01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC040613
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH8 9NR
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To give right worship to the One God in Three Persons and to establish churches for such worship. to preserve and teach the holy Orthodox Faith. to receive according to the rites of the Holy Orthodox Church all those who freely decide and sincerely desire to adopt that Faith and to live according to is spiritual & moral teachings. to undertake charitable work for the benefit of those who need financial assistance, including those suffering persecution. to provide welfare of the poor. to visit the sick and imprisoned. to provide Christian burial for those Orthodox who die in Scotland without financial means and who are not in the pastoral care of any Orthodox Community. to pray for the living and the dead. As well as offering worship to God and religious education for our members and all those interested, we offer our facilities to the Greek School under the name of Edinburgh Hellenic School of St Andrew. The School opens its doors to children and adults of Greek and other nation.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
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
Aims of the Community - To give right worship to the One God in Three Persons and to establish churches for such worship. to preserve and teach the Holy Orthodox Faith as defined at I (iii) above. to receive according to the rites of the Holy Orthodox Church all those who freely decide and sincerely desire to adopt that Faith, and to live according to its spiritual and moral teachings. to undertake charitable work for the benefit of those who need financial assistance, including those suffering persecution. to provide for the welfare of the poor. to visit the sick and imprisoned. and to provide Christian burial for those Orthodox who die in Scot land without financial means and who are not in the pastoral care of any other Orthodox Community. to pray for the living and the dead, and to advance education.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2024 | £192,490 | £191,451 | 0 | 24 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £702,443 | £204,761 | 0 | 30 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £616,833 | £154,955 | 0 | 3 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £1,077,241 | £115,780 | 0 | 29 September 2022 |
| 31 December 2020 | £159,736 | £82,213 | 0 | 29 September 2021 |
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
- 2 Meadow Lane, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.edinburgh-orthodox.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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