01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049415
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 1
- Postcode
- IV17 0RX
OSCR note: This charity has been established to replace Alness Baptist Church (SC021217). Alness Baptist Church (SC021217) has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Alness Baptist Church SCIO (SC049415).
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
To organise and promote Christian values and work to benefit the local community. It aims to promote values consistent with the teachings of the Christian Bible including worship, ministry, prayer, witness, education, community service and the support of agencies and other charitable organisations involved in Christian missionary work, the relief of poverty and other social needs.
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 Purposes are the advancement of religion, and in particular the Christian faith, primarily in Easter Ross 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 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 | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £63,146 | £63,036 | 1 | 30 June 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £67,224 | £67,304 | 1 | 6 March 2025 |
| 30 June 2023 | £74,358 | £67,947 | 1 | 25 March 2024 |
| 30 June 2022 | £61,191 | £74,505 | 1 | 28 February 2023 |
| 30 June 2021 | £0 | £0 | 1 | 19 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
- Firhill, Alness, Ross-shire
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.alnessbc.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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