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Free Church Of Scotland

SC012925Registered charity from 19 April 1911
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address 15 North Bank Street
Postcode EH1 2LS
Website www.freechurch.org
Designated Religious Charity Yes
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The advancement of religion
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Established in 1843, the Free Church of Scotland is a Reformed Presbyterian denomination that pursues the advancement of religion by preaching the message of the Bible and proclaiming the good news of the saving death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. The Free Church has a network of around 110 church congregations and over 12,000 people of different ages and backgrounds gather at services each week to worship God. Local congregations seek to bring blessing to their communities, often by running cafes, youth groups, parent and toddler groups and food banks. The Free Church of Scotland educates ministers and many others through the degree-awarding Edinburgh Theological Seminary. The Free Church also runs a programme of residential youth camps for over 300 young people every summer. Local and global mission, disaster and poverty relief are supported financially through fundraising and awarding of grants to partners in Scotland and around the world.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 19 Apr 1911
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 124
Number of Volunteers: over 250
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of religion"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals", "It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations", "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2021 £5,156,546 £4,455,025 24 Aug 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £5,980,604 £4,941,999 26 May 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £6,242,032 £5,048,365 06 May 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £6,477,468 £8,075,127 16 Jun 2025 Yes Download
31 Dec 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Sept 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Alasdair MacAulay
Donald Forsyth
Neil MacMillan
Charles Crichton
Robin Gray
Murdo Martin
Mark Robinson
Neil Graham
Calum McPhail
Alan Crooks
Benjamin Wilks
Donald Macleod
From 09 March 2026, OSCR is required by law to publish the names of a charity’s trustees as part of its Scottish Charity Register entry. We are also required to publish each charity’s annual report and accounts as received from this date, which may include the names of certain individuals. The only exceptions to publication are where a charity or one of its charity trustees applies for this information to be excluded, and OSCR is satisfied that publishing it would jeopardise the safety or security of a person or premises.

If the charity trustee information on a Register entry appears blank, this may mean that an exemption applies or that the charity has not yet provided the required details to OSCR. Supplying this information will become mandatory as part of future annual submissions.
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