OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Congregation of Aberdeen Unitarian Church [SCIO]

ActiveCharity number SC005218
Registered5 November 1946
Main locationAberdeen
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC005218
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
AB51 0XF
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OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 28 November 2014 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Aberdeen Unitarian Church SC005218, which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 5th November 1946.

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Aberdeen Unitarian Church belongs to a group of Churches, which maintains freedom of thought in religion. The Church building is held for the purpose of public worship. The Services are open and do not necessarily conform to any fixed format. The Congregation is described in its constitution as a “non-subscribing Congregation” which means it is a Congregation, which deliberately abstains from formulating or insisting upon any creed or statement of belief.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of religion

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

a.. to provide services of public worship based upon a non-creedal liberal approach to religion. b. to encourage the education of its members in spiritual and personal growth, and in Unitarian principles. c. to promote the spread of Unitarian ideas and principles in the Aberdeen area. d. to encourage social responsibility in members of the congregation. e. to link members of the congregation with the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, and other national and international bodies.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£0£00Not supplied
31 December 2024£37,957£41,458027 May 2025
31 December 2023£68,894£87,74908 July 2024
31 December 2022£16,157£16,82903 July 2023
31 December 2021£14,875£12,32309 May 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
20 Wellpark Road, Kintore, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Website supplied to OSCR
www.aberdeenunitarians.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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