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Charity Details:

Free Church Of Scotland (Continuing)

SC030976Registered charity from 20 January 2000
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Address c/o General Treasurer
Copperfield House
Culloden Road
Westhill
Inverness
Postcode IV2 5BP
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The overall object of the Church, as a Christian Church seeking to maintain conformity to the Bible as the Word of God, is to glorify God through maintaining and promoting His Worship in accordance with the Bible, and through the preaching and teaching of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to all and sundry. The Church is Presbyterian in Church government and is therefore ruled and organised by ministers and elders acting through Kirk Sessions, Presbyteries, Synods, and General Assembly.
Details of the charity's operations
Charity Status: Active
Last Updated: 03 Apr 2025
Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 20 Jan 2000
Geographical Spread: UK and overseas
Main Operating Location: Highland
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 Information Submission History
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Accounts
31 Dec 2020 £822,199 £797,151 15 Apr 2021 Yes
31 Dec 2021 £821,185 £834,146 20 Apr 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £804,846 £735,054 17 May 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £798,068 £676,976 08 Apr 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £851,374 £748,787 02 Apr 2025 Yes Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) SC030976_Redacted
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OSCR allowed an additional 9 months grace period for charities that were overdue/late when their annual information due by date fell between 01 March 2020 and 31 March 2021.

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   .
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Charity accounts and constitution – what information do we publish?

From April 2016 we began to publish charities’ accounts, initially for those charities with an annual income of £25,000 or more, and for all SCIOs.

When a charity publishes its accounts on its website and has supplied us with a link, we have made this available. From late 2017, where the charity is a company, a registered social landlord or is also registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, a link is provided to the relevant regulator’s website where the accounts are made available. We accept no responsibility for the functionality, accuracy, or content of external websites – if you experience a technical issue with an external link, you should contact the charity directly.

You have the right to the following information under section 23 (1)(a) and (b) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, from the charity direct:

  • a copy of the charity’s latest statement of accounts
  • a copy of the charity’s constitution.

In addition to the above, a charity may also be able to provide you with previous years’ accounts and constitutions, although it is not obliged to do so. You can contact the charity to request this information using the contact details on the charity’s Register entry.

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