OSCR Scottish charity profile

Lochs Free Church Of Scotland

ActiveCharity number SC038174
Registered23 May 2007
Main locationWestern Isles
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC038174
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
0 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
HS2 9NP

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

As set out in Para 1 . We hold 2 Sunday services, morning and evening every Sunday. We hold a prayer meeting every Wednesday Evening, and a Gaelic prayer meeting once a month. In addition we hold a morning prayer meeting, the first Saturday of the month. There is a Children's Sabbath School, after the morning service on Sunday. All we endeavor to do, is to further the gospel of Jesus Christ in our community.

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

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

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£99,221£101,563010 August 2026
31 December 2024£112,327£100,519010 July 2025
31 December 2023£104,760£95,97601 July 2024
31 December 2022£97,610£117,54803 July 2023
31 December 2021£125,965£109,488028 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
Penuel , 44 Crossbost, Isle Of Lewis
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Free Church Of Scotland · SC012925

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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