The Queen Elizabeth Castle of Mey Trust
Trustee's report and consolidated financial statements
Charity Number SC024983
For the year ended 31 March 2025

The Qu￿n Elizabcth C35tleof WTrust
Trustee's report and financlal rt3tem&)ts
For theyear ended 31 March 2025
Contents
Trustees Report
Report ofthe Independent Audltorsto theTruXeeofThel￿e￿ Ell￿beth Cè#leof WTrust
Consolldat&l stat￿ent of financial *iwties
io
Parent ¢haflty statement offinancial actiwties
li
Balance sheet (parent charltyand group)
12
Con5011dated cash flow statement
13
Parent cash flow rtatement
14
Notesto thefinanclal statemwts
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Thel]uÈen Elizabeth Castle of Mey Trust
Trustee's report and financial statements
Forthe year d)ded 31 March 2025
Roportolthe Trusteeforthe yearended31 March 2025
The Trustee presents its report and financial statementsfor the year ended 31 March 2025. This report is prepared in accordance
wlth theTrust Deed and the recommendations of thestatement of Recommended PrKticeappllcable to charities preparing their
account5 in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 letstive I
January2019).
Constitutlon
TheTrust was e5tabli5hed by a Deed of Trust executd on 11 June 1996 and is reco8nlsed by HMRC as a Scottish charity.
Recrultment and appointment ofTrustee
The management of the Trust is the responslbility of the Trustee who Is appointed under the twms of the Deed of Trust. New
Trustees may beappolnted by resolutlon oftheTrustee.
Organ15atlonal structure
TheTrustee Boaid meet5 quarterly, and day to day runnin8 of the charity is mana8ed by theAdminlstrator.
Objectives and Actlvltles
The Trust is establlshpd for the benefit of the Inhabitants of theunited Kingdom. and of Scotland partlcularly, wlth thefollowing
Obl￿1Ve5..
The pre5ervatlon in pwpetulty for the public benefit of the Casile of Mty, itscontents. it58round and land.
The preservatlon of building5 and monuments, particularly within Scotland, of historic importance andlor
rchitectural interest.
The advancement of the hlstorical and archltLYtural educatlon of the publlc by effertlng opportunltles for the access
by the publlc Into such bulldlngs or monuments.
The preservation of Aberdeen Angus Cattleand North Country Chevlot Sheep and theeducatlon of the public about the
origins 8nd genealogical delelopments of these breeds.
Theencouragernent of educational prolects, esp￿lalIV those relatlng to the study of the historlc building5 of Scotland
and breeds of sheep and cattle indlgenousto the Unlted Kingdom, parlicularlyscotland.
The foundatlon and endowment of study groups or other educational media at centre5 of learnin8, Wlth particular
emphasls on the study of hisioric bui Idin85 i n Scotland and breeds of sheep and cattle indigenous to the United
Klngdom, particularly Scotland.
The encouragemty)t of thestudy and practice of any useful branch of human knowledge by the provlsion of bulldings
equipment or otherwise.
The provision of financial assistance in any form to charitable organisations concerned with the conservatlon and
restoration of the heritage of Scotland.
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TheQu*n Elitsbdh Castle ofMEyTru51
Tru5tce'5 report and ffnancial statements
For theyear wded 31 March 2025
REPOrt olthe Trustee forthe ye¥ended 31 March 2025 Icontlnued)
IUskmana8em•nt
TheTTU5tee hasasse55ed themajor rlsksto which ihe charltY15 exposed, In particularihose related to theoperations and finwce50ftheTrust, and15
satlsfted that systemsare in placeto mitl8ateexposureto those rlsks.
In 2021 thecharltvscharitable parent company soleTrust< TheKin¢s Found#lon (TheFoundationl, wasthesubjÉrt ofa number of pra%s
reportsinto hlstoric fvndrai5in8 piacticesatthe Foundation In relatlon to c•Jtaln donat5ons historic3llyrKefjved by theFoundatlon and In ctttèln
Case5 bythecharity.
Ihe Fcundation'sTrustee5asked their le8al advisorsto tommlsslon an independent inve5ti8alion iftto thepress reportsabout the Foundation
includin6those relatingto donatlons historically received bythecharity. In 2021. the Foundation Trustee5, thecharityTrUst￿aThd OSCR had
reC8v￿j thefindings3risingfrom th* investJEation and the Foundatlon Trusteesand charltyTrusteehad commis￿oned and rewiewed le8al advlce
on thefindlnRsofthe report.
In 2023, OSCR Confirm￿tthat Its In¥e5ti8atlon Into the Foundatlon would spllt into two 5trand5-onefocusln8on h15torlc matters and the
other rdatingto turrent ongoin88overnance In Sept￿ber 2023. OSCR tonllrmed that it wassatlsfftLyJ with the improvernent5that had b
madeto address areas olconceJn pr￿louS1¥0￿t1fjned in relation to thecurrtht and ongoin8 governancertrand. In January2025. OSCR confirmal
that It5 Investl8atlon Into hlstorlc matters had also conclud£¥J, wlth no fvrtheractlon art￿ng.
R•s•rvts pollcy
The Queen Elizabeth Casllecf WTrust airnsto hold three months ofopttatin8 e%penditureln reserve. Golng concern has bÈpn consldered and thls
15 dlscussed in Note l.
Restrlcted fvnds
The restricted fvndsafÈthndsreeeivtsd a speclffic purpos¢
General fvnd
The8eneral fund r•)Ie￿I5theUnre5tf1tted fvnd5arlsln8from past opuatlng result
Investment pollcyand perfomiabKe
In accordance with the Deeij of Trust, the Trustee has the power to Invest In stock5, share5, Investments and property as It sees fit. The Trust
contlnuesto invest wlth Rufv LLP,
Revlewofthe developrnent xtl¥ltlesofthe chwlty
Th15 set of ￿cOunt5 includes the period l Aprll 2024 to 31 ￿[ch 2025, the duration of which The Queen Ejlzabeth Castleof WTrust ItheTrustl
W45 under the trust￿1V ofThe K5n￿5 Foundatlon.
The Trust is a stand-alone ch¥ity. re8ulateil by The Offlce of thescottish Charity Re8ulator IOSCRI. Mi55 Shlrley Farquhar15the Tru5( Admliii5tra¢or
and has responsibility for ovtrwnB the activitie5 of the Trust and its tradin8 sub51diary, Castle and Gard￿$ of W Litnited. The Tru# Is
headquartered attheCa5tleofW. in C•thnes&
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TheQueen Elizabeth Castleof Mty Trust
Tnjstee's report and financial statements
F0rtheYear￿ded 31 March 2025
Report ofthe Trustee forthe yearended 31 March 2025 fcontlnued)
Revlew of the development actlvltlesofthe ch¥lty fcontinuedj
The Lodge
The Granary Lodge saw a steady InCr￿Se In v551tors throughout the year. peak ng in April and May. There has been a noticeable
Increase In rep￿t visitors With many vistors bookillg foi a return visit next Year. The Granary Lodge continues to promote local
food and drink where po￿lbIe and, due to the remote country location, also offers guests ev￿1n8 platter5 which have been very
popular. The use ofthe local supply chain is important asweaim to support local businesses.
Castle Vlsators
Visitor numbers InCr￿sed from 19,167 In 2023124 to over 20,000 in 2024125. This year on year Increase reflects a re4lval in
pwple's intue51 in the North Coast 500 and reco8nltion of Thecastle of Mey as a key visitor attraction on that route.
Castle Gxden5
There continue5 to be a strong coMmitm￿t to en8age the local community in garden projects, which this year included an
ambitious avenue of tree5 being planted to commemmorate His Majesty the Kin8's 75th birthday and bird boxes placed throughout
the wood5 to encourage the younger genoration to get ifjvolved with nature and ￿braCing The Queen Elizabeth Castle of M
Trust's objective5 of Education, Farming and Community. The garden prod uce continued to be used in the tearoom and sold to
visitors ot the Castle shoo.
The F¥m
Longoe Farm was very sUCc￿ful at the Ca[thn￿S County Show wlnning Male and ￿erall Chanipion for a shearli ng ram and al
wlnnln8the Female and Over311 ChampSon with a 4irop ewe. It attained best in class al the Black Isle show. Longoe continues to
excel at breeding North Country Chevlotsand Aberdeen An8U5 C31tle.
