01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC001385
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 101-250 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- FK2 0JT
OSCR note: Previous name - Brightons Parish Church of Scotland from 26/02/1968 to 07/11/2024
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Upper Braes Parish Church exists to invite, encourage and enable people to follow Jesus Christ. We do this through worship, prayer, pastoral support, community engagement, and activities for all ages. Serving the community across two ministry centres, we seek to be an inclusive and welcoming church family where people from all backgrounds, abilities, life experiences and stages of faith can journey together towards wholeness and participate fully in the life of the church and community.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The advancement of religion.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £254,108 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £324,418 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 4 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £410,713 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £98,389 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 28 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £184,142 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £175,558 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 25 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £181,025 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £525,301 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 13 July 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £175,605 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £144,963 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 4 | 30 September 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
- Upper Braes Parish Church, Main Street, Brightons, Falkirk
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.upperbraes.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Church of Scotland · SC011353
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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