01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC044551
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KY11 8TX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Dunfermline Free Church of Scotland (known as “New City Church”) is a congregation of the national Free Church of Scotland working towards the common aims set out in the annual accounts. It is a Presbyterian church adhering in its worship and doctrine to the position of the Church of Scotland at the Reformation. The Free Church of Scotland has an explanatory document which explains the origins of the Church and which gives the historical background to the Church coming into being in 1843 and lists documents in which is embodied the constitution of the Church. The congregation is authorised by the Church to have a minister paid from central funds of the Church. The government of the Free Church of Scotland is Presbyterian and the congregation is within the Presbytery of Edinburgh & Perth.
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 Congregation aims to maintain the public worship of God and to foster Christian fellowship. to evangelise the local area by proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ, to exercise pastoral care and practical compassion for those in need. to uphold and further the interests of the Free Church of Scotland. and to participate in the worldwide promotion of Christian fellowship and the advancement of the Christian faith. All the business and proceedings of the Congregation shall be conducted in accordance with the constitution of the Free Church of Scotland, under the supervision of the Presbytery of the bounds, and in terms of the Acts, deliverances or directions of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £99,180 | £85,480 | 0 | 12 February 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £94,306 | £94,557 | 0 | 13 March 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £69,038 | £94,180 | 0 | 31 August 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £69,363 | £62,868 | 0 | 6 May 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
- 36 MacLean Walk, Dunfermline, Fife
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.dunfermlinefreechurch.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Free Church of Scotland · SC012925
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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