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Drummond Foundation

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC027242
Status
Active
Registered
Sept. 18, 1997
Legal form
Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

Address

Address
Estate Office
Muthill
Perthshire
PH5 2AA

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','any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes'

The Drummond Foundation comprises the core area the historic Drummond Estate, which it manages to conserve the built and natural heritage with particular emphasis on listed and other vernacular buildings. The majority of the estate is let property including farms and houses. The property income is used to maintain the property, to provide funding for historic building restoration outside the estate and more widely for education. The Foundation also funds research and conservation of the Drummond archive which is available for public viewing and research by arrangement

Objectives: (a) To encourage education, and in particular education about the heritage of Perthshire, and to that end, to conserve for the national benefit, the man made heritage and the natural heritage lying within what are commonly known as the Drummond Estates Perthshire owned by the Trust, or elsewhere in Perthshire and in particular to assist with the conservation of buildings, monuments, standing stones, artifacts, flora, fauna, geomorphological features, works of art and objets d'art as may be listed, designated or otherwise identified as of special interest under any legislation, national, European or international, and to facilitate public access to and appreciation of such buildings and other items (b) To or for the benefit of such one or more Charitable Institution or Charitable Institutions as the Trustees in their uncontrolled discretion may from time to time select (c) In implementing or assisting to implement any charitable purpose or charitable purposes which the Trustees in their uncontrolled discretion may from time to time by Minute resolve upon

Areas of operation

Main operating location
Perth And Kinross
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Accounts
March 31, 2025 £939,009 £478,878 PDF 287.3 KB
March 31, 2024 £745,250 £590,842
March 31, 2023 £742,399 £630,841
March 31, 2022 £808,376 £465,558
March 31, 2021 £816,764 £524,555