01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC008540
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- Yes
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- over 250 volunteers
- Staff
- 5
- Postcode
- EH9 1BB
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
1. Our charitable objectives are: - • The advancement of the Roman Catholic Religion. • The advancement of education. • The relief of poverty. • The cure or alleviation of human sickness or disease. All of the apostolic work of the Archdiocese is rooted in life with Jesus Christ in both prayer and sacrament. 2. Activities undertaken to achieve these objectives The fulfilment of our charitable aims is undertaken by priests, religious and lay people engaged in a range of apostolic ministry most often aimed at serving those in greatest need. We help provide: • A network of 72 parishes across 10 local authority areas • A network of 68 Catholic primary schools and 10 Catholic high schools • Chaplains to 27 hospitals and three hospices • Chaplains to three prisons and one young offender institution • Chaplains to six universities
Charitable purposes
- the prevention or relief of poverty
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The advancement of religion
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £11,361,000 | £14,697,000 | 5 | 4 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £10,720,000 | £10,465,000 | 5 | 15 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £10,133,000 | £8,790,000 | 5 | 13 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £10,097,000 | £6,655,000 | 5 | 25 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £8,928,000 | £7,031,000 | 5 | 26 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
- Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.archedinburgh.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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