Anlmal Centre
One of the core values of The Queem Elizabeth Castle of Mey Trust is educatlon, and freeentry to the Castle and Gardens of Mey to
the local community and visitors is considered a key part of affordingthem theopportunity to 8et close to theanimal& They can
hold a hatched thlck, help feed the lambsand feed our donkey A ice. Thls year a150 saw the addition of two whlte pi8S to thecentre.
Thls is d￿sned to heip young people learD about both food proV￿anCe and the food chain in general.
Visltorcentre Shop
Wecontinueto support our local communlty and kottish herltage by offering a range of local and unique products in both the
shop and tearoom for Visito￿ to enjoy. TheTearoom promotes daily home baked produce and usesgarden produce when avallable.
TheTearoom's reputation for 8ood, wholesome bakin8 has been a driverfor repeat visitor5. Both shop and tearoom did well in the
24125 season.
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The Queen Ellzabeth Casrleof Mey Trust
Trustee's report and financial statements
Fortheyearended 31 March 2025
Report of the Trustee forthe yearended 31 March 2025 (continued)
Eventsand Achlevementsand a note of 8ratitude to our President
We are deli8hted that the Castle of Mw and Gard￿5 of Mey once again retain￿ their 5 star Visit Scotland Kcredltatlon. None of
this is achievable without the hard work and dedication of the Staff, ensuring the Castle continues to welcome visitors and give
them the best e¥perience possible. Staff also helped to promotethe local ar￿..
Wearevery 8rateful to our Royal Founding President, His Majesty, Kin8Charle5111, for hisongoingsupport of theTru5t. His Majesiy's
support is hugely b￿efiCIal to the Castle and in turn to the local economv.
Financia review
I n the year to 31 March 2025 the Trust recorded a Increase in funds of £207,087 12023124: decrease £130,987). There is
corresponding increaseln net assetsfrom £8,518.707 at 31 March 2024 to £8,725.794 at 31 March 2025.
Total income rose year on year from £1,351,832 to £1.512,605. drlven partly by an Improved performance of tradlngsubsldlary
Castle and Gard￿S of Mry Lifflite(J. and highei Vvdr on year donation income. Total expenditure decreased year on year from
£1,401,143 to £1,311,486, dueto lower yearon year cost5 at Lon8oe Farm and publlc eriterprlse expen5e4 offset sllghtly by hlgher
year on year e¥penditurefor Ca5tleand Gardens of Mey Limit&J.
Net Kalnson Investmentof£5,968werean improvementon Drlorythr12023124: net decreaseof£81.675).
Plansfor future perlods
The Trust Is forward focused on Its charitableactivities and it5 promotion of the Castleof Mey. through Interactlons with the publlc,
use of local produceand promotlon of livestock and farm to tabl&
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Trustee's report and financlal staiements
For theyear erded 31 March 2025
Report of the Trustee for the ended 31 March 2025 (contintsedj
Reference and Admlnistrativt Informatlon
Charity name
The Queen Ellzabeth Castleof MeyTrust
Charlty reglstratlov number
SC024983
RB8isiered office5
Castlèof Mev
Mey
Caithness
KW14 BXH
Royal Founding President
Hi5 Majesty KingCharles111
Trustee
The Kln8'5 Foundatlon Icharlty re￿StratIOn number SC0387701
Subsidiary
The Trust ha5a wholly owned subsldlary. Castleand Garden50f Mey Umlted, whlch Isa
company reglstered In Scotland IreferenceX2471631 and act5 asthetradln8 arrn of theTnJst.
Investment monagers
Ruffer LLP
80 Vlctorla Street
London
SWIE SJL
Secretary and Admlnistrator
8anker5
Coutts & Co
440, The Strand
London
WC2R OQS
Royal Bank of Scotland
11 Olrlgstreet
Thur
KW14 78L
Auditors
5affery LLP
9 Hayrnarket Square
Edinburgh
EH3 8RY
Sollcltors
Turcan Connell
Princes Exchanse
l Ead GreyStTeet
Edinburgh
EH39EE
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TheQueen &lzabeth Castle ofw Trust
Trustee's report and financlal ststwnents
For theyear ended 31 March 2025
Statement of TTustee'sresponslblllties in re5pertof the Trusteel reportand the flnanclal A•tements
The charlty Trustee is responslble for preparlng a Trustee's annual report and consolidated financlal statements in xcordance with
applIc￿Je1aW and Unlted Klngdom Accountingstandards ILlnited Klngdom GenerallyAccepted kcountlng Practice).
The law applicableto charities in Scotland requIr￿thetharltyTrUSteelo prq)arefinanclal statementsfor each year whlch glvea true and falr
vlew of the state ol affalrs of the charity and the group and of the Incoming r¥￿urCeS and appllcatlon of resour¢& of the charlty and the
8roup forthat periotj. In preparlngthosefinancial stat￿entS. theTrustee Is requlred to..
select suitsble accounting policies and then apply thern cons55tently,'
obsaNethe mÈthodsand principles in the Charltles SORP 2015 (FR5 1021,.
makejud8ements and estlm>te5that are reasonable and prudent:
statewhether applicable UK Accounting Standards have followed, subject to any m*erial departur8sdiKlosed and
explalned In thefinancial statvMents- and
preparethefinancial statements on a golng concern b￿$, unle55 It Is Inappioprlateto presumethat thegroup and the
charitable company wlll contlnuelts actlvlties.
TheTrurtee Is responslble for keepln8 proper accountln8 records whleh dlsclose wlth reasonableaccuracy at any tITnethe Inanclal posltlon
of the charlty and the group and to enable It to ensurp thèt the tonsolldated fin￿claI Statem£￿tS comply with The Charitie5 and Trustee
Inve5tment1Scotlandl kt 2005. the Charlty Accounts (Scotlandl Regulatlons 2LK)6 amended), and theprovi51on5 of the Trust deed. It Is
also respon5iblefor safeguardln8 theassets of thecharlty and theyoupand tskln8 reasonable5tep5forthe pre¥entlon and detectlon of fraud
and other Irro8u1￿itIes.
The Trustee Is responsibleftsrthe malnienanceand Integrity of thecorporateand financial informatlon includd on the charitabletrvst's
web&te.
Statement •sto dlsc109Jre of Informatlon to audltors
In K* far a5theTrustees arÈaware:
there Is no rdwant audit Informatlon of whlch thecharltablecompanls audltor Is unaware: and
theTrUst￿S havetaken all stepsthat theyoughtto have taken to makethL¥nse.Ives aware of any relevant audlt Informatlon
and to establlsh that theaudltoT Is awareofthat InfoTmatlon.
Hn•ncl•l Inlormatlon
The re5uIt5 for the perfod areset out in the accounts on pases 10 to 31.
This report wasapttroved by thp.Triittpp.on ...
. and sl8ned on Its behalf by
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Trustee'sreport and financlal statements
Fortheytrèr Ènded 31 March 2025
Rtport ofthe Indepéndent A￿lItOrstOtheTf￿s[eeQf7he Queen Ellzabeih Cortle ofMeyTwust
Opinlon
Wehaveauditd thefinanclal statements ofTheQu&n EIIz3beth Castle of Trust ¢the'parent charitrfl and its subsldiarylthe'8roup'lfor they&r 31
March 2025 which cornprise theconsolldated Statement of Flnanclal Actlvlil4 Parent Statement ofFlnancl41 ActlvltlES, the Consolldated BalaThce Sheet, the
Parent Balance Sheet, the C¢nsolidated Cath Flow Statemthi, the Parent Cash Flow Statem¢nt and notes to the fin•c131 statements, Ineludlng signifiC￿t
arcounring policles. The financlal reportln8framewDrkthat hasbeen applied In thar prep¥atlon Is applicable lawand United Kingdom A¢couniin85tandèrd5,
IncludlnB Flnanclal Reportln8 5t4ndafd 102, the Flnancial Reportin8 St¥nd*d appllcable in the UK antl Republic of Ireland Iunlted Kingdom Genwally
AcceptedAcctsuntin8 Prxticel.
