01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC024983
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 12
- Postcode
- KW14 8XH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Queen Elizabeth Castle of Mey Trust is a charity set up for the benefit of the inhabitants of the United Kingdom for the preservation of buildings and monuments with historical importance and architectural interest, the advancement of historical and architectural education by offering opportunities for access to buildings or monuments and the preservation and education of the public of Aberdeen Angus Cattle and North Country Cheviot Sheep.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- 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 preservation for the benefit of the community of buildings (whether habited or uninhabited) and monuments particularly within Scotland of historic importance and or architectural interest.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £1,518,574 | £1,311,486 | 12 | 16 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,351,832 | £1,482,818 | 12 | 9 September 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,743,421 | £4,199,572 | 12 | 6 September 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £838,152 | £1,304,872 | 12 | 3 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £631,442 | £1,093,478 | 12 | 17 December 2021 |
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
- Castle Of Mey, Caithness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.castleofmey.org.uk/castleofmeytrust.cfm
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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