Comrie Development Trust
Who we are
A member-led charity accountable to people in Comrie and focused on practical local projects and community assets.
Our purpose
Our mission
CDT exists to help people in Comrie take part in the decisions, projects, places, and practical work that shape local life.
Cultybraggan is one major responsibility, but the Trust's wider purpose is community benefit: local participation, volunteer action, heritage, environment, enterprise, and long-term stewardship.
Comrie Development Trust is a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland (SC305425), and a registered Scottish charity (SC038596).
What the Trust is about
People taking part, not just places being managed.
The Trust is at its best when local people are enjoying, caring for, and shaping community life in Comrie.
Our story
Timeline
- 2005
Forty local people attend a presentation from the Westray Development Trust. The Comrie Development Group is formed that same evening. By October, 200 community members set priorities for action.
- 2006
CDT launches at the Comrie Alive festival. More than 700 people subsequently join the Trust.
2007A community ballot returns 97% support for the purchase. CDT buys Cultybraggan Camp for £350,000 on 20 September.
2008–10Climate Challenge Fund support helps CDT develop local work on energy use and carbon reduction.
- 2016
CDT receives Heinrich Steinmeyer's estate into a restricted account for the benefit of older people in Comrie.
- 2022
Cultybraggan Camp Museum opens in April. Work also continues across the community woodland and other volunteer-led projects.
TodayCDT manages Cultybraggan Camp and five active working groups. Income from the Camp and other CDT activities helps maintain community assets and support the Trust's wider work in Comrie.
566 Members. At 31 March 2025
5 Working groups. Active volunteer groups
97% Voted yes. Community buyout ballot, 2007
£350k Purchase price. Community buyout, 2007
Projects
Current and recent work across community assets, heritage, environment and local enterprise.
Camp history
Explore the camp's story
The story of Cultybraggan Camp is told through objects, photographs, and documents in the Museum.
Read the camp's history in depth →Governance and transparency
Annual accounts, Trustee meeting minutes, policies, and reports.
Participate
Membership
People who live in Comrie can apply for free full membership, vote at general meetings, and elect the Trustees.
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