In our oplnlon th?fiNanclal Stater￿nts.
wve a true and fair view ol the State of the group's and parent charitrfs affalrs as at 31 March 2025. and of the 8rovp's and parent charws incomln8
resourcw and application ofresourcesincludlngthe group'sand pweni charltws Sncoffle￿d expwdlture, fortheyear then thd41,
havebeen properlyprepared in xcordancewlth United Klngdoffl GwerallyAccepied Accountin8 Practlce.. ènd
have been prepared In accordènce with the requirernent5 of the Companies Act 2006. the Chadtles and Tru¢ee 1nv8strn￿t (Scotlandl Act 200S and
re8ulatlons 6 and 8 of thecharitles kcounts IScotlandlRe4ulations 2006 lasamÈnd8dl.
Ba51sk)roplnlon
Weconductod our audit in acctsrdirtcewlth Intern•tlonalStandardsonPAJdltln81UKI IISAslUKll•nd appllcable law. responslbllltle5 under thosestandards
are further descrlbed In the AudltOV'5 responslbllitles for the audlt ef the financial stateménts section ol our report. Wè are Indep￿dent of the 8TOUP ané
parent chdrltablecompany In dLLurdance with iheethical requlrernentsthat are rel￿ant to our audit 0ftheRn￿e1ol statornents Inihe UK. Includin8 the FRC'S
Ethlcal Standard, and we h¥4e fulfilled our other ethical responslbllitips in 3ccordanr.p wlth these r¥uirements. We belleve thatthe aud1tw1d￿ce we have
obtalned lswffi¢lent and approprlateto providea ba￿sfor our oplnlon.
Conclu￿on$re1*ITrIto Rolngconcern
It) audltln8 Ihefinancl* statementi we hwe concluded that theTru5tee5useofthe8oln8concern basisof accountln8lntheprep8r*lon oftheftnancial
5tatemwts isapproprlate.
on theworkwehweperformed, we havenot Identlhed any materlal urtertalntles rdatln8to ￿t￿lsOrC0￿dItIOn5that, Indlviduallyorcollectlvdyi m
cast ￿8nIfiCaffit doubt on theparent charltablecompany'sabllityto contlnueas•8oln8concern fora pLYlod ol* leasttwelvemc+nthsfrom wh£m Iheflnanclal
Slatern￿t5 areauthorlsed fr)r Issu&
ChJrresp0n￿b1lII]esa￿d theiesponslbilltlesofthetWSteeswlth respttt to 8oln8conc¥n afede￿Ilbtd In the relevant 5Éttlons of thlsreport.
Othei InfOrn?￿On
TheTrurtee5 are re5ponsiblefor theother InformatloTh. The tstherlnlormwlon ¢ornprlse5 the informatlon Included In th• annual report, othorth*7 thefinanclal
st*emwts and ouraudltor's rèport thwÉon. Our oplnlon on thefinancial sratements doe5not covertheotherlnformation and, exceptto theextentotherw15e
plicltlystated In our report, wedo notexpres5 fgrrn oFassuianceconcluslon thereon.
Our responslblllty Is tg reaé the othw Inlormatlon and, In duln8 so, conslder wheiher the other Informatlon Is rn3tErlally Incon$15t￿l wlth the finènclal
statvnent50r our knowledgeobtained in thecourseof th¢ audlt or otherw15eappeaTSto be materiallyrni&5tat4d. Ilwe Sdèntify such materlal lneonsisrÈnci￿0r
apparènt material mIsstètL￿ents, we arè reouired to dwermlne whether this gives rise to a matenal rnissratement in the fln*)cièl staternents themse5vek If,
bas*J on the workwehaveperformed. weconcludethat there15a Mat¥1￿ misstatem￿¢ of thls other Inforrnatlon,. wearerequired to report that fact.
We have nothln8 to report Inthlsregard.
PAarterson whlch we ¥e r•quir¢d to report byexceptlon
We have nothln8 to rèport In regpL*t ofthe followlng m*tèrs whererhe Ch•rltSeskcounts Iscotlandl Re8ulaiions 2006 la5 amended) requlre u5to reportto
you if, In tsur oplnlon.,
thelnform*ion glven In thetrustee< annua reportls Incornsi5twt in afiyrnaterial re5PKt with theffinanclal statements,. or
theparent charlty ha5 not kept properaccDUlltin6 re£ords,' or
theparwt ¢hafit(sfinancial statements are not in egreement wlth the accountin8recordsand returns. or
we have not ￿e1ved all the inlormatlon and explanètionswerequlreforouraudlt.
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Trnstee's report and financial stat8ments
Fortheyear endgj 31 Mirch 2025
Repgrt of the IndependentAudltorsto the Trusree of The Queen Ellubeth G*leof Me¥Trust Icontlnuedl
Responslbllllles ofTrustee
A5 e¥plainal more fvlly in the Statement of Trustees, Responslbillties Iset out on pa8p 51. the trustees are responsible for the preparatlon of the
ftnanclal statementsand for being satisfied that thLTwve 3 true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trust￿S￿etermine is nece55aiv
to enablethepreparaticn offinancia statementsthat arefreefrom rnatvial rni55tatement, whether dueto fraud orerror.
In preparlngthèfinancial stateM￿t& thetrustees are responsible for asse55ing the8roup's and parent charitablecornpanvs abilityto contlnue as
a going concern. dSstlosing as applicable, matters related to going contem ané u&n8 the 8oingconctrn ba51s of accovntin8 unless thetrustees
elther Intendto 1lquidatethe￿Oup orthe par￿t charitablecompanyorto cea5eoperatlon5, or have no reallstlc alternatlve but to do so.
AudItorfsre5pon￿bll{t10sI0fth* ￿dIt of thèllnAntlal st•tements
We have been appointed as auditors undw the Charitles and Trustee Invertrnent Iscotlandl Act 2005 and report In accordance wlth regulatlons
made undef that Act.
Our obSe¢tlves are to obtaln reasonable aSsur￿ce about whether the youp and parent flnanclal st)ternent5 Js a whole are free from materlal
mlsstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an audltor's report that Includes our opinlon. Re3sonablè assurance15 a hl8h level of
assur￿cl but Is not a guarantee that an audlt conducted In accordance wlth ISAS IUKI will always detect a material mlsstatemenl when it exist5.
Mi55tatementscan arisefrom fraud or error arid dre conslderej maierlal If, individually or the ag8re8at¢ thrycould reasonably be expected t¢
Inlluencetheeconomic de¢ision50f useT5taken on thebasi50fthesefinancial StateM￿t9.
Irre￿laTI1￿e5, Includln8 fraud, arelnstances of non<ompllance wlth law5 and r￿l￿tonS. We deslgn procedures in Ilnewlth our responslbilltles.
outlined abov4 to detect material misstatements in respect of irre8ularities, includingfraud. Ihespttific procalure5for thls en8as￿n￿t and the
eXt￿t to which thesearecapableof detectin8 irre6vlarille5, Including fraud aredetallbj below.
Identlfylng•nd wesslns r15kJrelated to IrreEularltle&
We asstssed the susceptibility of the ￿0Up and parent charltvs ffinantlal stat*ment5 to materSal misstatement and how fraud mi8ht occur,
Includlng throuth d15CU5slons Wlth the trustees, dlscusslons wlthln our audit team plann5ng meetln& updatlns our record of Intunal controls
and w)5urlng these controls operatLYl as intended. We evaluated posslble Incentive5 and opportunities for fraudulent M￿1p￿1at10n of the
flnanclal srdiemeriis. Weldentlfted lawsand regulatlonsthat aTeolslgniftcanceln the context ofthe group and parent charityby dI5CU59ons wlth
trustees and updatin8OUf understandin8 of the sectorsln whlch the8roup and parent charity opffat
Laws and regulations of direct 516nificance In the context of thegroup and parent charity include theCharitie5 and Trustee Investmtht Ikotlandl
t 2CM)S. theCharltle5 kcount51Scotlandl Regulations 2006 las amLmdedl and guldance Issued by theofflce of thescortlsh Charlty Re8ulator,
Audlt response to rlskldebfflled:
We Consider￿ the extent of compliancewiih these laws and re8ulations as part of our Budit procedures on the rdated financlal statement itttns
Including a rev¢eN of financial statement di5(losuie5. We reviewed the parent charltvs record5 Qf bTexhe5 of law5 and re8ulations, minutes of
meetings and coirespondence with r￿￿ant authorities to Identify potential material mlsstaternent5 arisin8. We discussed the parent charltvs
policies and proc8Jureslor compliance wlth lawsand re8ul6tion5wlth M￿nb￿S of Thanagement responslbleforcompllance.
