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Free Church Of Scotland (Continuing)

SC030976Registered charity from 20 January 2000
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
Address c/o General Treasurer
Copperfield House
Culloden Road
Westhill
Inverness
Postcode IV2 5BP
Website https://www.freechurchcontinuing.org/
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.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
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.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Unincorporated association
Constitutional Form Date: 20 Jan 2000
Main Operating Location: Highland
Number of Staff: 18
Number of Volunteers: 51-100
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 £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
31 Dec 2025 £1,128,944 £953,111 15 Apr 2026 Yes Download
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
John Norman Gillies
Alastair Manderson
Murdo MacDonald
Thomas MacInnes
Andrew Ian Naylor
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From 30 June 2025, OSCR began collecting charity trustee information through OSCR Online. Providing this information is a legal requirement for all charities. The names of trustees will be published on the Scottish Charity Register from early 2026 to promote transparency and strengthen public trust in the sector.

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