01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC051158
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 2
- Postcode
- EH7 5PB
OSCR note: This charity was established to replace SC008797 Abbeyhill Baptist Church. SC008797 Abbeyhill Baptist Church has now wound up and transferred its assets to Abbeyhill Baptist Church SCIO SC051158 which is a SCIO.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The church is set up to reach out and support the community around the local area, providing church services and community events, and supporting local and overseas missionaries.
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
1 The Purposes are the advancement of religion, and in particular the Christian faith, primarily in Edinburgh and also throughout Scotland and the rest of the World by all means consistent with: 1.1 The Christian Bible. 1.2 The Declaration of Principle. and 1.3 The Statement of Foundation 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 August 2026 | £137,757 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £157,059 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 2 November 2026 |
| 31 August 2025 | £89,252 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £77,899 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 4 November 2025 |
| 31 August 2024 | £75,532 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £41,533 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 2 December 2024 |
| 31 August 2023 | £71,712 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £70,062 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 19 December 2023 |
| 31 August 2022 | £67,227 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £88,055 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 2 | 12 February 2023 |
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
- 22 Elgin Terrace, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- http://www.abbeyhillbaptist.co.uk/
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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