OSCR Scottish charity profile

Pencaitland Parish Church (Church of Scotland)

Known as Pencaitland Parish Church

ActiveCharity number SC004871
Registered27 May 1888
Main locationEast Lothian
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC004871
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH34 5HD

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity is a Church of Scotland and undertakes religious activities in the Parish of Pencaitland

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of religion

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

1) to offer Christian worship, fellowship, instruction, mission and service. (Act of the General Assembly VII, 2003, s1(b)) 2) to labour for the advancement of the Kingdom of God throughout the world. (Article 1 of the Articles Declaratory) 3) to bring the ordinances of religion to the people in every parish of Scotland through a territorial ministry (Article 3 of the Articles Declaratory)

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£64,111£51,934030 June 2025
31 December 2023£47,547£38,915029 September 2024
31 December 2022£57,093£50,452025 September 2023
31 December 2021£44,275£39,016028 September 2022
31 December 2020£71,986£69,913030 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
9 Vinefields, Pencaitland
Website supplied to OSCR
www.pencaitlandchurch.org.uk
Parent charity
Church of Scotland · SC011353

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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