The activities undertaken by development trusts are various and include:

There is no standard legal form for a development trust.

I applaud your idea for a development trust.

This project is part of the Unst Partnership, the community's development trust.

The Shapinsay development trust is working on the island's community plan, including plans to build a wind turbine.

According to the development trust, the turbine could earn more than £5 million during its 25-year lifetime.

The price to the Coigach development trust has been assessed at £2.6 million.

The project is run by the Unst Partnership, the local community's development trust.

Examples include co-operatives, building societies, development trusts and credit unions.

Many of these renewable energy projects are being undertaken by social enterprises such as development trusts.