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Finance Forms for Common Grazings

Common Grazings are unique in that their structure differs to other co-operative groups, and their rules depend on Crofting Law as well as the CG’s own set of Regulations.

To make life easier for clerks, committee members and shareholders, in this section you will find useful templates for looking after the grazing funds, a video introduction from Arthur MacDonald who explains why CG committees need to use these templates, and a video instruction of how to complete the forms.

Forms are available in Word, so that you can download and type into them; also as pdf so that you can print them to write on them; also as Excel so that you can download and let Excel do the calculations.

Common Grazing finances can be bewildering – but they don’t have to be!  Listen to Arthur MacDonald explain what committees need to do and tools and resources that are available to help them.

Step By Step Guides

Step by step guide to completing the annual Grazing Fund paperwork

Step by step guide to accounting for improvements through CAGS

Step by step guide to use the Excel template to calculate Common Grazing fund payments

Step by step guide to use the Excel template for an Improvement on a Common Grazing

Common Grazing Improvements - Communicating Proposals

Common Grazing Improvements - Calculating Payments

Common Grazing Improvements - Soumings and Total Sheep Equivalents

Useful Forms

Click on the form you need to download and save to your computer (you may need to enable pop-ups).

Forms are available in Word, so that you can download and type into them; also as pdf so that you can print them to write on them; also as Excel so that you can download and let Excel do the calculations.

Above are step by step video guides to help you fill in the Excel worksheets.

 

Grazing Funds Form - WORD

Grazing Funds Form - pdf

Grazing Funds Form Example - Excel

Improvement Proposal Form - Word

Improvement Proposal Form - pdf

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