01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC007857
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 34
- Postcode
- KY16 9JA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Trust owns and operates The R&A World Golf Museum in St Andrews. The Trust holds and conserves objects of historical value to the game of golf. The Trust provides educational programmes for visitors to the Museum. The Trust is part of The R&A Group being the governing body for the game of golf worldwide (outside the United States and Mexico).
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Trust is established are as follows:- to preserve for the benefit of the townspeople of St Andrews in the County of Fife and of the nation at large, whatever of the Scottish historical, architectural and constructional heritage may exist in the Conservation Area of St Andrews in the form of buildings (including any building as defined in Section 52 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 as amended) of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest. and to advance and promote the education of the general public by establishing and running a Museum called the R&A World Golf Museum
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 34 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £2,823,000 | £310,000 | £350,000 | £1,255,000 | £37,000 | £871,000 | £2,409,000 | £0 | £1,078,000 | £1,331,000 | 34 | 11 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,674,000 | £262,000 | £286,000 | £886,000 | £26,000 | £214,000 | £2,021,000 | £0 | £1,073,000 | £948,000 | 34 | 13 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £1,062,000 | £267,000 | £208,000 | £567,000 | £20,000 | £0 | £1,855,000 | £0 | £1,034,000 | £821,000 | 34 | 23 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £673,000 | £100,000 | £124,000 | £249,000 | £50,000 | £150,000 | £1,025,000 | £0 | £776,000 | £249,000 | 34 | 9 September 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Beach House, Golf Place, St Andrews, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.worldgolfmuseum.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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