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The Royal & Ancient Golf Club Of St Andrews Trust

Also known as: R&A World Golf Museum

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC007857
Status
Active
Registered
June 7, 1988
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
Beach House
Golf Place
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 9JA

Contact

Website
worldgolfmuseum.com
Screenshot of the The Royal & Ancient Golf Club Of St Andrews Trust website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

The Trust owns and operates The R&A World Golf Museum in St Andrews. The Trust holds and conserves objects of historical value to the game of golf. The Trust provides educational programmes for visitors to the Museum. The Trust is part of The R&A Group being the governing body for the game of golf worldwide (outside the United States and Mexico).

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

Objectives: The objects for which the Trust is established are as follows:- to preserve for the benefit of the townspeople of St Andrews in the County of Fife and of the nation at large, whatever of the Scottish historical, architectural and constructional heritage may exist in the Conservation Area of St Andrews in the form of buildings (including any building as defined in Section 52 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972 as amended) of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest. and to advance and promote the education of the general public by establishing and running a Museum called the R&A World Golf Museum

Geography

Main operating location
Fife
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £2,823,000 £2,409,000 34
Dec. 31, 2023 £1,674,000 £2,021,000 26
Dec. 31, 2022 £1,062,000 £1,855,000 21
Dec. 31, 2021 £673,000 £1,025,000 15
Dec. 31, 2020 £1,043,000 £1,013,000 19