01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038120
- 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
- HS2 0HE
OSCR note: Previous name- Point Free Church of Scotland from 26/04/2007 to 28/12/2017
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Garrabost Free Church of Scotland is part of the national Free Church of Scotland, which has around 100 congregations in Scotland and several abroad. Regular Sunday worship and midweek meetings continue to be central to congregational life, with good attendance and participation. The church remains active within the local community, supporting outreach and fellowship events that encourage spiritual growth and connection. Activities for children and young people are maintained, including Sunday School and youth fellowship, fostering Christian teaching and involvement. The congregation contributes to wider Free Church mission work, both nationally and internationally, through prayer and financial giving. Members provide mutual support and care, with the minister and elders offering pastoral guidance and visiting those in need. Occasional services and gatherings mark key moments in the church calendar, strengthening fellowship and faith.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
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 | £246,973 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £186,233 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £178,617 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £158,472 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 23 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £176,619 | £166,645 | £3,009 | £0 | £6,965 | £0 | £157,409 | £552 | £154,834 | £2,023 | 0 | 12 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £171,714 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £162,446 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 1 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £163,293 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £141,851 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 25 August 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
- 15 Flesherin
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.garrabostfree.church
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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