01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC049530
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- EH1 1RE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity will in due course become the vehicle by which St Giles' commences charging tourist visitors for entry.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
.he advancement of religion by affording access to St Giles? Cathedral for the purposes of divine worship and by supporting the activities of the congregation in maintaining Christian worship in addition to their wider charitable work within their church building, in their parish and in the wider world. The advancement of heritage and culture through the preservation of, promotion of public access to, and education about, the historic building known as St Giles? Cathedral: The High Kirk of Edinburgh. and Such other similar purposes as are conducive to the maintenance and preservation of St Giles? Cathedral and its continuity as a living place of worship and a place of cultural interest and historical importance
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 24 July 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 9 June 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 26 May 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 16 May 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 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
- St Giles' Cathedral, High Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- Not supplied
- Parent charity
- St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh · SC003565
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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