--- title: "New Lanark Trust — charity SC008552 | CharityCompare" description: "New Lanark Trust (charity SC008552): income £5.3m (2025). Check registration, activities, accounts and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/new-lanark-trust retrieved: 2026-10-06T21:21:12.906Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. SC008552Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment) NL # New Lanark Trust Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data New Lanark Trust is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the advancement of education, the advancement of citizenship or community development, the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.newlanark.org/) [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC008552) Work at New Lanark Trust? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=new-lanark-trust&type=claim&name=New%20Lanark%20Trust) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about New Lanark Trust? Reported income · year ending 2025-01-31 £5,275,123 Reported spending · year ending 2025-01-31 £5,638,530 Registered charity number SC008552 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment) Register contact address detail (not service area) South Lanarkshire Website [www.newlanark.org](http://www.newlanark.org/) Quick answer New Lanark Trust (number SC008552) is listed as registered in the OSCR snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does New Lanark Trust do? Maintenance and management of the restored buildings, grounds and waterways of New Lanark Village. Providing secure residential accommodation, opening to the public by means of our exhibitions, and the provision of hotel accommodation. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for New Lanark Trust Answers New Lanark Trust gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 January 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Where does New Lanark Trust's money come from? New Lanark Trust reported £5.3m total income for the year ending 31 January 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £2.7m (52%), charitable activities £2.5m (48%), investments £394 (0%). - Trading and fundraising events£2.7m · 52% - Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£2.5m · 48% - Investments£394 · 0% ### Registration details Registered as a charity 21 June 1984 Where it says it operates South Lanarkshire ## What causes is New Lanark Trust registered for? the advancement of educationthe advancement of citizenship or community developmentthe advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for New Lanark Trust yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score New Lanark Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. 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Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does New Lanark Trust do? Maintenance and management of the restored buildings, grounds and waterways of New Lanark Village. Providing secure residential accommodation, opening to the public by means of our exhibitions, and the provision of hotel accommodation. Does New Lanark Trust have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for New Lanark Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to New Lanark Trust? New Lanark Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.newlanark.org. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. Where does New Lanark Trust's money come from? New Lanark Trust reported £5.3m total income for the year ending 31 January 2025. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £2.7m (52%), charitable activities £2.5m (48%), investments £394 (0%). When was New Lanark Trust registered as a charity? New Lanark Trust was entered on the register on 21 June 1984. Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC008552).