Charity Details

Mount Stuart Trust

SC009584Registered charity from 30 June 1989

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Charity Information:

Address Mount Stuart Trust
Mount Stuart
Isle of Bute

Postcode PA20 9LR

Website www.mountstuart.com

Regulatory Type Standard

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

Object:

the Company’s objects are: 2.1 to promote the education of members of the public in art and fine art whether in Scotland or the United Kingdom or elsewhere in the world; 2.2 to promote public interest in and knowledge and appreciation of such art so that members of the public might gain or increase their understanding of the nature, creation, history, aesthetic qualities, preservation and conservation, and the technical and all other details and aspects of such art; 2.3 to promote public interest in, knowledge of, appreciation and understanding of the nature, history, and use of land by man, animals and other living creatures, and the effect thereon of weather and climate; 2.4 to promote the advancement of environmental protection and improvement by supporting sustainable uses of land and agricultural practices in Scotland generally and, in particular in the West of Scotland; 2.5 to promote public interest in, knowledge of and appreciation and understanding of the nature, structure, history, purposes and uses of buildings and other structures above and below ground made by man, the animals or other living creatures with emphasis in the first instance on buildings and land situated in Scotland and in particular, in the West of Scotland; 2.6 to preserve, conserve, maintain and where appropriate, improve for the benefit of the public, buildings of historical, architectural or scientific interest or importance and land, including woodland of natural or scenic beauty, or geological, geophysical or other scientific interest; 2.7 to advance education in all or any of its aspects and to advance, promote and aid any such other object or objects as are recognised by Scots law to be charitable and in particular, but without prejudice to any of the foregoing generalities, and as a first or preliminary step: SEE CHARITY FOR FULL OBJECTS

Operations:

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

Mount Stuart Trust was founded in 1989 by John Crichton Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute (1933-1993), with the aim of entrusting the historic Mount Stuart house together with the land and resources previously comprising the Bute Estate to a charitable Trust governed by a board of Trustees. The Trust is committed to conservation, environmental sustainability, innovation, public access, and education. Mount Stuart, house, and gardens have been open to the public since 1995. Mount Stuart Trust is a charity whose aims, and objectives, are outlined in the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Charity Status: Active

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

Constitutional Form Date: 30 Jun 1989

Main Operating Location: Argyll And Bute

Number of Staff: 48

Number of Volunteers: 0

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	£6,255,400	£4,688,397	14 Sept 2022	Yes
31 Dec 2022	£5,684,557	£5,513,032	29 Aug 2023	Yes
31 Dec 2023	£5,692,223	£5,392,230	11 Sept 2024	Yes
31 Dec 2024	£5,621,332	£5,444,710	08 Aug 2025	Yes	Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
31 Dec 2025			No	Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026
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
Sophie	Crichton-Stuart
John	Dumfries
Anthony	Crichton-Stuart
Tobias	Anstruther
Stephen	Jenkins
Francis	Russell
Samantha	Embury
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