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Trustee's report and )Inancl?I statements
For theyeai ended 31 March 2025
Report of the Independent Audltorsto the Trustee ofThtr Queen Ellnbeth Cartle of MeyTrust {contlnued)
Audlt re5ponseto risks Identlfied Icontinuedj:
Duringthe plannin8meetln8Wlth the audit team, theen8a6em￿t partner drew attention to thek￿areaS whlch might involve non<ornpllance
with laws and re8ulationsor fraud. Weenquired of rnanaEement whetherthey wereawweof any Instances of non-compllance wlth laws and
regulations or knowledge of any actual, suspected or allegLxl frJJd. Weaddie55ed the rSsk of fraud through management overrldeof controls by
testingthe appropriatene550flournal entriesand identlfyln8 any si8niff cant transactions that were unusual or outsidethe norm31 courseof
business, Weassessed whetherjudgement5 madeln makingaccountin8estimates 8ave rise to a possible indication of management bias. At the
completion stageof the audit. thèen8a8ement partner's review Included enwrlngthat theteam had approached their work wlth appropiiate
profe55ional 5¢fPticism and ihu5 thecapacityto Identify non<ornpllancewlth law5 and re8ulatlonsand fraud.
Thereare Inherent lirnitations In the audlt procedures describ￿ above and thefijrther removed non-compliancewith lawsand rewlationsis
from the Éwentsand transactlons refiected In thefinanclal stat£yments, the le55 likely wewould become aware of It, Wso. Ihe risk olnot detectin8
a materlal mlsstatement dueto fraudls hlgher than therisk (trf not ddÈrtin8 one ie5ultin8from error, asfraud may involvedeliberate
concealment byi fDr example, forgery orlntentlonal misrepresentations, orthrou8h ¢ollusion.
A further descrlption of our r@Spon￿bIlItIeS for the audlt of the financlal statements is located on the Financlal Reportlng Councll's websiteat
www.frc.orR.uklaudltorsresoonslbillties. Thlsdescrlotlon forms Dart of our ReDOli olthe IndeDendeni Audltor5.
(Isè of our report
Thls report is made soldy to the parent charltws trustees, a5 a body. In accordance with Regulatlon 10 of the ChaTltle5 Accounts (Scotlandl
Re8ulations 2006. Our audlt work has been undertaken so that we mi8ht 5tateto theparent ¢harity'Strtsstee5 those matters we are requlrExI to
state to them In an audltor's report and for no other purpose. To the fvllest extent permitted by law. we do not accept or assume responslbllltv
to anyone other thèn the parent charlty and the parent charSty's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for thls report, or for the opiniDns we
haveformed.
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Pase 9

The(kIe￿ 8lzabeth Ca5tleofWTrust
Trustee's report andfinancial 5tatoments
Forthevearend&l 31 March 2025
Consolldated stat•m¢ntoffinaKlal xtlvltles
rintorporatlnffan Incomé andÈxpenditure account)
Foriheyeorended3J fvbrclj 202
N•tes
General
Fund$
R•*rlcted
Funds
Tot41
2025
Total
2024
Income arnlendowmentsfrom:
Don•tlonsand lepcles
DonatSons
591,242
2,000
593,242
S29.7SS
Ch¥StableArtl￿t[•*
lonKoeFarm Inceme
Ca5tle3nd ertate Income
Public Enterpr15e Income
Investrnentlncome
126,510
7,848
14,114
46,142
126,510
7.848
14.114
46.142
107,96Z
29.S20
12,182
38,952
17
Tr•Jln8Actlvlt115
Callleand Gardensaf WLirnlted
Total in¢om¢
724,750
1,510,605
724,750
633,461
1,351,832
2,DOO
1,512,605
Émpendlture on:
R•kln¥fvndarffid tr8dlniJJcil¥ltltS
Ponlollo management costs
Castleand Gardeos of W Llmlted
14681
515 345
IS15,È131
559 847
IS59.8471
559 847
1559,8471
CharlI￿le xtlvltl•J
Lon6¢eFarm expensos
Castlèand estateexpenses
Publi¢ entqrprlseexpenses
Trux admln15tratlo
1145,4691
1260.8151
192.7751
247 488
1746,5471
1145,4691
1265,9071
192,7751
247.488
17Jl,6391
1214,3221
1?65,1471
1208,3171
197 554
1885,3301
15.Q921
15,0921
Totd •Mp•nses
11,306,394)
5,09
11,311,486)
11,401,143)
Net 8alnslllosseslon investments
17
5,968
5.968
181,6751
Net In¢ome/lexpendltUfel
forthe year belorn tr•nsl•rs
Grosstransfers b#wten ￿ndS
210,179
13.092
14.4791
207,087
1130,9871
21n5
4.479
N•t mo¥tm•ntslnfvnd*
2146S8
2D7 087
130 987
RecoTrclll•tloDolfvnds:
Fund balancèsat l ￿prI1 2024
21125
,481,372
37.335
.518.707
8,649,694
Net movements In furtés
214.658
17.5711
207,087
1130,9871
Fund balance5at 31 March 2025
21n5
8,696 030
29.764
8,725 794
8.518 707
Forthecurrent and pr￿lOusYear$, all xtlvltles adsefffjm contlnuln8operatlon&
The noteson pa8tE 15 to 31 form partoftheseftnan(ia statements.
Pay 10

The Queen Ellzabeth Castleol MryTrust
Trusiee's reportand financlal Statements
For theyear endthl 31 March 2025
Parent statementof financia xtl¥lties
Ilncorporatln%an Income and expendlture ircountl
For theyeorendEd31 Morch 2025
General
Funds
Restricted
Ftsnds
Total
20Z5
Total
2024
Income and endo¥Amentstrorn:
Donatlonsand lèycle5
Donat10fj5
591,242
2,ClJO
593.242
529,755
Charttable aCtI￿lIeS
Longoe Farm Income
Castle and estate Income
Public Enterprise inctymè
Investment Income
126,510
7,848
35,764
69.082
126,510
7,848
35.764
69,082
832,446
107,962
29,520
33,832
70.D98
771,167
17
Tota In¢orne
830,446
Expenditure on-.
RaI￿ng￿ndS andtradln8aEllvltles
Portfolic* man38ement eosrs
Ch4rltable actl¥5tles
LongoeFèrm expensès
Castle and estate oxponses
Publlc enterpriseexpenses
Trust admSnlrtratlon
14681
1145.4691
1260.8141
192,7761
1247.4881
1746.5471
1145.4691
126S,9061
192,7761
1247.4881
1751,639
1214,3221
1265,1371
1208,3171
1197,5541
885,798
15,0921
Tota expenses
15,092
N¢f gainsAlosseslon Investments
17
5,968
S,968
181,6751
Net IncornellexpendltUTel
fow the par befoie tTansfers
Gr055transfw5 b¢xween fvnds
89,867
4,479
94,346
3,092
14,4791
86,775
1196,3061
22125
Net movemenls Sn funds
86.775
196 306
Recon¢lll•tlonoffund&
Fund balances * l Aprll 2024
22125
8,761,356
37,335
8,798,691
8,994,997
Nèt moyementsln funds
94,346
(7,5711
86,775
1196.3061
Fund balances at 31 March 2025
22125
8 8S5 702
29,764
8,885,466
8.798,691
Forthecurrefit and prevlou5years, all actlvltlesaiise from contlnuln¥operatlons,
Thenoteson page5 IS to 31 lorm partolthe5efinancial Stat￿￿entS.
