron was increasing.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n