01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC054032
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 6
- Postcode
- BT16 1QT
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
On a daily basis our chaplains and volunteers serve the spiritual and temporal needs of all seafarers in the ports of Aberdeen,Montrose and Lerwick. We achieve this through our port chaplains and volunteers visiting ships and through a seafarers centre In Montrose. We meet seafarers to provide emotional support and practical and physical welfare support This could include provision of necessities such as toiletries ,knitted clothes,Christmas gifts and transportation to local shops/banks etc.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of religion
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
To employ Ordained, Associate and Volunteer Port Chaplains and Ship Visitors for the visitation of ships in various ports worldwide. To seek to befriend and support seafarers, their families and others. To provide spiritual, physical, practical and mental welfare support as necessary To disseminate the Holy Scriptures, tracts, and Christian literature among the seafarers and others. To conduct Christian services onboard vessels as requested. To disciple and encourage seafaring Christians in the continuation of their faith. To promote SCFS worldwide.
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 | £334,314 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £336,796 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 6 | 30 October 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
- CH18 Colvin House, Inspire business Park, Carrowreagh Road, Dundonald, Belfast
- Website supplied to OSCR
- scfs.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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