OSCR Scottish charity profile

Jewish Council of Scotland

Known as JCoS

ActiveCharity number SC029438
Registered30 September 1999
Main locationEast Renfrewshire
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC029438
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Operations cover all or most of Scotland
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
1
Postcode
G46 6UE
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OSCR note: Previous legal name Scottish Council Of Jewish Communities from 30 September 1999 to 19 February 2025. This SCIO was incorporated on 1 December 2011 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by the Scottish Council Of Jewish Communities SC029438, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 30 September 1999

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

JCoS was established in 1999 in response to Devolution with the principal aim of providing the Jewish Community of Scotland with a single democratically accountable voice in dealings with the Scottish Parliament and Government, other communities, and other statutory and official bodies. This remains a core element of our work and SCoJeC is now widely recognised in the Jewish and wider Scottish communities as the representative umbrella body of all the Jewish communities in Scotland. Our remit includes a strong commitment to fostering integration and promoting dialogue and understanding between the Jewish community and other communities in Scotland, and we work in partnership with other organisations and communities to promote equality, good relations, and mutual understanding.

Charitable purposes

  • the prevention or relief of poverty
  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of religion
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
  • 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
  • the promotion of religious or racial harmony
  • the promotion of equality and diversity

Beneficiaries

  • Children or young people
  • Older People
  • People with disabilities or health problems
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The objects of the Council are: i. to represent and work to advance the welfare of the Jewish community of Scotland and to promote its participation in the civic life of Scotland and the United Kingdom. ii. to advance citizenship and community development in the Jewish community of Scotland. iii. to work to relieve poverty and to provide relief to those in need in this community. iv. to advance the education of this community. v. to advance the health of this community. vi. to promote equality and diversity in this community. vii. to advance Jewish heritage, culture and arts in this community. viii. to advance the Jewish religion in this community. ix. to assist in the provision and organisation of recreational activities in this community. x. to promote racial and religious harmony and good relations between this community and other religious, ethnic, and racial groups and organisations in Scotland and with the general public in Scotland. xi. to advance the education of the general public about and to provide information regarding the Jewish religion and the Jewish community of Scotland.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£0£01Not supplied
31 December 2024£123,339£109,769130 September 2025
31 December 2023£84,402£96,944111 September 2024
31 December 2022£114,470£80,83414 July 2023
31 December 2021£95,840£94,565129 July 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
222 Fenwick Rd, Glasgow
Website supplied to OSCR
www.scojec.org
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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