01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- 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 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.
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
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £415,802 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £391,687 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 21 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £187,539 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £158,505 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 30 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £29,133 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £26,698 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 27 February 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £51,665 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £45,502 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 28 February 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £54,757 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £59,016 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 7 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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