OSCR Scottish charity profile

Rutherglen United Reformed Church

ActiveCharity number SC017385
Registered12 April 1958
Main locationSouth Lanarkshire
Legal formOther

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC017385
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G73 2QA

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The purpose of the charity is the advancement of Christianity. The church also seeks to support a range of local community activities. The main activities of the charity include the provision of public Christian worship at least once a week, and additional acts of Christian worship (baptism, weddings and funerals) as required. There is provision for Christian education and nurture for children. Pastoral care is provided for those in need, particularly the elderly and sick and there are regular social activities for the members of the congregation. The charity participates in the life of the local community by making its building available for local community groups and through the involvement of the minister and members in local organisations and schools. . The charity also participates in the activities of the wider United Reformed Church.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of religion
  • the promotion of religious or racial harmony
  • 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
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • 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

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£117,800£111,882029 September 2025
31 December 2023£191,655£109,744020 August 2024
31 December 2022£80,785£98,371029 September 2023
31 December 2021£95,393£80,30402 February 2023
31 December 2020£78,212£84,39803 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
69 Johnstone Drive, Rutherglen, Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
United Reformed Church

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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