OSCR Scottish charity profile

Ambassador Church, Port Glasgow

ActiveCharity number SC000755
Registered1 January 1902
Main locationInverclyde
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC000755
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
PA13 4SF

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The objective of the church is to glorify God and to create an inclusive and nurturing environment that enables people to grow in their faith and live out a relevant expression of Christian faith within the local community. The church also seeks to be an influence in the community by providing support services with care and compassion to those in need.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of religion
  • the advancement of health
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

1. The prevention and relief of poverty 2. The advancement of religion 3. The advancement of health 4. The advancement of civic responsibility or community development 5. The advancment of arts, heritage, culture, or science 6. The advancement of public participation in sport 7. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 April 2025£13,148£9,543028 January 2026
30 April 2024£9,994£16,097023 November 2024
30 April 2023£8,293£9,34407 November 2023
30 April 2022£11,030£13,534014 December 2022
30 April 2021£8,922£4,291022 December 2021

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
Wood Cottage, Auchenbothie, Kilmacolm, Inverclyde
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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