The Trustees of Cockburn Conservation Trust are also Directors under company law. As at October 2005, CCT's board comprised the following eleven voluntary Trustees:

Bob Heaney

Residential Surveyor - Dixon Heaney Kean Kennedy.

Colin Bryce

Graphic Designer - Hunter Maxwell Associates.

David Black

Freelance journalist and conservationist.

David Leven

Senior Executive, Scottish Enterprise.

Ian Marrian

Former Deputy Director, Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland.

Jim Fiddes

Consultant Surveyor. Former Senior Partner, Ryden.

John Campbell QC

Advocate, Queen's Counsel in Scotland since 1998. Specialist in Town and Country Planning Law.

John Lowrey

Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh, Architectural History.

Lindsays WS (Company Secretary)

Lindsay's WS; Company Secretary ACT and SHBT.

Maggie Wright

Maggie Wright Associates PR Consultancy.

Oliver Barratt

Conservationist. Former Secretary, Cockburn Association, Trustee SHBT.

The Trustees meet bi-monthly to review the Trust's operations and to set project priorities. At least two Trustees are nominated to have special responsibility – as 'lead Trustees' - for each project under consideration. Trustees may also be called upon to give specific advice on a project if necessary. The chairman of the Trustees oversees all projects. The Director consults with a lead Trustee on all material decisions. Where a decision may have substantial financial implications for the Trust, ratification is sought from the board of Trustees.