OSCR Scottish charity profile

Royal Yacht Britannia Trust

ActiveCharity number SC028070
Registered28 April 1998
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC028070
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
202
Postcode
EH6 6JJ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The object for which the Company is established is to advance the education of the general public concerning the Royal Yacht Britannia (formerly Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia) a vessel of historical significance

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 charitable objects for which the Company is established (the 'Objects') are, for the public benefit: 4.1 To advance the education of the general public concerning the Royal Vessels each of which are vessels of historical significance. 4.2 To foster, improve, promote and increase public knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the Royal Yacht Britannia and appreciation of the Royal Vessels. 4.3 To promote the permanent, dignified and sustainable preservation, maintenance and use of the Royal Yacht Britannia in a manner consistent with her dignity as a former Royal Palace. 4.4 To promote the sustainable preservation, maintenance and use of the Royal Vessels. 4.5 To stimulate public interest in the Royal Yacht Britannia.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£0£0202Not supplied
31 December 2024£13,968,635£13,255,21820212 August 2025
31 December 2023£14,276,666£12,115,22420215 August 2024
31 December 2022£10,803,581£10,278,55620230 June 2023
31 December 2021£9,347,005£7,518,64620218 August 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
The Royal Yacht Britannia
Website supplied to OSCR
www.royalyachtbritannia.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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