OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Church Of Scotland Investors Trust

ActiveCharity number SC022884
Registered1 September 1994
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formStatutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
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

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£18,198,000£19,829,000011 September 2025
31 December 2023£16,228,000£17,609,000010 July 2024
31 December 2022£11,713,000£12,796,000022 August 2023
31 December 2021£9,109,000£10,466,000019 May 2022
31 December 2020£10,718,000£11,903,00006 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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