OSCR Scottish charity profile

Free Church of Scotland - Presbytery of the Western Isles

ActiveCharity number SC047062
Registered21 December 2016
Main locationWestern Isles
Legal formUnincorporated association

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC047062
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
2
Postcode
HS4 3YG

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Presbytery meets regularly for worship and to deal with business relating to the congregations within its bounds and the wider Free Church of Scotland.

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

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2025£0£02Not supplied
31 December 2024£37,600£37,610230 September 2025
31 December 2023£45,555£59,110226 September 2024
31 December 2022£40,107£52,89426 September 2023
31 December 2021£24,985£41,674231 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
Free Church Manse, Outend, Isle of Scalpay, Western Isles
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Free Church of Scotland · SC012925

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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