01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049327
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- KW14 7XW
OSCR note: This charity was established to replace Thurso Baptist Church (SC021249). Thurso Baptist Church (SC021249) has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Thurso Baptist Church SCIO (SC049327) which is a SCIO.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Thurso Baptist Church is set up to promote the Christian faith, primarily in Thurso but also throughout Scotland and the rest of the World, We want people to know Jesus, who is the Christ, the Son of the living God by all means consistent with: the Christian Bible. our Declaration of Principle and our Core Values. Our mission statement is to Love God, Love Others and Make Disciples. We do this through worship, ministry, mission, witness, prayer, fellowship, networking, education, community service and the provision of activities and facilities for the community, together with the relief of poverty and other social needs, including the support of individuals and other charitable organisations and agencies involved in any or all of these. Regular Sunday services are held in our church building for worship and ministry and other smaller groups meet during the week for studying the Bible and prayer.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The Purposes are the advancement of religion, and in particular the Christian faith, primarily in Thurso and also throughout Scotland and the rest of the World by all means consistent with: 4.1 The Christian Bible. 4.2 The Declaration of Principle. and 4.3 The Core Values. including (without prejudice to the foregoing generality) worship, ministry, mission, witness, prayer, fellowship, networking, education, community service and the provision of activities and facilities for the community, and the relief of poverty and other social needs, including the support of individuals and other charitable organisations and agencies involved in any or all of these.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £70,352 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £81,609 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 17 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £81,670 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £58,985 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 22 July 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £73,476 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £54,141 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 28 August 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £60,145 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £36,963 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 16 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £61,797 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £36,627 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 31 July 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
- Thurso Baptist Church, Thurso Business Park, Thurso
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.thursobaptistchurch.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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