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General Synod Of The Scottish Episcopal Church

SC015962Registered charity from 12 September 1931
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address 21 Grosvenor Crescent
Edinburgh
Postcode EH12 5EE
Website www.scotland.anglican.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The advancement of religion
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
The charity constitutes the provincial (that is, national) structure of the Scottish Episcopal Church (SEC) and carries out a range of activities through its Standing Committee (equivalent to the Board of Trustees) and its pendant boards and committees. These include promoting the mission of the SEC both in Scotland and abroad, training those entering ordained ministry and generally supporting the work of the College of Bishops, the seven dioceses and local congregations.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 12 Sept 1931
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 29
Number of Volunteers: 101-250
Purposes: "the advancement of religion"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
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 £2,606,965 £2,663,474 28 Jul 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £3,278,539 £2,730,832 02 Aug 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £4,523,511 £3,678,163 17 Jul 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £3,859,940 £4,066,498 28 Jul 2025 Yes Visit Charity's Website
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
Keith Thomasson
Michael Barlowe
Mark Strange
David Railton
Andrew Swift
Anne Martin
Diana Hall
Kelvin Holdsworth
Jeanette Whiteside
Catherine Johnston
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