OSCR Scottish charity profile

Church Service Society

ActiveCharity number SC011153
Registered21 July 1969
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC011153
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH46 7EQ

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The objects of the Society are: to advance the education of the public about Christ's Church and to advance the Christian Religion and in furtherance thereof but not otherwise: 1. to foster interest in the history of liturgy. 2. to raise awareness of liturgical development in the world church. 3. to engage with the theology of worship as indispensable for the evaluation and interpretation of liturgies. 4. to study, discuss and explore contemporary forms employed in the practice of worship and in the creation and enhancing of the place of worship 5. to organise meetings, conferences and publications with a view to promoting these objects.

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 objects of the Society are: to advance the education of the public about Christ's Church and to advance the Christian Religion and in furtherance thereof but not otherwise: 1. to foster interest in the history of liturgy. 2. to raise awareness of liturgical development in the world church. 3. to engage with the theology of worship as indispensable for the evaluation and interpretation of liturgies. 4. to study, discuss and explore contemporary forms employed in the practice of worship and in the creation and enhancing of the place of worship 5. to organise meetings, conferences and publications with a view to promoting these objects.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2025£1,845£3,198028 May 2025
31 March 2024£4,720£3,782030 September 2024
31 March 2023£7,273£6,788030 May 2023
31 March 2022£1,336£2,942026 October 2022
31 March 2021£1,380£1,79805 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
3 Lyne View, Station Road, West Linton
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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