Donald Trump’s Scottish golf courses post losses of £15m

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The company which owns former US president Donald Trump’s Ayrshire golf course posted a more than £15 million loss in 2021, its accounts show. The former president’s son Eric Trump signed off the accounts for the Turnberry course as a director of the company, saying in a report that Brexit had impacted on supply chains and staffing. Eric Trump also said staff availability had been a “challenge” due to wage inflation caused by “increased business levels” in the retail and logistics sectors, adding the “staffing pool” had been “indirectly” impacted by Brexit “with lack of access to European staff for businesses in general resulting in greater demand for the individuals previously available at the resort”. He went on to tell the Telegraph that Brexit would be a good thing for Trump Turnberry, saying: “When the pound goes down, more people are coming to Turnberry.” The companies are reliant on inter-company loans from the Trump Organisation, which now total £131.6 million for the Turnberry course, up from £113.6 million the previous year, and £1.2 million for Aberdeenshire – up from £1.1 million.