01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC006644
- 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
- EH1 2QQ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Financial support for improvement projects for amenities and beautification of Greyfriars Kirk.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Society shall have for its objects: (a) The care of the Church and its preservation for posterity. (b) The adornment and furnishing of the Church. (c) The safeguarding of the amenity of the Church and the beautifying of its surroundings. (d) The encouragement of research into the history of the Church, and of the publication of suitable literature. (e) Generally, the support of any object connected with or incidental to the care and improvement of the Church whether within the scope of the foregoing objects or any of them or otherwise, which shall have the approval of the Council of the Society. (f) The collection of money for all or any of the foregoing objects. The above objects shall always be subject to the powers of the General Trustees of the Church of Scotland and to the approval of the Kirk Session.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £7,350 | £14,162 | 0 | 22 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £7,350 | £250 | 0 | 5 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £8,389 | £3,881 | 0 | 2 October 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £6,773 | £13,420 | 0 | 29 September 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
- Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.greyfriarskirk.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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