OSCR Scottish charity profile

Elder Memorial Free Church Of Scotland

Known as Hope Church Leith

ActiveCharity number SC029186
Registered16 July 1999
Main locationCity of Edinburgh
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC029186
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH4 8BR

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

To grow a Christ-centred church family with a heart for the community of Leith. To be present in the community, meeting regularly to worship God, and developing a church culture that is gospel centred and mission focused.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of religion
  • the promotion of religious or racial harmony
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The Congregation aims to maintain the public worship of God and to foster Christian fellowship. to evangelise the local area by proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ, to exercise pastoral care and practical compassion for those in need. to uphold and further the interests of the Free Church of Scotland. and to participate in the worldwide promotion of Christian fellowship and the advancement of the Christian faith. All the business and proceedings of the Congregation shall be conducted in accordance with the constitution of the Free Church of Scotland, under the supervision of the Presbytery of the bounds, and in terms of the Acts, deliverances or directions of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£0£00Not supplied
31 December 2024£187,539£158,505030 August 2025
31 December 2023£29,133£26,698027 February 2024
31 December 2022£51,665£45,502028 February 2023
31 December 2021£54,757£59,01607 April 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
99 Craigmount Avenue North, Edinburgh
Website supplied to OSCR
www.leithfreechurch.org.uk
Parent charity
Free Church of Scotland · SC012925

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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