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The National Trust for Scotland

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC007410
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Nov. 25, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Feb. 5, 1936
Legal form
Statutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)

Address

Address
First Floor
The Broadstone
50 South Gyle Crescent
Edinburgh
EH12 9LD

Contact

Website
nts.org.uk
Screenshot of the The National Trust for Scotland website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science','the advancement of environmental protection or improvement'

The National Trust for Scotland is the charity that cares for, shares and speaks up for Scotland's magnificent heritage. We're Scotland's largest membership organisation and we're independent of government. Since 1931, we've pioneered public access to and shared ownership of some of th emost magnificent buildings, collections and landscapes in Scotland. We care for ancient houses, battlefields, castles, mills, gardens, coastlies, islands, mountain ranges and the plants and animals that depend upon them. Together the places and objects in our care tell the stories of Scotland. Without our involvement, many of these places and things would have been lost forever to the passage of time, development and the elements.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: To promote the permanent preservation, for the benefit of the Nation, of Land and Buildings in Scotland (the expression 'Land' being held throughout these presents to include Lochs and Rivers) of natural beauty or historic interest. and as regards such Land, to preserve (so far as practicable) its natural aspect and features and animal and plant life.

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
Feb. 28, 2025 Nov. 25, 2025On time £91,432,000 £81,753,000 1,372
Feb. 28, 2024 Nov. 14, 2024On time £69,546,000 £75,906,000 1,288
Feb. 28, 2023 Nov. 21, 2023On time £57,849,000 £65,614,000 1,164
Feb. 28, 2022 Nov. 7, 2022On time £49,250,000 £51,917,000 880
Feb. 28, 2021 Nov. 22, 2021On time £44,265,000 £44,148,000 1,100

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.