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St Patrick's Missionary Society Scotland

SC001503Registered charity from 21 August 1979
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Charity Information:
Address 8 Abercromby Place
Stirling
Postcode FK8 2QP
Website WWW.SPMS.ORG
Parent Charity Name St Patrick's Missionary Society Ireland
Parent Charity Registration Number 20004231
Parent Charity Country of Registration Other
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The object(s) for which the Association is established is the advancement of religion. In furtherance of this the primary activities shall be: (a) To engage in Missionary activities in Africa or in any other country or any other continent in which the Society may be asked by the Holy See to assist; (b) To bring to the teaching of Christ the peoples of any of the countries of Africa or any other country in which the Society may be asked by the Holy See to assist; (c) To care for the spiritual welfare of its members and those Christians referred to above in Africa or in any of the countries referred to in the preceding paragraph; (d) To educate, train and maintain students preparing for the priesthood in any society or congregation engaged in promoting the foregoing objects, or any of the foregoing objects, and to educate, train and maintain persons preparing for admission as lay brothers in any such society or congregation; (e) To maintain and support the priests and lay brothers of any such society; (f) To educate, train, maintain and support postulants, novices and professed sisters of or in any religious society or congregation engaged in promoting the objects or any of the objects set out in sub-clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this Clause, and to contribute to the funds of any such society or congregation; (g) To educate, train and maintain and support, and remunerate and provide pensions or retiring allowances for teachers, catechists and any persons who assist or who intend to assist in any of the foregoing objects.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The main activity of the Society in Scotland is promotion, a programme which began in 1965. Since that time we have built up a veryl oyal and generous family of supporters, most of whom contribute regularly and generously. Promotion is directed and coordinated from the Office, based at Abercromby Place in Stirling. Each year the Director normally visits the parishes allotted to the Society under the Mission Appeal Programme and invites the people of each parish to missionary awareness and support. Usually we are allocated approximately twenty five parishes per year
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 21 Aug 1979
Main Operating Location: Stirling
Number of Staff: 2
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of religion"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems"
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 £983,673 £1,003,894 30 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £875,578 £868,743 29 Sept 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £971,946 £878,757 30 Sept 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £995,810 £1,030,611 30 Sept 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
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