# The Buccleuch Living Heritage Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC014915
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** May 21, 1984
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC014915


## Contact

- **Address:** Weatherhouse, Bowhill, Selkirk
- **Postcode:** TD7 5ES
- **Website:** www.blht.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of environmental protection or improvement&#x27;

**What the charity does:** The Buccleuch Living Heritage Trust’s key objective is the advancement of historic, artistic, architectural and aesthetic education. Primary objectives include:  • The education of the general public in respect of matters of historic, artistic, architectural and aesthetic interest.  • The promotion of the study and appreciation of agriculture, horticulture and silviculture, and land and estate management.  • The preservation, protection and improvement for public benefit of buildings and chattels of national, historic, architectural or artistic interested. and  • The creation, maintenance and funding of grants, bursaries. Scholarship prizes and rewards for members of the general public to increase their knowledge, appreciation and enjoyment of such buildings, land and chattels, and for educational and research purposes generally.

**Objectives:** 2.1.1 the advancement of historic, artistic, architectural and aesthetic education. In order to achieve such general object, the primary objects of the Company shall include the education of the general public and in particular but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing:- (a) the increase of their knowledge, understanding and appreciation of any matters of historic, artistic, architectural or aesthetic interest. (b) the promotion of the study and appreciation of agriculture, horticulture silviculture and land and estate management. (c) the promotion of the study and appreciation of ecology and conservation. (d) the promotion of the study and appreciation of flora and fauna. (e) the making available and encouragement of and access to and study and appreciation of any building of national, historic, architectural or artistic interest as shall or may hereafter be vested in the Company or in respect of which the Company shall have any interest therein, and any furniture, pictures, books, manuscripts, porcelain, objets d&#x27;art or other chattels ordinarily kept therein or which may be given or loaned to the directors and which the directors shall consider appropriate to make available for such educational purposes aforesaid.





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Scottish Borders
- **Geographical spread:** One or a few bases or facilities serving people who come from a broad area