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The{lUe￿ Ellzabeth ca￿le of MeyTrust
Trustee'5report and financlal statements
Fortheyeai ended 31 March 2025
Consolldated hlonce sh•et
ot31 Morch 2025
Group
3110312025
Group
3110311024
Trwst
3110312025
Trust
3110312024
Flxed •￿tY
Inran8lbleassets
Herita8eèssets
Othertanglbleassets
InvesimenLS
13
14
15
16
750
4,0(￿Tr,000
2,699,618
852 434
7.552,802
950
4,000,000
2,766.242
846,466
7,613.658
750
4,OOD,000
2,699,618
852.435
7,552.803
950
4,000,000
2,766,242
846,467
7,613.659
Curr•nt amets
Sttrck
Debtors
Cash at bankand In hand
18
19
340,234
79,247
910 451
l.J29,931
313,094
63.554
699.544
1,076,192
284,557
3SI,459
771,912
1,407,928
246,984
369,864
647.987
1,264,835
C¥edltors'. ￿O￿nts￿lI1nS duewlthln
oneyear
20
171 143
Ilet curr*nl •s*ts
1.172,991
905,049
1,332.663
1,185,032
Toial as￿11•58£uTr8nt I1￿111t1ej
8.725,794
,518,707
8,885A66
8,798,691
N•t*Mts
8.725 794
8,518 707
8 885 466
8 798 691
Funds
Unre5trlcted
Rertritted
21f22
21A2
8,696,030
,481,372
8,855,702
8,761,356
8 725,794
8 518 707
8 885,466
8 798 691
The noteson page5 15 to 31 forrn part of th￿efInancIal statemp.nts.
Iiifii il.ll b IheTrusttton.....
nd were518neil on thelr behjlf by..
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Tr￿sterf5 reportand financial 5t*Èmtht5
Forthey*ra)d2d3L MaTch 2025
Co•sollda¢edc•5h Iow5tawMnt
Pwtheywrended31 Alorch2025
2025
2024
Cath IIov4St•itment
riei(ash prowded bv¢peratiniKti¥iti¢s
Not
221,357
77.595
c*hfflowstromln¥estir*Ktl￿dts1
Divldwds Intwestfrom In¥￿t￿e1)t%
PurchwrtofpFope¥tyi plani ande4uipTn*t
ProceaI5from sale0f1nwtrn￿ts
Ptsrchaseofinvr5tsnentS
Cash rno¥wnwt Snve5tments
46,141
151,1701
38,952
123,6801
897,533
33,5121
37.279
Netfash lusedlnll prabldeobyln*nini4(tl￿lltys
16.572
•th flawstrorn ￿n￿lIn$￿tl*tIo¥
L¢)an rÈpayments in pe¥lod
Nd cash lused InllpiovldedbyflnaNCl￿•tt1￿t1￿1
15,4221
116,2701
Ch4n6• Incnth *d Ash•gufv41qthtskn thi wpwllnip•vlod
210,907
77,891
¢•handt4th•qUl￿1•ntIII1h•bÉOnThl￿0lthè p•r40d
611647
C45h t*h •qylv•l•ffltsotth••ndolth•p•rlod
910.4SI
699 544
Not•1 R•c¢rfbcll1ad¢￿ oln•t kn¢om•ll¢werMlltw•}to n•tushflowfromop•ritlwKtl¥lOo
N•tlnfftbfthereportlD#p¢rfod¢asperth•s¢I¢tmentolln•cl￿ itllvlll•¥
A4uAm•nts4)r:
107.085
1130,9871
Dwrttiatlon. •mort154tion and lrnpairmonlchèt
L055es1I6alnslon InYe5tmwts
ol￿d￿ndS and InterÈstfiom In¥estrnont5
(Piohiblosson thtJè5eofllx8d4hrts
Dncrea5dlderre8sein stock
ncrea5e)Idecieaseln debtors
IncrtO5ell¢Jecie35elln ciediiors*cludlngoYerdrJft & hlr•purchJ5e
13n5
117.993
15,968
146,1411
153.947
81.675
139,9521
L,606
S,860
121,3581
175,1671
17
127,1401
115,6931
11,7791
19
2e
Flett•th•Jyed In opei*iin¢•rtMtI•s
2?1.357
RE¢•n¢lll•tl4nofD•l¢•hflow
In¢r••6• Inc4th In th•p•rlod
210907
77
97
Net cash at$i¥i oftheyÈar
vernent In net lundj In thep•lod
699,544
210.9Q7
621,647
77.897
Mttt•th •tthe endo+th•y•iv
910 451
699.544
As
IWII 2024
As•t
31 1023
Re¢thdh*ionolnetd•bt
C•thfl¢*
C15h at bankand lo hand
HlrePurcha5e
699.544
15.4121
21LI,907
5.422
210 329
910,451
910 4Jri
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rrusrelsr￿0rt ￿dfin￿¢i￿ #at•m•iti
FortheYearw¢dtt131Ma￿h Z025
P•rentc•thflow*•tement
rwth•Y￿I￿￿e￿3I Alor¢I2025
2015
2024
h lowsMemeTht
Netia5h pro￿ded byoper¥tifjgactwiti
Not•5
111.435
5.049
CashlIg￿traffi InwAIMxtI￿tbIs
oly1d￿ds￿￿d interestfrom Investm￿ts
Purchaseofpropwtv, Dlant and Épuiprnent
Pro¢e*Jsfvornsaleoflnvestrnents
Purchaseoflnvestmenis
Cash ftM)VèméntinVPStmsnts
69,082
151.1701
70.097
P3,6791
897,533
1933.5121
37,279
Ca5hlo4tssfromfith*ndnK•ctlvltle%
Loin rep￿Monts4n pviod
Nei Iu5vJ Invpiovided byfinAncin8•CtMtleJ
15AZ21
116,27Ql
Ch•wlnuth mdcath equlvl•ntyiTriher•portln¢perlod
123,925
116.496
647 987
531491
e•shewbvaÈTrts•lt￿ •ndofth¢ g•rl•d
Wot•l R•EoThdll4tlon •fn•tl•¢om•ll•y••ndlturelton•t¢•thl•wfvomwritlwxtl¥ll1•1
N•tln¢om• fDrth•r•portlnip•rlod l•sp•rth• *ltern•￿•11fi￿￿1lx1￿tIeYI
Adlu5mint$kn:
86,775
1196,3061
Oqireciallon,4mortisatlon Jrndlmp*rmentchar
L055u/&ilnslon Investm￿ts
Dlvldendsandlnt¥est from Invutments
(Profitlllosson thesleofflM¢d a$5rt5
Pner1¥5elldocreas*ln stock
Iincit4s¥Vde¢rw¥•ln debtors
IThcr￿dIdtcreX￿1nt￿•1￿I￿s¢4clU￿rfOvevdraf(& hir•pyrch•s•
13115
117,993
15,9681
169,Q821
253.947
81,675
170,0981
1.606
5,636
129.755
1111,2171
18
19
20
7,5711
18,405
F4•t¢wh u*trdSnop•r•¢lyKtI411•1
111435
ot•11
It•￿￿(111•11￿ rfn•tcxh•ow
lTr¢r*•gll lty p•rl
123 925
116 496
Nelc•sh tt Jt•rtofthey
in Thetfunds1￿ thèperlod
647.987
113925
531,491
IL6 496
Ng¢¢thllltho otthoyoor
lil iJ12
Nots111
condJl*loTrofMidebt
As•t
l Apr112024
AS•t
YI Mw¢h2025
hfiow
Cath at bankand in hatwj
Hlre Purchase
647.SB7
123,925
771,912
b41 5fi5
129347
771912
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Truste¥5 reporta￿dfinanc]￿ #¥lem￿t$
FDrthÈythrended 31 March 2025
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resultin¥a55et5¥erdea5&J tothe8eneral lund upon completlon unlesstheassetisaisodeemed r¢5tri£¢ed.
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I￿ D•pred•tlon olt•nilble
Tan￿ble￿￿ed wetshdd forthechail¢y'sown use•re5t￿ed0I ¢OSLor rvrfdluatlon IE55Jccufflulaied dlpreclatlon.
Depreciatl¢n Ssprovldedtu wrlteoffthec05torvaluationlwthesflrn*ed re51duèl value0ft￿$[ble￿x¢d￿S5et$byO1￿al lTrstalmentSoverth•lr￿irn*￿￿S0￿l•cQnornlC
live505f￿lQW>'.
