OSCR Scottish charity profile

Society In Scotland For Propogating Christian Knowledge

ActiveCharity number SC000270
Registered28 July 1891
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formStatutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC000270
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH2 4YN

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Home Fund: ? For resourcing mission within Scotland, principally the Highlands & Islands. The Foreign Fund: ? The training and education of Christians in Commonwealth countries overseas, aimed to equip them for service in the mission and outreach of the church. ? The training of British young people volunteering for periods of service in Christian mission and education overseas. ? The resourcing of new initiatives in worldwide Christian mission.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of religion

Beneficiaries

  • Other defined groups

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations

Constitutional objectives

The advancement of religion.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
5 April 2025£27,002£54,723015 January 2026
5 April 2024£26,557£37,169021 November 2024
5 April 2023£23,705£38,337030 October 2023
5 April 2022£25,445£51,29403 August 2022
5 April 2021£24,844£32,24405 January 2022

Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.

04 Contact record

Principal office or trustees address

Address supplied to OSCR
Church of Scotland, 121 George Street, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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