Kilallan Kirk Preservation Trust
Structure, governance and management
The Kilallan Kirk Preservation Trust is a charitable trust registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
The Trust has been recognised by HM Revenue & Customs as a charity for the purpose of Section 505 Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988. The Scottish charity reference number is SC036714.
The governing deed is a Deed of Trust, registered 25th July 2005, between Mark Crichton Maitland as the settler and the Trustees as above. The Trustees are, ex officio, the owner of Kilallan House, the Minister of Houston and Kilallan Parish and the previous owner of the Kirk and the surrounding land. The Rev Donald Campbell, became a Trustee on 19th April 2007 following his appointment as Minister of Houston and Kilallan. Fiona Sinclair was appointed as a Trustee on 5th March 2011. On 27th March 2015 Robin and Lyndsay Abram as the new owners of Kilallan House became Trustees. Mark Crichton Maitland has been a Trustee since inception.
The ownership of Kilallan Kirk was transferred from Mark Crichton Maitland to the Trust by a Disposition with the acquiescence of the successor of the heritor of Kilallan Parish. A nineteenth century copy of the original communion plate was also gifted during the period. A sum of £8,000, equivalent to the gift aid on the transfer of the Kirk which could be claimed by Mark Crichton Maitland, was paid to the Trust.
Trustees meet on a regular basis as and when required. Support and office services are provided by Elderslie Estates. Mark Crichton Maitland is the owner of Elderslie Estates.
A majority of the Trustees have undergone professional training in the requirements of the Charities and Trustees Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.
Objectives and activities
The objectives of the Trust as laid down in the founding document are:
a) To restore, preserve, protect, develop and improve for the public benefit Kilallan Kirk and graveyard.
b) To promote the public's knowledge of the Kirk as an area of general and historic interest.
c) To advance public education on the geography and history of the Kirk.
Structure, governance and management
The Kilallan Kirk Preservation Trust is a charitable trust registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
The Trust has been recognised by HM Revenue & Customs as a charity for the purpose of Section 505 Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988. The Scottish charity reference number is SC036714.
The governing deed is a Deed of Trust, registered 25th July 2005, between Mark Crichton Maitland as the settler and the Trustees as above. The Trustees are, ex officio, the owner of Kilallan House, the Minister of Houston and Kilallan Parish and the previous owner of the Kirk and the surrounding land. The Rev Donald Campbell, became a Trustee on 19th April 2007 following his appointment as Minister of Houston and Kilallan. Fiona Sinclair was appointed as a Trustee on 5th March 2011. On 27th March 2015 Robin and Lyndsay Abram as the new owners of Kilallan House became Trustees. Mark Crichton Maitland has been a Trustee since inception.
The ownership of Kilallan Kirk was transferred from Mark Crichton Maitland to the Trust by a Disposition with the acquiescence of the successor of the heritor of Kilallan Parish. A nineteenth century copy of the original communion plate was also gifted during the period. A sum of £8,000, equivalent to the gift aid on the transfer of the Kirk which could be claimed by Mark Crichton Maitland, was paid to the Trust.
Trustees meet on a regular basis as and when required. Support and office services are provided by Elderslie Estates. Mark Crichton Maitland is the owner of Elderslie Estates.
A majority of the Trustees have undergone professional training in the requirements of the Charities and Trustees Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.
Objectives and activities
The objectives of the Trust as laid down in the founding document are:
a) To restore, preserve, protect, develop and improve for the public benefit Kilallan Kirk and graveyard.
b) To promote the public's knowledge of the Kirk as an area of general and historic interest.
c) To advance public education on the geography and history of the Kirk.