Herlt¥ewets IneludlnitheCa5tleJnd It505￿¢1&ed
¢tstbulldln85
Frethold b￿lIdIng%
Frtthold bwlldln&s-V151tor Cwtre
Improvemaitsto property
(￿tIt￿rnIshIn&S
Fixrurw, fittin￿, toolsand •Juipment
Mctorvehlcles
Assets und¥tonstnJdlon
not provlded
Upto50ye
Soyears
25 years
ot provld
2 to S years
5yws
ot provided
Land and bulldin6sarehdd 3t+*rvauÈand arecarrled * ère4alued *nount. bdn8thelrfairv&ueatth¢dateofv4lvatlon lesstmysubsequtht i¢curnul&ed4eprecloticn and
Jb5equent accumvlèted Imp*rrnent1055& Thefar v¥¢JÈoftheland and bulldln8slsuwaltyconlderedttr bethelf m¥ket valu
lTrJune2023, a M￿et valuatlon oltheland and buildin￿owned byThe(Jeen E112Bbah Cartleof MtyTru5t w￿carrIed out. Thev8luation wasundertaken b¥s￿lIS.
lfvdependwt profts4onal. inactord4m£•wlth AIcSVaiuatlon-￿ob1 st￿d￿d5.
each ba13ncesheet dat•, therhar6ty revlew5th•￿ry1n&￿fjOUntVflts1•?B1b1efi*ed assetstod¢terrnln¢whdher thuelsanyindl¢•tlon th*Jnyltem5hn¥ewfftred an
1mpalfrn￿t1QSs If￿v5￿ch Indicaknon •AIAS.Iheretover*leornount ofan ￿et in orderio detwminethÈ&tvrtofthelrnpolrrnentlo4 If￿v.
Puicha5e50F•upltal n*urebaow£300arenot usu*lyr•pltllsc¢J.
1.7 hI￿pu￿1￿¥e£oMrnlt￿enl¥
Rw1I5Prt)leundwopw•tln8l&sos¥echar8•J 484nstlncomeastheyaréin£urrtd,
IAFlxod•5setlTh*stments
Listed investrnentsar4lnclud4d #￿rValUa￿tth•b￿ln£e5he￿ d•ta
Unlls1•1 In¥es¢mefvtsarestated atC05t, belngère33oniNeapproxlm*lon offalrvalu¢
P8y 16

The Queen EIIz3beth Ca5tleof WTrust
Trustee's report and flnanclal st<ii*nents
Fortheyear L￿ded 31 Mwch 2025
Notes(conrinued)
l Accountin8pollcies fcontlnued)
1.9 Sto¢ks
Stocks are 5t*ed at the lower of cost and estirnated sellingpric¢ acept liv&#ock whlch is hdd at the mafket value.
When stock5aresold, thecarryinB amount ofthosestotksisreco8nisd asan e¥pthsein the period in which the idated rtwenue is reco8ni5ed. The
arnount of anywritfrdown of stocksto net reallsablevalueand all los￿of$10¢k￿3re rctognlsed as an ￿pense In theperlod in whlch thewrli
down or10550tcur& Any reversal otsto¢kwritedown5arereco8nised asa reducilon 0fthestoCk￿p￿5e in theperlod Incurred.
Llvestock Is revalued annually. Any 8alns or l¢ssesasresult ofthe valuatlon are Includ￿ wlthln cost of sale
1.10 P¢n$lons
TheTrust hasarian%ed a defined contrlbuiion Pen￿0￿ $ch￿tfol all fiJll-tlmeffte￿bers of staff. Thewets of thlsscheme are hdd 5eparatdyfrom
thoseof theTrusi, ban8 invested with pen51on providers. Pension cost5 chaf8LxI In the fin￿cIal statements represent thetontribLttlonspayable by
theTrust In theperlod.
1.11 Fund acco¥ntln8
Funds held by thecharltyareelthw,.
Unre4rlcte(I ￿er31 fvnds-the5earefvndswhlch can beused in ¥cordancewith thecharitable oble¢t5 at thedlscretlon oflheTru51ee,
Re5trlcted funds- thesearefund5 Ihat can only beused for partlcular re5trlcted purpostswlthin theoblectsofthecharity. Restilctlon5 arisewhen
specified by the donor or whLY funds are ralsed for particular restilcted purposes.
Further E4planatlon of Ihe natureand purposeoleach fund Is Includ￿ In thenotesto thefinancial statement5,
1.12 Nét Income
Incorne15 Shown net ofany re¢overableVAT.
1.13 Expèn(llture
Liabilitie5are reco8nlsed asexpendltureas soon a5thuelsa le8al or construttlveobllgatlon commlttingthècharltyto that expendlture. It Is
probablethat atransferof economlc benefitiwill berequired In seltlemert and the amount ofthe obllgailon can be Measured rellably.
Expenditurels included on an accruals ba55s. Incluslveol￿V VATwhlch cannot be recovered, and has been clas51fi￿ under headlngsthat a88re8ate
all c0515 ielated to thal category. Whwe costs cannot bedirertly altribtsted lo partlcul)r headin8Sthey haVebe￿ allocaied to activitieson a basls
onsIst￿t wbth the useof resource&
1.14 Forelgn currencles
Transactionsln cuT￿cles, Qtherthanthefvnctional currency oftfvechwity. are rÉrordeJ at the l*e0f￿ChaHgeon thedatethetranwtion
occurred. ￿knnetary iiems denominated in other currencie53retranslated ai the rateprevalllnB ai the ofthe reporting period. differ*ces
gretakento thelncorne￿d expenditure account. Non-rnOnL*ary ita))sthat trem￿Sured at historlc CO￿ In a for&gn curraicyare not r&ranslated.
Pa8e17

The1)je￿ Ell￿tseth Ca5tleof MÈyTrust
Trustee'sreport andfinarsclal Stat￿entS
Fortheyearended 31 March 2025
P4otes{conrinuedJ
Farm Income-Group and Chwlty
Untestrlcled
2025
fteArfcted
2015
Total
2025
Unrestrl¢ted Restrtcted
2024
2024
Total
2024
Incomefrom Iiv¢ttDck
Farrnlnguants
Mlscdlaneou3 Income
97.363
28.904
243
97,363
28.904
243
78,557
28,237
1,168
78,557
28,237
I,L68
126,510
126 SIQ
107 962
107 962
Ofmeylncon￿-Sl¥￿P9Thd Charltv
Uweslrfcted
2015
ReArfcied
2025
Yotal
2025
lthr¢Arfcted R*strtct•d
2014
2024
Tolal
2024
Cartle Rent and wayle•¥es
Grant incorne
7,848
7,848
29,520
29,520
7,848
29.52D
Pd>llcentetyil* Incom•-Group
VnreJtrSct•d
2013
RF5t¢lcted
2015
Totsl
2025
lthr•stslrt•d Rertrlct•d
2024
20Z4
Tot•1
ZOZ4
FrlendsofTheCasYeof Miy
Other Incomo
11,453
2,661
11,453
2,661
7,746
4,436
7.746
4,436
Pub15c enteryr5se In¢orne.Chwliy
VTrTertrlcwd
2025
R•slrl¢t•d
2015
Totsl
2025
Unrestrlcted Rexrlcted
2024
2024
Total
2024
Granary and Wsltorcentreprwnlsefent
Frlend50fThaCastleof Mty
Othw Incorne
21.650
11,453
2,661
21,650
11,453
2,661
21,650
7,746
4,436
21,650
7.746
4,436
35,764
Paeelg

