The North East Scotland Preservation Trust’s first project was at 12 North High Street in Portsoy in 1987. Since then, the organisation has delivered over 50 historic building related projects, including numerous feasibility studies and options appraisals supporting other organisations to take on historic buildings, as well as managing its own projects.

Since 2024 the NESPT has become owner of a number of historic buildings at Portsoy Old Harbour through the generous legacy of the late Tom Burnett-Stuart, which includes the Portsoy Marble Shop and holiday cottages, both of which provide valuable income to the Trust, which is reinvested into the work the Trust undertakes.

To mark the 40th anniversary of the NESPT, in my role as a volunteer and former board member, I produced a short film explaining more about the work of the Trust, its history and plans for the future, including the Portsoy Marbles Creative Hub, which the Trust is in the process of applying for funding for.