01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043454
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- CA3 9TL
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
It is set up to offer Christian worship, fellowship, instruction, mission and service. We do this by delivering church services every Sunday morning and providing live streamed services via Facebook. The Border Kirk is viewed as a safe place for Asylum Seekers and refugees seeking Christian worship
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The purposes of the Church of Scotland are: 1) to offer Christian worship, fellowship, instruction, mission and service. (Act of the General Assembly VII, 2003, sl(b)) 2) to labour for the advancement of the Kingdom of God throughout the world. (Article 1 of the Articles Declaratory) 3) to bring the ordinances of religion to the people in every parish of Scotland through a territorial ministry (Article 3 of the Articles Declaratory)
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £66,090 | £84,714 | 2 | 17 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £80,282 | £60,929 | 2 | 24 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £86,109 | £68,309 | 2 | 3 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £57,326 | £85,745 | 2 | 18 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £74,916 | £47,210 | 2 | 23 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
- 7 , Dene Crescent, Carlisle
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.theborderkirk.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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