01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038770
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 438
- Postcode
- KA18 2NJ
OSCR note: Former charity legal name The Prince's Foundation 03/04/2018 - 13/12/2023 The Great Steward of Scotland's Dumfries House Trust from 04/10/2007 to 23/05/2018.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Inspired by the vision and values of His Majesty King Charles IlI, our Royal Founding President, The King's Foundation builds and supports communities where people, places and the planet can coexist in Harmony. In all that we do, we are inspired by nature and tradition to build thriving, sustainable communities and transform lives. The King's Foundation's vision is a world where we live in harmony with nature to improve the wellbeing of people and the planet. We deliver this through teaching traditional arts and skills, restoring historic sites, championing a sustainable approach to the way people build community, and maintaining Dumfries House and its estate, Highgrove Gardens and the Castle of Mey in Caithness, Scotland as examples of heritage-led regeneration.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
3.1 The Trust's objects (the Objects) are, for the benefit of the public: 3.1.1 for the advancement of education, training and retraining. 3.1.2 for the advancement of heritage and the protection, preservation, conservation, improvement and revitalisation of: 3.1.2.1 the built environment. 3.1.2.2 the environment. 3.1.2.3 traditional arts and architecture of all civilisations 3.1.2.4 monuments, structures or sites of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest. the built environment. the environment. 3.1.3 the advancement of citizenship or community development. 3.1.4 the provision of recreational activities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for persons in need by reason of youth, age, infirmity, disablement, poverty or social or economic circumstances. 3.1.5 preserve maintain and keep in repair Dumfries House, Cumnock, Ayrshire, its contents and grounds, outbuildings and surrounding land (together Dumfries House) and other heritage sites in Scotland and the rest of the world. 3.1.6 undertake other charitable activities in East Ayrshire and in the rest of Scotland and the United Kingdom either directly or by supporting others undertaking those activities, and in particular, but without prejudice to the generality of the Objects.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £37,365,310 | £28,605,020 | 438 | 16 September 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £26,078,335 | £25,851,134 | 438 | 28 August 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £23,315,719 | £35,118,883 | 438 | 31 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £22,476,925 | £19,799,372 | 438 | 15 November 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £20,636,241 | £14,907,915 | 438 | 16 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
- Dumfries House, Dumfries House Estate, Cumnock, Ayrshire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.kings-foundation.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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