OSCR Scottish charity profile

St Columba's - Poltalloch

ActiveCharity number SC031391
Registered11 April 2001
Main locationArgyll And Bute
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC031391
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
PA30 8EL

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity was set up by a Deed of Constitution in 1854 to ensure that the church, situate at St Columba's Poltalloch, is maintained, used and occupied as a place of worship for the celebration of divine service within the Scottish Episcopal Church and subject to the jurisdiction of the Bishop of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles. The Trustees are responsible for maintaining the building and graveyard, and for ensuring that regular services are celebrated. The church is also available for concerts, and for the celebration of weddings, funerals and other religious ceremonies.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of religion

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

Advancement of religion

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£13,467£17,663025 June 2026
30 September 2024£18,363£52,071027 June 2025
30 September 2023£21,787£57,04101 April 2024
30 September 2022£10,031£18,847026 June 2023
30 September 2021£14,171£25,060013 June 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
16 Hillview Terrace, Ardrishaig, Argyll
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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