Scottish Crown Estate revenue allocations: 2023 to 2024

Net revenues generated from Scottish Crown Estate marine assets out to 12 nautical miles are allocated to councils to support community benefit projects in their areas.

The below table shows the amount each council was allocated in 2023 to 2024.

Note: Payments were delayed. Councils were given the option to defer their payments into next financial year. £5.8 million was issued to 14 councils in December 2023.  £5.4 million was issued to the remaining 12 councils, who had opted to defer, in April 2024.

About the funding

Funding is allocated based on net revenue generated by the Scottish Crown Estate from marine assets out to 12 nautical miles. In financial year 2023 to 2024 this was £11,169341.

Payments to councils were based on revenue raised in 2021 to 2022. This is because payments are made in arrears once Crown Estate Scotland’s annual accounts have been finalised.

The amount each council receives is based on a distribution method agreed by the Settlement and Distribution Group, comprising Local government, CoSLA and Scottish Government. The formula takes into account the total sea area in the 0-12 nautical mile zone adjacent to each council and the revenues raised from marine assets within 0-12 nautical miles in each council area

This is the fifth round of payments to councils. Councils are responsible for ensuring projects deliver value for money.

We plan to publish a report detailing how councils have spent their 2021 to 2022 and 2022 to 2023 allocations later in 2024.

Previous Payments

Notes:

2019 to 2020 allocation based on coastline only.

2020 to 2021 allocations onwards based on current hybrid model of 50% coastline + 50% revenue generated locally.

2023 to 2024 allocations. £5.8 million was issued to 14 councils in December 2023.  £5.4 million was issued to remaining 12 councils in April 2024.