01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038098
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- IV2 5JN
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The primary purpose for which the Synod of the Methodist Church in Scotland is constituted is to advance the mission of the Church in the region, by working with the Circuit and offering them resources of finance, personnel and expertise, and by enabling them to engage with the wider society of the region as a whole. The District serves the Local Churches, the Circuit and the Conference in the support, deployment and oversight of the various ministries of the Church, and in programmes of training.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The advancement of - the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church.
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 August 2025 | £243,927 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £270,991 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 20 May 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £94,978 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £91,126 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 25 March 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £97,582 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £130,225 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 6 June 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £108,363 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £90,159 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 4 June 2024 |
| 31 August 2021 | £80,521 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £46,210 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 20 April 2023 |
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
- 17 Wester Elm Drive, Inverness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- methodistchurchinscotland.net
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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