OSCR Scottish charity profile

Riverside Evangelical Church

ActiveCharity number SC007616
Registered11 January 1940
Main locationSouth Ayrshire
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC007616
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
51-100 volunteers
Staff
4
Postcode
KA8 0BS

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The aims of the church are. to build up one another by biblical teaching toward maturity in Christ to worship God worthily by the Spirit in prayer, praise & communion to support one another in Christian love. to communicate the Gospel of Jesus Christ to others. and to encourage and enable practical Christian se4rvcie in the community and throughout the world.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of religion

Beneficiaries

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

Activities

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

Constitutional objectives

The assembly which in its external relations is independent and manages its own affairs shall exist for the purpose of promoting the spiritual welfare of its members, the care of the sick and the provision of edifices and other means for the purpose of the furtherance of the work of the assembly.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£0£04Not supplied
31 December 2024£277,278£207,077426 September 2025
31 December 2023£390,709£185,73542 October 2024
31 December 2022£200,919£148,327428 September 2023
31 December 2021£199,216£130,27444 July 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
24 John Street, Ayr
Website supplied to OSCR
www.riverside-ayr.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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