OSCR Scottish charity profile

Glen Aros Church (SCIO)

ActiveCharity number SC049626
Registered19 September 2019
Main locationDumfries And Galloway
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC049626
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
2
Postcode
DG2 0BF
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OSCR note: This SCIO has been set up to replace Glen Aros Church SC024052.You have advised us that Glen Aros Church SC024052 intends to wind up and transfer the assets and liabilities to Glen Aros Church SCIO SC049626.

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

Our Charity is set up to be a local Church that meets the Spiritual and Physical needs of our congregation. We meet weekly for Praise and Worship of our Lord & Saviour Jesus Christ and hear from the Teachings from Gods Word The Bible. We have a Children's & Youth Ministry that reach our Children & Young People. We have monthly Prayer Meeting and on-line Communion has continued since lockdown. In addition to this we have various international speakers and conferences throughout the year that is open to all. A full overview of our activities are recorded in our Trustees Report attached.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of religion
  • the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
  • the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The advancement of religion: To spread the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ and to meet together with people of like mind for praise, worship and bible study and for the preaching and teaching of the whole counsel of God, as contained in His inspired word, the Bible. To seek to serve the needs of the community in a manner befitting the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Belief: We adhere to the Apostles Creed and we believe that the Bible is the word of God and is sufficient for all teaching and doctrine. 4.2 The provision of recreational facilities and activities with the object of improving the conditions of life for the local community. 4.3 The relief of those in need by reason of age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 March 2026£0£02Not supplied
31 March 2025£89,206£98,876216 December 2025
31 March 2024£73,974£86,629212 December 2024
31 March 2023£65,352£95,71023 October 2023
31 March 2022£67,627£43,84029 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
8 Newton Drive, Dumfries
Website supplied to OSCR
www.glenaroschristian.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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