The Maud Village Trust was formed from the Community Association in order to acquire and develop the redundant cattle market, in the centre of the Village of Maud.
The Trust purchased the redundant cattle mart, from Aberdeen Northern Marts, with a 95% grant from the Scottish Land Fund. It is the intention of the Maud Village Trust Management Team to develop the redundant cattle market, for the benefit of the Maud and District Community.

The Maud Mart was once the largest one day fat stock market in the whole of Britain, the Maud Village Trust purchased the site in 2002 and the above drawing shows part of the proposed development to the site.