Stornoway Trust
- Country
- Scotland
- Charity number
- SC016206
- Status
- Active
- Reporting
- Up to date Last filed Dec. 24, 2025. Filing history
- Registered
- Jan. 24, 1931
- Legal form
- Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Address
- Address
- Estate Office
Leverhulme House
Perceval Square
Stornoway
Isle of Lewis
HS1 2DD
Activities
'It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations','It carries out activities or services itself'
'the advancement of citizenship or community development'
In 1923 Lord Leverhulme gifted Lews Castle and 69,000 acres of land to the people of Stornoway parish and The Stornoway Trust was established to manage and administer the estate on behalf of the community.
Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'
Objectives: The advancement of civic responsibility or community development.
Geography
- Main operating location
- Western Isles
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Finances
| Period end | Filed | Income | Expenditure | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | Dec. 24, 2025On time | £1,549,228 | £1,386,021 | 30 |
| March 31, 2024 | Dec. 21, 2024On time | £1,206,111 | £1,238,664 | 31 |
| March 31, 2023 | Jan. 11, 202411 days late | £1,452,258 | £1,335,790 | 30 |
| March 31, 2022 | Feb. 3, 202334 days late | £1,313,228 | £1,081,640 | 30 |
| March 31, 2021 | Aug. 31, 2022243 days late | £1,216,608 | £1,259,580 | 29 |
Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.