01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC040432
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 22
- Postcode
- CB24 9PW
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of health
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To develop and encourage interest in Christian Missions. to train and send forth missionaries to Africa and such other parts of the world as may be determined by the Company. to preach the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ with the aim of establishing churches which are self-governing, self-supporting and self-propagating. to receive and account for real and personal property and funds hereafter given it for the furtherance of the work. to receive and forward funds so received for the support of such missionaries as shall be engaged in the work of preaching the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ in Africa and such other parts of the world as may be determined by the Company. to have charge of and direct missionary efforts in the African field and in any other field that may hereafter be determined by the Company.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2025 | £4,627,691 | £4,614,268 | 22 | 15 July 2026 |
| 30 September 2024 | £4,461,053 | £4,761,931 | 22 | 17 March 2026 |
| 30 September 2023 | £4,259,984 | £4,576,208 | 22 | 17 March 2026 |
| 30 September 2022 | £4,416,221 | £4,216,120 | 22 | 3 November 2023 |
| 30 September 2021 | £4,248,822 | £4,033,541 | 22 | 11 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
- 6 Trust Court, Histon, Cambridge
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.sim.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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