01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC003794
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 37
- Postcode
- G51 4XS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The Iona Community is an international, ecumenical Christian movement working for justice and peace, the rebuilding of community and the renewal of worship. Our Strategic Goals to achieve this are as follows 1. Community Empowerment - Empower more people to be agents for community transformation . 2: Justice and Peace - Harness and increase the power of communal action in justice and peace advocacy work. 3: Care for Creation - Integrate more environmentally sustainable policies, procedures and practices into all aspects of the life of the Iona Community . 4: Youth at the Heart - Increase the number and quality of spaces where people of all ages are welcomed. 5: Sustainable Resources - Build systems to become a financially sustainable and increasingly resilient organisation
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation
- the promotion of religious or racial harmony
- the promotion of equality and diversity
- the advancement of environmental protection or improvement
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects for which the Community is established are:- (i) To receive and take over the assets and liabilities of the unincorporated body known as The Iona Community and of The Iona Community Fund administered by the Scheme of Administration dated Third, Fourteenth and Fifteenth November Nineteen hundred and thirty nine and referred to in the Declaration of Trust by The Reverend George Fielden Macleod and Others dated the Sixteenth and registered in the Books of Council and Session on the Twenty second both days of March Nineteen hundred and fifty one. (ii) The establishment of new forms of christian worship, witness, prophecy, mission and service particularly but not exclusively for urban situations. (iii) The training of adults, lay and clerical, for the mission of the church today and in particular the organising, staffing and administration of such work on Iona, the remainder of the UK and overseas, in accordance with the religious principles and teachings of the Iona Community. (iv) Work amongst young people on Iona, Mull and the remainder of the U.K. and in particular the organising, staffing and administration of centres under the auspices and in accordance with the religious principles and teachings of the Iona Community.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £2,067,628 | £2,396,857 | 37 | 17 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £1,824,474 | £2,176,078 | 37 | 3 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £2,024,011 | £1,698,428 | 37 | 14 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £1,499,632 | £1,387,372 | 37 | 5 October 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £1,133,965 | £1,532,860 | 37 | 29 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
- Suite 9 Fairfield, 1048 Govan Road, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.iona.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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