OSCR Scottish charity profile

Dirleton Parish Church (Church of Scotland)

ActiveCharity number SC004533
Registered4 October 1929
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC004533
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
2
Postcode
EH39 5HT

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Dirleton Kirk was established in 1612 by an Act of Parliament and has had category A listed building status as a place of special architectural or historical interest since 1971. For over four hundred years it has been a place of Christian worship for the residents of the Parish of Dirleton.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of religion

Beneficiaries

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

Activities

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

Constitutional objectives

Objects: 1) to offer Christian worship, fellowship, instruction, mission and service. 2) to labour for the advancement of the Kingdom of God throughout the world. 3) to bring the ordinances of religion to the people in every parish of Scotland through a territorial ministry

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£81,825£94,282212 December 2025
31 December 2023£65,105£61,92929 July 2024
31 December 2022£61,293£60,242227 September 2023
31 December 2021£50,242£54,014227 September 2022
31 December 2020£49,320£63,998226 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
25 The Village, Archerfield, Dirleton, North Berwick, East Lothian
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Church of Scotland · SC011353

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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