OSCR Scottish charity profile

RC Diocese Of Dunkeld

ActiveCharity number SC001810
Registered1 March 1928
Main locationDundee City
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
SC001810
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
Yes
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
over 250 volunteers
Staff
73
Postcode
DD3 6XY

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity is a religious organisation with 34 parishes located across the counties of Perth & Kinross, Clackmannanshire, Kinross and the northern part of Fife supporting and advancing Catholic faith. The Diocese of Dunkeld's subsidiary charitable company runs a residential care home where the elderly and infirm are cared for.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • the advancement of health
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
  • any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • Other defined groups
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The prevention and relief of poverty. The advancement of education. The advancement of religion. The advancement of health. The advancement of civic responsibility or community development. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage. Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the other preceding purposes. The promotion of human rights, conflict resolution and reconciliation.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£4,128,313£4,258,8747330 September 2025
31 December 2023£3,890,425£3,889,127731 October 2024
31 December 2022£3,516,652£3,490,106733 October 2023
31 December 2021£3,799,299£3,250,2977321 December 2022
31 December 2020£3,490,165£4,586,9027330 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
Diocesan Office, 24-28 Lawside Road, Dundee, Scotland
Website supplied to OSCR
www.dunkelddiocese.org.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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