OSCR Scottish charity profile

Oban Congregation Of Jehovahs Witnesses

ActiveCharity number SC002840
Registered19 July 1991
Main locationArgyll And Bute
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC002840
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
PA34 4UX

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity carries out its purpose, by:- 1. Preaching the Good News of God's Kingdom under Christ Jesus, as a witness to the name, word and supremacy of Almighty God Jehovah. 2. Distributing Bibles and other religious literature in any medium and educating the public in respect thereof 3. Promoting public religious worship, along with teaching principles of Christian living including respect for secular authority, persons and property. the maintenance of per sonal morality and family values and other facets of practical Christianity. 4. Promoting Christian missionary work and advancing religious education. 5. Making donations or loans to further the activities described above, which may include incidental humanitarian assistance. The Elders of the congregation are its Trustees, and they are responsible to administer the congregation as directed by the Society, although the congregation has financial autonomy.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of religion

Beneficiaries

  • Other defined groups
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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 objects of the said congregation are identified with the purposes of the Society, and are specifically to advance the Chstian religion, as practiced by the body of Christian persons known as Jehovah's Witnesses, in the local area,

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£14,151£8,939027 July 2026
31 March 2025£14,917£15,550030 August 2025
31 March 2024£25,337£23,014022 October 2024
31 March 2023£16,844£17,14206 June 2023
31 March 2022£14,092£19,08501 June 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
Flyaway Lodge, Feochan, Elleraig, Nr Oban, Argyll
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Watchtower Bible And Tract Society Of Britain · 1077961

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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