OSCR Scottish charity profile

The Edinburgh Orthodox Community of St Andrew

ActiveCharity number SC040613
Registered26 June 2009
Main locationMidlothian
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
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

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£192,490£191,451024 September 2025
31 December 2023£702,443£204,761030 September 2024
31 December 2022£616,833£154,95503 August 2023
31 December 2021£1,077,241£115,780029 September 2022
31 December 2020£159,736£82,213029 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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