GROWING LENDRICK MUIR
Space to Discover, Explore, Respond and Flourish
OUR VISION IS TO SEE LENDRICK MUIR TRANSFORMED FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
LENDRICK MUIR IS SU SCOTLAND’S LARGEST ACTIVITY CENTRE, LOCATED NEAR KINROSS IN THE HEART OF SCOTLAND.
Since opening its doors in 1999, Lendrick Muir has grown into a vibrant hub for Christian residential ministry experiences, welcoming over 11,000 guests each year.
• During school term-time, the centre hosts school residentials, bringing outdoor learning to life for primary and secondary school learners.
• Weekends are filled with youth groups, church retreats, conferences, and regional weekends.
• During school holidays, the buildings and grounds teem with campers at SU Holidays.
• Since 2022, Lendrick Muir has also been home to the Magnitude Festival, a five-day annual Christian youth festival attracting over 1,500 young people and youth leaders.
Year-round, the centre is alive with activity and primarily dedicated to Scotland’s children and young people, creating life-changing experiences that have a lasting, transformational impact.
Young lives are impacted through spending time with our caring, experienced team members, building positive relationships, trying new activities and growing in confidence, and crucially, through having opportunities to explore the Bible and respond to the significance of Jesus.
With demand for spaces continuing to grow and a significant legacy to build on, we now have an exciting opportunity to take the impact of the centre to the next level.
THE REALITY
After 25 years of intensive usage, parts of the Lendrick Muir building dating from the 1960s and 1970s are now close to end-of-life.
There is growing demand for larger units of accommodation.
For much of the year, Lendrick Muir is already at capacity.
Guests and staff regularly report that the building is difficult to navigate and poorly-connected, causing operational strain. Daily tasks, such as laundry or food preparation, are unnecessarily challenging and timeconsuming for both staff and volunteers.
Lendrick Muir today
Higher expectations around the standard of accommodation buildings that support a positive residential experience
Appropriate provision of toilets and showers
Well-equipped commercial kitchens and dining space
The
expectations of visiting groups and the needs of young
people
have evolved over time:
Inclusive spaces for children and young people with Additional Support Needs (ASN), such as quieter communal areas and improved accessibility
THE OPPORTUNITY
After much prayer and planning over several years, we believe the moment of opportunity is now. This is the right project at the right time.
Demand for Lendrick Muir’s facilities is at an all time high, with training events and residential programmes regularly reach full capacity, and waiting lists are increasingly common.
What’s more, we fully expect demand to increase further:
• There is increasing evidence of a growing spiritual hunger among children and young people, something we observe on a near-daily basis. We want to be ready to provide for more children and young people booking onto residential events like SU Holidays, Magnitude Festival and young leader training programmes.
• In December 2025, The Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill was voted into law. This ground-breaking legislation ensures all Scottish school pupils will have the opportunity of an outdoor education residential, funded by the government. We estimate this will more than double current demand for outdoor activity experiences.
• The growth of SU Scotland’s wider ministry is creating additional demand for spaces to work, gather, train and serve.
Altogether, these are clear encouragements that point to this being the ideal time to expand and improve residential spaces at Lendrick Muir.
Investing in Lendrick Muir is investing in the spiritual wellbeing of Scotland’s children and young people. We believe residentials transform lives, creating life-changing moments of discovery and community. There are countless stories of children and young people exploring the Bible and growing in faith when visiting Lendrick Muir. At a time of evident spiritual hunger, it is critical to ensure our provision expands and develops in line with anticipated demand. We want to prepare Lendrick Muir for the next generation and we’d love you to be part of helping make that happen.
Robin MacLellan CEO
THE PLAN
Featuring a striking new wing designed to complement the existing mansion house, the project involves removing the area of the centre known as ‘Glendevon’ and the central link buildings (excluding the sports hall), remodeling sections of the main house, and creating a modern, connecting space.
There will be increased bedroom and meeting accommodation capacity across two floors, a spacious, accessible entranceway, and a central kitchen/dining space on the ground level.
Overall capacity is set to increase by 15%, from 166 to 190, enabling up to 2,000 more children and young people to benefit from a life-changing residential experience each year.
Extensive efforts are being made to ensure the Main House (Moubray and Ochil Units) continues to remain functional and safe for use by groups throughout the development period.
We are excited by the potential of this once-ina-generation project to deliver a step-change in provision, creating a contemporary, sustainable, inclusive building that meets the needs of guests and staff alike.
BUDGET
£4 MILLION
Thanks to an extraordinary provision, £4 million has already been earmarked to kickstart the project.
£7 MILLION TOTAL PROJECT BUDGET
£3 MILLION
This leaves a funding requirement of £3 million.
PLANNING APPLICATION SUBMITTED MAY 2026
MARCH 2026
TENDER PROCESS COMMENCES
JULY 2026
TENDER AWARDED
SEPTEMBER 2026
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
OCTOBER 2026
KEY MILESTONES
FEBRUARY PROJECT COMPLETED 15 MONTHS
WHAT WE DO TODAY ECHOES FAR BEYOND TOMORROW
Paul Bayton Director of Centres
It’s hugely exciting to see the potential of this development for young people, volunteers, schools and our staff. The stakeholder survey gave us valuable insights into how we could make Lendrick Muir an even better place for residential visits. The proposed changes will also help the centre run more efficiently and effectively, addressing some of the challenges of the current layout. It’s been amazing to see these ideas taking shape on paper, and we look forward to seeing them become a reality.
Kirsty Haxton Magnitude Festival Events Manager
God is stirring something extraordinary in the hearts of young people across Scotland and beyond. We are witnessing a generation awakening with courage, compassion and a hunger for purpose — signs of a movement only he could ignite. By his grace we are not just observers but participants, called to invest in, equip and champion the rising generation God is shaping. This is our moment to respond with boldness and generosity, so that what God is doing in and through Scotland’s young people today will echo far beyond tomorrow.
YOUR INVITATION
Please would you join us in seeing this vision become a reality?
PRAY
As we progress through each stage of this significant project, we continue to rely on God’s wisdom, provision, and guidance. Please uphold us in prayer as we seek his leading.
STAY UPDATED
Keep an eye on the Lendrick Muir website and social media for updates as the project progresses: lendrickmuir.org.uk/grow
GET IN TOUCH
If you would like to talk further about any aspect of this project and how you could help, please contact us:
↳ Robin MacLellan, CEO robin.maclellan@suscotland.org.uk
↳ Paul Bayton, Director of Centres paul.bayton@suscotland.org.uk
↳ Mark Beattie, Donor Relationships Manager mark.beattie@suscotland.org.uk
BANK TRANSFER
Name: Scripture Union Scotland
Sort Code: 83-52-00
Account: 00299363
Reference: GrowingLM
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