The(￿￿en Blzabeth ca￿le¢f MeyTrust
Tru5tee'sreport fin•nc131 stateM￿ts
Fortheye¥ ￿ded 31 M¥ch 2025
Nottslcontlnuedj
Ral4ns FurKl¥*d tm11￿￿11￿1leS-fjrQuP
UN•s¢rlrt•d
2025
Restrl¢ted
2025
Totil
2025
lknreqrfued
2024
R•#rfcred
2024
Total
2024
Portfollo M￿a￿￿entF￿ÈS
468
468
Tr•din8ca>t of53le5
Admln costs
Intwest
CuporatlonTiM
149,436
410.411
149.436
410.411
122,961
392.384
122,961
392,384
559.847
515.813
515.813
Chrft4AeAtt5¥ltl•i-6ftsupand Ch4rlty
support •rMt
GO￿r￿*¢
Supportand
6owrn•)¢*
Dlrtctcosts
2025
Total
2025
Dli•¢tCosts
2024
Tot
1024
6•nqrnl Fundi
2025
2024
Lon8oeFarm ￿PenSeS
C*iieolMey 2¥pthses
Publlcenterpriseexpenms
Trust •Jministrailon
62,865
162,535
5.112
,fiD4
98,280
87,S63
247,488
14S,469
260,815
92,775
147,488
106.183
152,574
7.431
108,139
110.04s
200,886
197,554
214,322
262,619
208,317
197,554
230512
51603S
746 547
266,188
6L6,624
882.812
Support•nd
GoMrrwic•
Cost5
2025
SupportJnd
Go%*rn*nc•
Cos
2024
Dlr•ct Cort5
2025
Total
2025
Dlr•ctCosts
2024
Total
2024
R•StrlttedFuNIs
Lon6oeFèrm expense5
CastleofMtyts(p4n$95
PubllcenttrprisevApense5
Trust admin15tiatlo
4.222
870
5.092
2,249
269
2,518
4.222
870
269
2,518
Tot•1 wgndlture
234,734
516,905
75L.639
268.437
S16%93
885,330
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Theaueen lllLibe¢h Ca5tleofwTruA
Trustee%reportandffinanthal statem￿t5
Fortheyearwd¥l 31 March 2025
Noteslcontlnued)
9JFVOrt andG￿rn￿ Cosis-6YgupBnd Ctrwltv
Unfesirltttd
2025
Restrlcted
Tota
2025
Uryestrtcted
2024
ReArtcted
2024
TOt•l
2014
2025
&Jpport Costs
Staff costs
Insur￿(•
For48n *x(ha￿8*
OÈpr*ti¥tion amortls*lc
Adffllnlstratlon tosts
Ch¥itabledonaiion5
206.776
65,412
870
207.646
65,412
226.171
51.178
11,344
253,947
28,914
269
226,440
Sl.17S
11,3441
253,947
Z8,914
117,993
65,316
117,993
65,376
455 557
870
456 427
558.866
269
559,135
UDrnrtrlrted
2025
Aestrltt*d
2025
ro
Z025
UNwrtwlet•d
2024
R¢strl¢t•d
2024
2024
G￿lr￿K*CoftS
Audltor5 Foe5lTrus¢Onlyl
Léyl
Conwltlw•d Profetylonal Fe
10,810
1,939
47,7Z8
10.810
1,939
47.728
10,458
9,505
37.795
10,45
37.795
57.758
Tot* Èypendlture
516.034
870
616 624
269
616.893
Conwltlnifee5 In theprf¢rYe¥lTrcluded ￿ In*eare1c￿t1On￿ Item rel*ln4toarv41owofTrust'sir8dlnioper•tloDs.
Nètlncon*ryreso¥r<es
TYiiA
1025
2024
2025
2024
Net lrttc¥nln¢res0￿rCÉs1sS1ot0￿ 3ftorchxeln8'.
knort55atlon of Inianilbleossd
OepreclatlDn ofi•8lblea%sets
G•insll105se51 Dn forelsn currencle5
Audltorfromuneratlon
J¢jitOr￿ refflunerrtlon-Tron*udli wo
A¢eountancylee5
lThv¢tm£nt M￿￿￿tfee$
zoo
117.793
2UO
117,793
253.747
11,3441
14.458
1,300
38,295
253,747
11,3441
10,458
15.050
1,375
53.728
10.810
47.728
37,795
188 146
307 L24
176 531
3Ql 524
Pa8e20

TheQuea) Ell￿eth CasiJeofWTrust
Trustee¥report and financid statament5
Fortheywended 31 March 2025
r4ot•slcontlnuedJ
10 &rylopes
Gmup
Truii
2025
20Z4
2025
2024
Wagesand salarie5
Socld securitycosts
Pen51on cort5
441.385
26,4B9
441,130
24,430
173,333
13,490
192.802
11,366
497,832
496.267
207.654
225,259
Avffa8emonthlynumberofemployeE5durlft8thepoJlod w
2025
2024
Fami
c*lé
Garden
Admlnlstratlon
Ca5Ueand 6*d￿501￿ Limltal
25
22
32
31
Noamp1oyeerÈtd￿ remuneradon ofmOrethan£60,C￿0.
TheTrusteelsnotreThunwaied. Noneofthemwibers DftheTrU5t￿ Board re1mbUr￿e￿tQI¢KpeThSes1n rd0tlontoThe¢J￿ Elltsbeth C&5tleof Mry
TruM In theflna)clal years 2025 or 20Z4.
Forth•purposèofTfun•¥sexpthsesdlsclowi* thernembusolthebo¥d ofTh¢Kln¢sfoundatlon ¥econ51dergJttsbetheTfustee>
P4e21

TheQu*n Ellzabeih Castleof MryTnJsi
rfuste8'5 report and financial staiemwt5
Fortheyear ended 31 Marth 2025
Noteslcontinuedl
11 Cornpawatl¥esfr*rth*Cor￿1ldatQdStatsMefitoI FlThanclalArtivtties-Grnup
GEner•l
Funds
Raxrlcted
Funds
Total
2024
Total
2023
Income and endowmeTbtsfrom:
Donauovand le8acles
Donations
S18,815
10.940
529,755
125,4S5
CharitsbleActltAtles
LoD8oe Farm Incorne
Castleand estat•lncom•
Publlc Enterprlseincome
Inve5tmwt income
107.962
29.520
12.182
38.9S2
107,962
29,520
12,182
38,952
156.029
8,631
171,055
13,793
17
Tr•dinBActivitles
Castleand Gardensof Mw Llmlted
Total Income
633,461
1,340,892
633.461
1.351,832
405.045
880,008
10.940
Expendlluieon..
Rabsln8lund5and tradlnB aEtlvlll•i
portlolio rnan?￿em￿rco5t5
Castleand Gaiden50f Mw Limlted
14681
515 345
1515.8131
14681
515 345
15.8131
17.9071
433 375
1441,2821
Chwltablexiiffties
Lon8oe Farm *xp•nses
Casrleand estateexpÈnsÈs
Publlc ￿t•rprIse•lpens•s
Tru5L adrnlnlstrdtla
Net1055eson flxed assei valuatlon
1214.3221
1262,6191
1208.3171
1197.5541
1214,3221
1265,1371
1205.3171
1197,5541
1178,3941
1294.8401
1305,1881
1189,144
776 560
13.744.126
12,5181
14115
1882.81ZI
12,5181
1885,3301
Total expen*s
11,398,625)
12,5181
11,401,143)
14,185,408)
Net dalnson fiX￿j asset valu*ion
NÈt Iloswl on InVestrn￿ts
14115
2.863.413
114,L641
181,6751
181,6751
Met In¢omellexpendiitsr*l
rthe parbÈfore irlnrfers
Gros5transfers between fvnds
1139.4091
437
8,422
14371
1130,9871
1456,ISII
21125
Ilet mo¥emefitsln fvnds
138 972
130 987
456 151
RecgnElll*lon olfiJnd5:
Fund balance58t I I4rll 2023
21nS
,620.344
29,350
8.649.694
9,105,845
Net movemontsin fvnds
1138,9721
7,985
1130,9871
1456.1511
Fund balancesat31 March 2024
2L12S
481.372
8 518 707
8 649,694
' Ther￿alUatIon offlxed a￿etsresUlt￿ID 8consolldated net8aSn of E86,853 ft*rtheythrendoJ 31 Mwch 2023.
