Knoydart Foundation

The Knoydart Foundation is a company limited by guarantee with charitable status. The community buyout came to fruition in March 1999.

2024 marks 25 years of successful community land ownership and management. The company is a partnership of local residents, the Highland Council, and the John Muir Trust.

It aims to preserve, enhance and develop Knoydart for the well being of the environment and the people.

Aims of the Foundation

The Foundation aims to manage the Knoydart Estate as an area of employment and settlement on the Knoydart Peninsula without detriment to its natural beauty and character and to seek and encourage the preservation and regeneration of its landscape, wildlife, natural resources, culture and rural heritage.

Knoydart Renewables

Knoydart is not connected to the UK National Grid electrical network.

Knoydart Renewables Limited (KRL) is a wholly-owned but independently-managed subsidiary trading company of the Knoydart Foundation. Other than some small run-of-burn micro schemes in outlying communities, KRL is responsible for managing and maintaining all aspects of electricity generation and supply around Inverie Bay; a challenging undertaking with all the demands of a large electricity company but with a very small customer base to share in its operating expenses and capital expenditure.

Knoydart Trading

As a charity, The Knoydart Foundation cannot trade or make money outwith its core operations, so in 1999, Knoydart Trading Ltd was set up as it’s trading subsidiary.

In 25 years this has evolved from selling t-shirts and a voluntary run bunkhouse to A village shop, community butchery, a bunkhouse and three self-catering units run by two employees

Directors, Staff and Volunteers

The Foundation currently has seven voluntary directors, eight staff members and benefits from community volunteer input.

Knoydart Renewables has two employees, whilst Knoydart trading has eight. Knoydart Renewables has seven directors, whilst Trading has five.