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Scottish Church History Society

SC014412Registered charity from 30 October 1961
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address 80/7 Harrison Gardens
Edinburgh
Postcode EH11 1SB
Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee
Website http://schs.org.uk/
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
a. The objects of the Scottish Church History Society are to promote and encourage the study of the history of the Church, primarily but not exclusively, in Scotland. b. It is not affiliated to anyone branch of the Christian Church but is established to encourage non-partisan study. c. The Society shall arrange meetings, conferences and public talks, support research and publishing of research, and take part in conferences and seminars appropriate to the objects of the Society. d. The prime publication of the Society is the annual journal 'The Records of the Scottish Church History Society' which may be published in print or electronically e. The Society shall have power to maintain a website and use other electronic media to promote the objects of the Society.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The Society exists to promote and encourage the study of the history of Christianity in Scotland. It adopts a non-sectarian approach, holds biannual conferences at a highly subsidised rate, offers an essay prize to promising doctoral students, and provides grants for new research. Through its periodical, the Society makes the study of Scotland's religious past available to a wider audience.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 30 Oct 1961
Main Operating Location: Scottish Borders
Number of Staff: 0
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2022 £3,107 £3,647 21 Nov 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £3,891 £5,225 02 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £3,564 £4,895 01 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £4,829 £3,066 17 Nov 2025 Yes Not published by OSCR
31 Mar 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 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
Laura Mair
John Sawkins
David Bebbington
Louise Yeoman
Marie-Luise Ehrenschwendtner 
Stewart Brown
Michelle Brock
Alasdair Raffe
Felicity Johnston-Loughlin
Russell Newton
Roy Scott Spurlock
Simon Burton
Nicole Cumming
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.

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