The Killearn Trust

Information

The first Killearn Trust was set up on 1st July 1932 primarily to take over a vacant feu next to the land then known as "Well Park" in Main Street, Killearn. For taxation purposes The Second Killearn Trust was established by a charitable trust deed on 27 March 1935.

On 1 April 2014, the activities and assets of The Second Killearn Trust were transferred to a new Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation called The Killearn Trust.

The Killearn Trust is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered in Scotland, No : SC003347.

The main objective of the Trust is to inaugurate and/or assist either financially or in any other way any scheme, purpose, society or object which in any way promote the moral, social and intellectual welfare of the inhabitants of the Parish of Killearn. This is largely achieved through the provision of affordable housing to deserving individuals from the Killearn area and donations to worthwhile causes within the community.

The Trust owns nine residential properties and four open spaces as follows:

• 5 The Square
• 7 The Square
• 9 The Square - The Knowe Head
• 14 Main Street - Ingleside Cottage
• 22 Main Street - Rose Cottage
• 24 Main Street - Rose Cottage
• 35 Main Street - Townfoot Cottage
• 65 Main Street - Little Blacklands
• 67 Main Street - Blacklands

 
• Most of The Well Green
• Triangle of land opposite 5 and 7 The Square
• The Glebe
• Killearn Tennis Courts

In addition, the Trust is responsible for the maintenance of the ground surrounding the Buchanan Monument.

The current Trustees are as follows :-

• Jim Ptolomey - Chairman.
• Alison Atack - Hon Secretary.
• Gill Smith - Hon Treasurer.
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• Kay Pollock.
• Euan Shaw.
• Pamela Craigie - ex-officio as Head of Killearn Primary School.
• Paul Henke - ex-officio as Councillor for the Forth & Endrick Ward of Stirling Council.
• Rev. Stuart Sharp - ex-officio as The Minister of the Parish of Killearn.

The contact address for the Trust is: 7 Napier Road, Killearn, Glasgow, G63 9PB.

The Killearn Trust constitution, the original Second Killearn Trust Deed and the following sets of accounts can be found as PDF files by following the links.

• Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024
• Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023
• Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022
• Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021
• Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2020
• Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019
• Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2018
• Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2017
• Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2016
• Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2015
• Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2014
• Accounts for the year ended 5 April 2013
• Accounts for the year ended 5 April 2012
• Accounts for the year ended 5 April 2011
• Accounts for the year ended 5 April 2010
• Accounts for the year ended 5 April 2009

To view these files it is necessary to have Adobe® Acrobat® Reader installed on your computer. You can obtain Adobe® Acrobat® Reader free by visiting the Adobe website at http://www.adobe.com/uk/ and following the download instruction.

Parish Book

In 2009, the trust published the Third Edition of The Parish of Killearn. This book tells the story of Killearn as it developed from a small isolated settlement into a commuting village for Glasgow. Within the book you will find:

• The history of Killearn from earliest times to the present day;
• The Kirk and the School and how they have changed over the years;
• The stories behind many of the historic buildings in the parish;
• The geology, climate and natural history of the area;
• The village's organisations and recreational clubs and societies;
• George Buchanan, Killearn's most famous son.

The text is illustrated with over 150 illustrations (including eight pages of colour photographs). Many old photographs and postcards are reproduced to give a period feeling. Some of the views seem almost unchanged while others look quite different.

The book can be obtained from local shops or by application to The Killearn Trust at 7 Napier Road, Killearn, Glasgow G63 9PB or e-mail to mail@killearn.org.uk.