01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC002769
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH2 4YN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Offers grants for the promotion of hymnody in Scotland for the advancement of Christian faith
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
Trust for the advancement of the Christian Faith through the promotion and development of hymnody in Scotland with particular reference to the Church of Scotland by assisting in the development, promotion, provision and understanding of hymns, psalms and paraphrases suitable for use in public worship and in the distribution and making available of the same in books, discs, electronically and in other media for use by the Church of Scotland to enable the church and in particular the Church of Scotland to worship in ways which are relevant to individual congregations or groups of congregations.
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 | £16,935 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £10,398 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £17,304 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £7,268 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 23 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £16,446 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £33,000 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 25 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2021 | £14,172 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,150 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 3 April 2024 |
| 31 December 2020 | £16,771 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £5,022 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 3 April 2024 |
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
- 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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