01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC003545
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 96
- Postcode
- G3 6LE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Our overriding purpose is the advancement of the Christian religion. The most direct way in which we do this is supporting the congregations of the Church in Scotland and several other countries. We also support a large mission in Zimbabwe (financially through grants and in other ways) and we operate two residential care homes for the elderly in Scotland.
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of health
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- 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 prevention and relief of poverty. The advancement of education. The advancement of religion. The advancement of health. The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £4,740,279 | £4,860,227 | 96 | 30 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £4,401,842 | £4,654,323 | 96 | 12 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £3,802,962 | £4,351,562 | 96 | 8 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £3,644,479 | £3,907,975 | 96 | 30 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £3,653,817 | £3,868,169 | 96 | 27 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
- 133 Woodlands Road, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.fpchurch.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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