Clan Donald Land Trust estate sold

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On 29 August 2025, the Clan Donald Lands Trust announced that it had received a “large number of offers” for the Clan Donald Estate that was put up for sale in August 2025 (see BBC report here).

According to the agents Strutt and Parker, a sale has been agreed for the Clan Donald Estate on the Isle of Skye (see image above) (and see my previous blog on this topic)

In the Autumn 2025 edition of the Clan Donald US newsletter, By Sea by Land, the Chief of Clan Donald, Godfrey Macdonald who had been a Trustee of the Clan Donald Lands Trust but resigned, wrote the following

Offers for both the Estate and Centre closed on August 28th and an offer for both properties has since been accepted. The sale is still subject to legal completion, and – while the purchasers have been identified to Claire and me – the process is bound by strict confidentiality at this stage. I completely understand the uncertainty this creates, but I want to assure you that there is every reason to be hopeful.

The proposed sale has causeed a bit of a stooshie among members of Clan Donald.

As of today, no advance notice nor change of ownership has been recorded in the Land Register Application Record and thus any sale is still to conclude and the new owner’s identity is not in the public domain.

But who might the owner be?

There is a clue.

On 3 November 2025, a company called Armadale Estate Ltd. was incorporated with a registered office address at Armadale, Sleat, ISLE OF SKYE IV45 9RS. No such postcode exists and this seems to be an error in the filing documents. The postcode IV45 8RS, however, covers a number of properties in Armadale including the offices of the Clan Donald Lands Trust.

Armadale Estates Ltd is a company owned by Amillemont Ltd. and has two Directors, Michael Hutchison and his daughter, Annelise Hutchison. Both are Canadian. Annelise resides in London and Michael resides in Switzerland. Michael Hutchison is a real estate developer and President of Huron Clean Energy.

Amillemont Ltd is wholly owned by La Parole AG, a company registered in Zug, Switzerland. La Parole AG is also a member of La Parole UK LLP along with Annalise Hutchison.

Beyond that, I know nothing.