01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC001214
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 7
- Postcode
- EH3 7EB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is a diocese of the Scottish Episcopal Church. As such it provides oversight and support - spiritual, pastoral, administrative and financial - to Episcopal congregations with its geographic area (covering Edinburgh, the Lothians and the Borders). Further details can be found on page 3 of the Annual Report and Accounts.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Diocese is established for exclusively charitable purposes, primarily for the advancement of religion and to provide public benefit.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £973,621 | £1,141,580 | 7 | 22 July 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £988,170 | £941,340 | 7 | 24 June 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £781,533 | £742,185 | 7 | 29 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £830,129 | £737,132 | 7 | 30 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £767,627 | £723,588 | 7 | 24 September 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
- Edinburgh Diocesan Office, 34 Manor Place, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.edinburgh.anglican.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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