OSCR Scottish charity profile

Clan Donald Lands Trust

ActiveCharity number SC007862
Registered6 May 1971
Main locationHighland
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 4 November 2026
OSCR charity number
SC007862
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
13
Postcode
IV45 8RS

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

In 2026, the Trust completed the sale of the Armadale Estate following a strategic review, professional advice and consultation with the Scottish Charity Regulator. The sale enabled the charity to focus on its core museum, archive, heritage and educational work while establishing a more sustainable long-term foundation.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • Other defined groups
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Trustees shall hold the Trust Fund for the following purposes (the 'Purposes') DECLARING THAT nothing in these presents shall authorise the expenditure of the Trust Fund for purpose which are not charitable purposes under section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and which are also regarded as charitable in relation to the application of the Taxes Acts ('Charitable Purposes'):- 3.1 Operating and maintaining the Clan Museum for the purpose of fostering Clan sentiment and interest and the encouragement of education of members of the Clan and the general public in the history of the Highland Clans and Clan Donald in particular and the collection and preservation of records and traditions and objects of historic interest bearing on the history of Clan Donald. 3.2 The relief of those who are in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage and in selecting those individuals who may benefit from such assistance the Trustees shall be entitled to take into account an individual's connection with the Clan Donald (and its septs) and also his or her place of residence. 3.3 Providing funds to assist in the education of Clansmen, to provide scholarships at schools and universities for the sons and daughters of Clansmen. 3.4 Encouraging the advancement of education and the arts, heritage and culture by promoting the general public's understanding and appreciation of the history and traditions of the Lordship of the Isles, the Highland Clans and Clan Donald in particular.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endTotal incomeDonationsCharitable activities incomeTrading incomeInvestment incomeOther incomeTotal expenditureRaising fundsCharitable activities spendingOther spendingStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£1,307,275£321,434£394,796£503,913£2,242£84,890£1,491,256£858,915£632,341£01328 September 2026
31 December 2024£1,448,671£339,397£432,187£657,693£1,579£17,815£1,687,468£1,030,712£656,756£01329 September 2025
31 December 2023£1,277,313£244,037£438,413£546,967£1,016£46,880£1,452,087£919,805£510,282£22,0001327 September 2024
31 December 2022£1,388,565£742,496£314,848£253,839£252£77,130£1,506,410£796,873£709,537£0138 January 2024
31 December 2021£1,421,216£993,746£144,058£218,954£39£64,419£1,317,499£395,727£921,772£01321 August 2023

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
Museum of the Isles, Armadale Castle, Sleat, Isle of Skye
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied
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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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