01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC043839
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G2 3BZ
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Provide grants for the maintenance and repair of church buildings and grant aid to other activities of the church.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- 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
Constitutional objectives
Firstly (a) to support and encourage the advancement of the Christian religion, and (b) to promote the advancement of heritage and culture as evidenced in Congregational Church Property, in connection with the Church of Scotland, the Free Church of Scotland, the Reformed Presbyterian Church, the United Reformed Church and the United Free Church and any successor churches of the foregoing, all in Scotland, or any of them (with special regard to any of the foregoing churches or successor churches based in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright and in the counties of Ayr, Wigton, Lanark, Renfrew, and Dumbarton and, thereafter, in any other counties in Scotland), or any registered charity in Scotland which has a representation on its governing body from any of the foregoing churches, or successor churches, Secondly, to support and encourage the advancement of Christian religious education of young persons in the area of Irvine, North Ayrshire, particularly in connection with any of the Church of Scotland, the Free Church of Scotland , the Reformed Presbyterian Church, the United Reformed Church or the United Free Church or any successor churches of the foregoing, and Thirdly, to support and encourage the advancement of further and higher education, in particular for ministers, trainee ministers or others connected to any of the Church of Scotland, the Free Church of Scotland, the Reformed Presbyterian Church, the United Reformed Church or the United Free Church or any successor churches of the foregoing,
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £192,013 | £181,647 | 0 | 26 March 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £185,207 | £166,268 | 0 | 17 March 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £171,296 | £209,051 | 0 | 5 March 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £184,458 | £163,489 | 0 | 13 March 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £155,867 | £156,867 | 0 | 7 March 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
- Suite 3/16, Clockwise Building, 77 Renfrew Street, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.fergusonbequestfund.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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