Charity Details

Jewish Council of Scotland

SC029438Registered charity from 30 September 1999

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Notes:

Previous legal name Scottish Council Of Jewish Communities from 30 September 1999 to 19 February 2025. This SCIO was incorporated on 1 December 2011 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by the Scottish Council Of Jewish Communities SC029438, which was an unincorporated association registered as a charity since 30 September 1999

Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By JCoS

Address 222 Fenwick Rd
Glasgow

Postcode G46 6UE

Website www.scojec.org

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

The objects of the Council are: i. to represent and work to advance the welfare of the Jewish community of Scotland and to promote its participation in the civic life of Scotland and the United Kingdom; ii. to advance citizenship and community development in the Jewish community of Scotland; iii. to work to relieve poverty and to provide relief to those in need in this community; iv. to advance the education of this community; v. to advance the health of this community; vi. to promote equality and diversity in this community; vii. to advance Jewish heritage, culture and arts in this community; viii. to advance the Jewish religion in this community; ix. to assist in the provision and organisation of recreational activities in this community; x. to promote racial and religious harmony and good relations between this community and other religious, ethnic, and racial groups and organisations in Scotland and with the general public in Scotland; xi. to advance the education of the general public about and to provide information regarding the Jewish religion and the Jewish community of Scotland.

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

JCoS was established in 1999 in response to Devolution with the principal aim of providing the Jewish Community of Scotland with a single democratically accountable voice in dealings with the Scottish Parliament and Government, other communities, and other statutory and official bodies. This remains a core element of our work and SCoJeC is now widely recognised in the Jewish and wider Scottish communities as the representative umbrella body of all the Jewish communities in Scotland. Our remit includes a strong commitment to fostering integration and promoting dialogue and understanding between the Jewish community and other communities in Scotland, and we work in partnership with other organisations and communities to promote equality, good relations, and mutual understanding.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 01 Dec 2011

Previous Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association

Previous Constitutional Form Date: 30 Sept 1999

Main Operating Location: East Renfrewshire

Number of Staff: 1

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of religion", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended", "the promotion of religious or racial harmony", "the promotion of equality and diversity"

Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems", "People with a particular ethnic or racial origin", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"

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 Dec 2021	£95,840	£94,565	29 Jul 2022	Yes
31 Dec 2022	£114,470	£80,834	04 Jul 2023	Yes
31 Dec 2023	£84,402	£96,944	11 Sept 2024	Yes
31 Dec 2024	£123,339	£109,769	30 Sept 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:

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