Pa8e22

TheQueen Ellzab*h Castle olw Trust
Tru5tee¥ report and financlal statements
Forthe￿iEnd£￿ 31 Marcb 2025
Notès Iconrinuto)
IZ Cornyratl¥esfDrtheCons01idated Stattmentof Flnancial A¢tlvltl•s-Parent
pknt
GenÈral
Futxls
Restrlrted
Funds
Totsl
2024
Total
2013
lThcome •nd *r￿0￿￿ents1rom,
Donitlonsand legKles
Donations
518,815
10.940
529,755
125,455
Chorltable Xl5￿1￿e*
Longoe Farffl Income
Cèstleood e#*eincome
Publlc Enterpriselncome
Investment Income
107,962
29,520
33,832
70,098
107,962
29.520
33.832
70,098
771.167
156,029
8,631
192,705
71,325
554.145
17
TotAI Income
760,227
10,940.00
Expendiiure on:
Ralsln8funds ind tradln8ACtlvltlos
PonfolS0 man4èment coAs
Charttibl• •cil¥Stles
Lon8oeFarm eXp￿seS
C8Ale￿d estateéxpènses
Publlc thterprls¢c<pense5
Trust admlnlstratlon
Net105ses on fix&1 8SSrt valuatlon
14681
14681
17,907
1214.3221
1262,6191
1208.3171
1197,S541
1214,3221
1265,1371
1208,3171
1197,5541
1178,3941
1294,8401
1305.1811
1189,1441
12,776,560)
12.5181
1411$
Total expenses
1883,2801
12,5181
1885,7981
13,752.0331
Net gainson Ilxtyj asset valuatlon,
Net Uosseslon Investments
14115
2,863,413
114,1641
181,6751
181.6751
Net Incomeiie¥p¢nditurei
for the bBfDre tfanslers
1204,7281
437
8.422
1196.3061
1348,5391
Gross transfers between funds
22125
14371
Net movem•nts in fvnds
204 291
196 306
348.S39
Re¢onclllatlon ollund$:
Fund balance5at l 4)ril 2023
22125
8.965,647
29.350
8,994,997
9,343,636
Net movemwtsln funds
1204,2911
7.985
1196,3061
1348,6391
Fund balancesat 31 M￿￿ 2024
22125
8.761.356
8.798.691
8,994 997
The r*4aluatSon offi¥ed assets re5ultgJ in a con501idated netBaln of E86,853 forthey8areDded 31 March 2023.
PaBÈ 23

￿4￿•￿Tr@I67￿b•lh C4srl•ofVffjTrUrt
Trustrtstrp¢rtandfinanciJl sr*ements
FortheveareThJgJ 31 March2025
tes(CiMtln¥all
Is 1nityb1e4￿ets
rh•rlty
Trtyjernar
Co*or￿lumi0n
At IApril 2024
£diiions
6,180
31 ￿r¢h ZQ25
AfflortlsitloTr
At l April ZOI4
Chwgeforthe pevlcd
4t 31 Ma￿h 1025
S.330
?00
N2tbookvalue
A131 Mryrch 2025
750
$1 Kllrth 2Q24
950
HErttrye auti
Herlta
ASM
At IAprfl 2021and&t 41 M4f¢b 202$
4,000,QOO
D•pr•cl*hin
At IAprll 2014 &hd i¢Jl WKh202S
N•tbDDhwl
At 31 M4r¢h 20244nd 2025
4 000 ooo
ottorV￿￿atIDTr¥ts1 Mirch 20251$ reprttwthtsdby-'
sots
5,971,177
R•v4v4t1•D
4 OOQ QDO
Ilh•rlW44sth1h•d not becn rev•lu•d th•w ￿￿Uld hiwdbw IPKlUd￿•¢Ih¢fvII9Wsn1h1$I￿rt¢￿ cort..
201S
2024
Costolh•rftw•s*ts
3 976 177
976,177
Theh*lt¥èAssetsre14t•to ThÈCastleolMtywhith w•silltéd bytheI•teN•r1￿I￿ItY Ell#b•ihTh*aue•n Moth•rtoth*TruAt Oh Itiln¢¥>ii•n lfi 1996. Thqrelino Int•ntloh
rowrhDr•cquSre¢i dlw1•olhtrltw•￿￿&.
IiiJUlbL ZOIJ, • l•li Mlb•¥du•lhJllul Ili•liwliaVl•￿l￿•lI￿ L+US1￿111￿vwJiI￿ bi nif (llul￿111 e•&LIeu[￿ Tiusi*i&¥diild wl. nitvdludlluii wdsuiiQ*iLdkai bvJdvIII¥,411
lndqpendentprof￿onl, In *riordanllBwith RIC5V•lu4tlon-Cilo￿I StJndatdi.Thec4rrylngvalueofthÈse•ss•tshiwbthTh Upd¥t￿ In Kcorf•n¢•wlthth•Fln•n¢l•l R•ptsrtlni
Standard appliC8blelnthÈUK•rnd RopUbll¢ollr￿ènd IFRS102llelfe¢tive ljanuiry Z0191. lfi thennaniialyEart¢ 31 MBrEh IOZ3.
5¥byequeTrt Improv•mentsi¢thtCastle•reln¢luded In prvpertylmpio￿rn•n1
s￿MmI￿￿*bIl$Ol￿IoYpl1*rl1WAIIrffrwbS%ila￿
2014
2011
20?1
Purth15e$4nd4ddltlon¥
Rev4u*k>n
lrnpaSmeDt
IrHnsfrrs
1,727,232
437,928
710 696
3,OOD,000
P¥•24

EIIE4bBth CJStl•ofWT￿5t
￿Jst￿sr*0rt?TrJfl1w￿ch11 statem￿t5
Forthe￿r￿tt1 31March2025
15 Qh*TtaneIbIeknda￿ts
GrMpMd<h*bty
14nd &
Idi*P
Fum#ure.
V•hlcl
2A97.Y24
589.570
L394,70D
51,170
4.IOJ,SM
51,17
AdditlDns
R￿lIU&*i0
Dtsposjls
Tr4nsleri
Ats1 httich 2D25
1.097.324
$83.5?4
1.445 870
4.AJ4.714
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Trustee's reportandfinanc5a 5tar&ments
FOrtheyear￿tId 31 Marrh 2025
Noteslcorttirtuedj
17 Llstedlnvestments
2025
2024
Martet valueat 31 March 2024
Adéfcionsatcott
Dlsposa15at C8rrylngvalue
Re¥aluatlon53nd tfansf¥s
Market valueat 31 VArth 2025
846.406
892.J61
933.512
1898.8761
0,3311
846.466
5,968
852.434
Intomehdd on deposltof inthehand oftheln¥estment manaws
Total portfollovalueat31 March 2025
852,434
846.467
2025
2024
naly$l$ofrnarket valueoflnve5tment5'.
UK equ5tlts
Intem8t5onl oyltiL%
UK bDnds
Internatlonal Bond5
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Cgsh
8S2,433
846.465
8SL434
846.466
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2024
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UK equlties
Internatlonal qultl6
UK bond5
Internatlon•l Btrnds
ttrnatlve5
IntfftsE
434
26,683
19,396
1025
2024
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Li5toJ Investm￿1 Incorne
Intere4t
Inteve5t on amcuntsow& by yJbsldl•ry
26.083
19,459
19,970
18,982
69,082
70,09B
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The Queen Ellzabeth Castle of Mey Trust
Trustee's report and financial 5tatemwts
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Notes (continuedj
18 Stock
Group
2025
Group
2024
Trust
2025
Trusi
2024
Llvestock
Caterln& retaS1, animal feed and sundry
271,150
69,084
234,110
78,984
271,150
13.407
234,110
340 234
313,094
284.557
246 984
19 Debtor5
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2025
Group
2024
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2025
Trust
2024
Amount5fvlllng due wlthln oneyeor
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Other taxatlon recoverable
Amounts duefrom subsldiary
Prepayment5and accrue(l income
7,946
417
14,428
8,712
450
4.191
2,549
7,341
284,363
315,963
79,247
63,554
351,459
369,864
20 Credltors
Group
2025
Group
2024
Trust
2025
Trust
2024
Amount5folllng due wlthln oneyet7r
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Other credltorsand accruals
Hlre Purchase
Other taxatlon parable
Deferred income
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29,079
44,266
15,200
34,277
5,422
61,679
54,565
23,122
36.505
14.596
25,432
5,422
34,354
4,872
67,957
10.767
4.872
10.767
156,940
171,143
79,804
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7.552.102
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7,92•￿06
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1689.2JOI
760.227
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457
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7 615 659
8 761 356
8 798.691
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1,227,590
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7,612.659
1.264.835
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1,217,SOD
87.335
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Thef&ew Elikb*h Castleofmw Trust
Tru5tEe'srwort ￿dInancIal statements
Fortheyear 31 March 2025
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