OSCR Scottish charity profile

Great Commission Society

Known as GCS

ActiveCharity number SC045721
Registered18 June 2015
Main locationOutwith Scotland
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC045721
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
UK and overseas
Volunteers
over 250 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
EH6 7BD

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Our charity exists to advance the Christian faith by proclaiming the Gospel, strengthening believers, and equipping individuals and communities for effective Christian witness. We do this through teaching and training programmes, evangelism initiatives, and the provision of resources that support understanding and practice of the Christian faith. We work both directly and in partnership with local churches and organisations, delivering training events, supporting outreach activities, and providing practical assistance where appropriate. In some contexts, this includes humanitarian support alongside Gospel ministry, particularly among vulnerable or underserved communities. Through these activities, we aim to see lives transformed, local believers strengthened, and sustainable Christian witness established in a wide range of settings.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of religion

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

To advance religion by furthering knowledge about and understanding of the Christian faith. This will be achieved by: a) Supporting and serving the existing Christian community through teaching and training programmes. b) Providing speakers, materials and resources for religious education programmes, for groups and for organisations that submit requests for the support of our services.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 July 2025£119,360£98,757026 March 2026
31 July 2024£74,184£85,63208 April 2025
31 July 2023£123,560£122,586019 February 2024
31 July 2022£168,994£158,382025 April 2023
31 July 2021£36,416£37,442019 April 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
Great Commission Society, Summit House, 4 - 5 Mitchell Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Website supplied to OSCR
www.gcsmissions.com
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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