01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC012953
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- FK8 1EH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Trust is to ensure that the rich heritage, veterans and young cadets maintain the legacy of this fine Highland Regiment for future generations to learn and never forget based here in Stirling castle.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the advancement of public participation in sport
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
- any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
Constitutional objectives
4.2 for any purposes which appear to them in their absolute discretion directed to the improvement, efficiency, benefit or welfare of the antecedent regiment of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders which was in existence prior to its amalgamation within the Royal Regiment of Scotland and now defined as The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 5th Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, or any other battalion, regiment or unit of Her Majesty's Forces and Army Cadet Force, including any regular, territorial or reserve army, auxiliary or affiliated unit thereof which appears to the Trustees to be in whole or in part substantially a successor of the antecedent Regiment of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, should such a successor appear to the Trustees to have been created ('the Regiment') or any related charitable companies, institutions, associations, trusts or societies formed for objects similar to the objects set out hereto, including any regimental museum, museum trust or association for the benefit of the public at large. 4.3 to contribute to the provision of recreational facilities, or to the organisation of recreational activities, or to the relief of any person or persons who are in need of financial or welfare assistance and who are serving in or who have served in the Regiment or who are the dependants, widows, widowers or orphans of persons who are serving or who have served as aforesaid. 4.4 to form, establish, support, make grants to and to aid in the formation, establishment and support of any other charitable companies, institutions, associations, trusts or societies formed for objects similar to the objects set out hereto. 4.5 for the advancement of the education of the general public.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £115,836 | £54,089 | 0 | 26 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £25,917 | £34,947 | 0 | 30 May 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £22,265 | £33,535 | 0 | 30 May 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £25,253 | £50,613 | 0 | 25 May 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £128,624 | £46,532 | 0 | 23 May 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
- Regimental Headquarters, Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, The Castle, Esplanade, Stirling
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.argylls.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
No direct external links on this profile. The official OSCR record and source documentation are available through BritDB’s dedicated source page.
05 Provenance
Source for this profile
© Crown Copyright and database right 2026. Contains information from the Scottish Charity Register supplied by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. BritDB is an independent service and does not claim to be the Scottish Charity Register.