01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC022884
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH2 4YN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The function of the Investors Trust is to provide investment services to the Church of Scotland and to bodies and trusts within or connected with the Church. The Investors Trust offers simple and economical facilities for investment in its three Funds: Growth Fund. Income Fund. Deposit Fund. Investors receive the benefits of professional investment management, regular portfolio supervision, diversification of investment risk and economies of scale through the pooling of monies in collective investment vehicles.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Investors Trust was established in 1994 by an Act of Parliament to offer the councils, committees and congregations of the Church a simple and economical medium for the investment of their funds
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £18,198,000 | £19,829,000 | 0 | 11 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £16,228,000 | £17,609,000 | 0 | 10 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £11,713,000 | £12,796,000 | 0 | 22 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £9,109,000 | £10,466,000 | 0 | 19 May 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £10,718,000 | £11,903,000 | 0 | 6 September 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
- 121 George Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.churchofscotland.org.uk/about_us/stewardship_finance_and_trusts/investors_trust
- Parent charity
- The Church of Scotland · SC011353
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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