01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC020269
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- EH2 4YN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The principal function of the Trust is to act as administrative trustees. The Trustees hold properties outwith Scotland on behalf of Church of Scotland bodies and act as Trustees in a number of Third Party Trusts which benefit areas of work undertaken by FAPLT, Committees and Congregations of the Church of Scotland. The Trust also fulfills governance responsibilities on the direction of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
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 | £808,054 | £810,899 | 2 | 8 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £786,394 | £790,020 | 2 | 5 March 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £787,875 | £785,650 | 2 | 24 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £797,793 | £786,301 | 2 | 20 March 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £427,806 | £423,346 | 2 | 30 June 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
- Church of Scotland Law Department, 121 George Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- The Church of Scotland · SC011353
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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