01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC021258
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 4
- Postcode
- DG1 4XY
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The advancement of the Christian faith primarily in Dumfries and District and also throughout Scotland and the rest of the World by all means consistent with the teachings of the Christian Bible including worship, ministry, mission, prayer, witness, education, community service and the support of agencies and individuals and other charitable organizations involved in Christian missionary work and the relief of poverty or other social needs. The provision of access to recreational and community facilities, information and advice of services and support available to the community in a bid to improve their conditions of life.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
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 Church's objects ('the Objects') are: 3.1 The advancement of the Christian faith primarily in Dumfries and District and also throughout Scotland and the rest of the World by all means consistent with the teachings of the Christian Bible including worship, ministry, mission, prayer, witness, education, community service and the support of agencies and individuals and other charitable organizations involved in Christian missionary work and the relief of poverty or other social needs. 3.2 The provision of access to recreational and community facilities, information and advice of services and support available to the community in a bid to improve their conditions of life.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | £358,380 | £388,052 | 4 | 4 December 2025 |
| 30 June 2024 | £565,539 | £599,430 | 4 | 9 December 2024 |
| 30 June 2023 | £682,016 | £567,857 | 4 | 29 January 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £623,364 | £537,389 | 4 | 17 November 2022 |
| 30 June 2021 | £494,126 | £591,281 | 4 | 29 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
- 9 Mountainhall Avenue, Dumfries
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.dumfriesbaptistchurch.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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