OSCR Scottish charity profile

Iona Cathedral Trust

ActiveCharity number SC017989
Registered25 January 1922
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC017989
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH2 4YN

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Hold ownership of the Iona Abbey and library collection, to be made available to the public

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • Other defined groups
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

to advance the arts culture and heritage by the maintenance management use preservation protection and improvement of the buildings and land of lona Cathedral and other land associated with lona Cathedral. to advance religion by allowing for the use of lona Cathedral, and other land associated with lona Cathedral, for public worship by the Christian Churches. to advance the education of the public in relation to the history, culture and heritage of lona Cathedral and the Island of lona

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
5 April 2025£18,257£10,540024 December 2025
5 April 2024£61,939£12,51102 February 2025
5 April 2023£14,721£9,032023 December 2023
5 April 2022£13,127£13,851012 December 2022
5 April 2021£14,127£10,981018 December 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
Church of Scotland Law Department, 121 George Street, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
http://iona-cathedral.org.uk/
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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