01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC008274
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- EH47 8HJ
OSCR note: Previous legal name Whitburn Pentecostal Church from 19 November 1982 to 12 February 2025.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
We are a church and therefore work out the tenets of the Christian faith, which in essence is to love God and love people. We do this through a range of activities carried out weekly or throughout the course of the year.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The objects of the Assembly shall be: 1. to advance the Christian Faith in accordance with the statement of Faith of the Assemblies of God, as approved by the General Council of the Assemblies of God, from time to time and in such parts of the United Kingdom, or the world as the Assembly Council may, from time to time think fit. 2. to relieve sickness and financial hardship, and to promote and preserve good health, by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind, through the provision of counselling and support in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world, as the Assembly Council, from time to time thinks fit, and to advance education in such ways and in such parts of the United Kingdom or the world as the Church Council from time to time, thinks fit. 3.Such other charitable purposes as shall further the attainment of the above objects of the Assembly or any of them.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £128,143 | £143,387 | 2 | 14 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £140,874 | £102,064 | 2 | 26 May 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £135,135 | £108,739 | 2 | 29 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £110,480 | £95,015 | 2 | 21 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £101,181 | £99,610 | 2 | 7 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
- Reveston Lane, Croftmalloch Road, Whitburn, West Lothian
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.connectchurch.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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