01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC050328
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- HS1 2SS
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The congregation is part of the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) denomination with congregations in the UK, Canada, USA, Sri Lanka, Spain and France. This Church is Presbyterian in Church government and adheres in worship and doctrine to the position adopted by the Church of Scotland at the Reformation. This Church claims continuity with the Free Church of Scotland which came into existence historically in 1843 and within which there was a split in January 2000. The constitutional documents of the Free Church of Scotland of 1843 remain the founding documents of the Free Church of Scotland (Continuing). The principle objectives of the congregation, in common with the Church body of which it is a part, is to maintain the public worship of God and advance the gospel and kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ, in obedience to Him and in accordance with the Holy Scriptures.
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
Constitutional objectives
The principal objective of the congregation, in common with the Church body of which it is a part, is to maintain the public worship of God and advance the Gospel and kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ, in obedience to Him and in accordance with the Holy Scriptures.
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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £165,092 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £157,888 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 September 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £153,867 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £135,347 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 27 September 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £146,773 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £133,513 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 6 June 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £877,744 | £207,637 | £2,317 | £667,790 | £0 | £0 | £185,730 | £0 | £185,730 | £0 | 0 | 28 September 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
- 7 Olivers Brae, Stornoway, Isle of Lewis
- Website supplied to OSCR
- https://www.freechurchcontinuing.org/find-us/congregations/item/stornoway
- Parent charity
- Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) · SC030976
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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