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Eco-Congregation Scotland

SC041287Registered charity from 23 February 2010
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
This SCIO was incorporated on the 26th September 2018, as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Eco-Congregation Scotland SC372366).
Charity Information:
Address Maryville
Gartocharn
Alexandria
Postcode G83 8RX
Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee
Website https://www.ecocongregationscotland.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
(a) The advancement of environmental protection or improvement through a structured programme for congregations of self audit and practical activities to protect the environment; (b) The advancement of education through raising awareness and understanding of environmental issues and their relationship to faith and community; (c) The advancement of religion through publication of materials and practical environmental action showing how care for creation and Christian faith and understanding can promote environmental protection; (d) The advancement of citizenship or community development through encouraging participating congregations to support each other and local communities in developing environmental awareness and action; and (e) The promotion of religious or racial harmony through a demonstration that care for creation is an essential part of all faiths and by working with other faiths to promote this understanding.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
• Being a home and resource centre for congregations in Scotland sharing our charitable objectives, to "care and act for God's creation". • Providing support and encouragement to eco-congregations including the establishment of Local Networks and operating an Awards scheme. - ensuring eco-congregations measure and seek to reduce their carbon footprints, - encouraging all eco-congregations to actively participate in public engagement on climate change, - growing membership and the number of participating eco-congregations, and - raising sufficient funds to carry out the charity’s activities on their behalf. • Organising themed meetings for congregations and networks including the Annual Gathering. • Providing eco-congregations with local, national and international information on environmental issues and climate change, and sharing ideas for local action. • Environmental Chaplain participating in local church services and events and providing materials for use in church services.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 26 Sept 2018
Previous Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Previous Constitutional Form Date: 23 Feb 2010
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 2
Number of Volunteers: over 250
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of religion", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the promotion of religious or racial harmony", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement"
Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It does none of these"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Dec 2021 £137,394 £120,942 13 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £126,597 £136,528 21 Sept 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £83,061 £104,386 30 Sept 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £51,863 £56,981 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:
First Name Last Name
Valerie Brown
Adrian Shaw
Marjory McGhie
Mary Sweetland
Richard Murray
Jennifer Adams
John Hurley
John Seenan
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