Charity Details

STAPT Limited

SC011782Registered charity from 20 June 1940

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Notes:

Previous name- St Andrews Preservation Trust Limited from 20/06/1940 to 09/09/2021

Charity Information:

Address 12 North Street
St Andrews
Fife

Postcode KY16 9PW

Website www.standrewspreservationtrust.com

Regulatory Type Standard

Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/

Object:

The Company’s objects are: a) To seek to preserve for the benefit of the public the amenities and historic character of the former Royal Burgh of St Andrews, and of its neighbourhood. b) To aid in preserving and maintaining public rights-of-way within, or in the neighbourhood of the former Royal Burgh of St Andrews, and to encourage public co-operation in the protection of objects of natural beauty and interest. c) To advance and promote the education of the general public, and in particular the inhabitants of the former North East Fife District, without distinction of sex or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating voluntary organisations, local authorities and other bodies of whatever status together with the inhabitants to establish and maintain a museum located at 12 North Street, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9PW (the “Museum”), by means of: i. bringing together, holding, adequately housing, conserving and documenting a Collection of specimens being of historical, artistic or scientific importance, and in respect of which there will be a strong presumption against the subsequent disposal of any item; ii. stimulating public interest in the Museum as a focal point of education and of historic, artistic or scientific interest, thereby improving the facilities available for general public amenity and education; iii. Displaying and publicising the Collection for the public benefit; permitting access to research workers and school children, always providing that the safety and security of the Collection are not thereby endangered; permitting with similar safeguards the loan of any Specimen for exhibition or research; and iv. promoting and assisting in the collating and recording of general historical and other related information appropriate to the purpose of the Museum.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

The St Andrews Preservation Trust exists to preserve the heritage of the past and protect the future of St Andrews. We do this through historical talks, providing access to a public Museum and lobbying local authorities on planning matters.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Constitutional Form Date: 20 Jun 1940

Main Operating Location: Fife

Number of Staff: 5

Number of Charity Trustees: 9

Number of Volunteers: 51-100

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement"

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

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received	Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2021	£172,873	£167,865	14 Jun 2022	Yes
31 Dec 2022	£214,249	£216,517	20 Apr 2023	Yes
31 Dec 2023	£1,433,082	£282,676	16 Aug 2024	Yes
31 Dec 2024	£414,620	£390,204	29 Sept 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Dec 2025			No	Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
David	Strachan
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First Name

Last Name

David

Strachan

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