OSCR Scottish charity profile

Friends of Rayne Kirk

Known as FORK

ActiveCharity number SC053624
Registered5 September 2024
Main locationAberdeenshire
Legal formSCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC053624
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
AB51 5ER

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

FORK is set up to acquire the building that is currently Rayne Parish Church, but is scheduled for closure and disposal by the Church of Scotland. once acquired, FORK will renovate and upgrade the fabric of the building to enable its new purpose as a community space. We have outline plans for events, concerts, exhibitions and a variety of classes which will fall within the framework of culture, arts and science.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of education
  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • 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

4 The organisation's purposes are: a. To promote the permanent preservation of Rayne Kirk, as a community establishment. b. The advancement of education. c. The advancement of arts, heritage and culture or science. d. The advancement of citizenship or community development.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

1 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 September 2025£100£30025 May 2026

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
THE Longhouse, LOAN STEADINGS, Durno
Website supplied to OSCR
Not supplied
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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