OSCR Scottish charity profile

Buccleuch & Greyfriars Free Church of Scotland

ActiveCharity number SC009634
Registered1 January 1902
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC009634
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
3
Postcode
EH8 9JP

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The main goal of the charity is to hold public worship and mentor individuals in their faith with God. The chaity hold public worship services on a Sunday, and midweek Bible studies and activities.

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 Congregation aims to maintain the public worship of God and to foster Christian fellowship. to evangelise the local area by proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ, to exercise pastoral care and practical compassion for those in need. to uphold and further the interests of the Free Church of Scotland. and to participate in the worldwide promotion of Christian fellowship and the advancement of the Christian faith. All the business and proceedings of the Congregation shall be conducted in accordance with the constitution of the Free Church of Scotland, under the supervision of the Presbytery of the bounds, and in terms of the Acts, deliverances or directions of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£266,889£230,109330 September 2025
31 December 2023£261,316£375,130322 November 2024
31 December 2022£300,026£256,581326 September 2023
31 December 2021£199,006£144,32238 August 2022
31 December 2020£136,363£135,22934 October 2021

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
10 West Crosscauseway, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.buccleuchfreechurch.co.uk
Parent charity
Free Church of Scotland · SC012925

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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