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Gilcomston Church

SC043281Registered charity from 10 July 2012
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
Previous charity Name The Gilcomston Trust from 10/07/2012 to 31/10/2017
Charity Information:
Address Gilcomston Church
Union Street
Aberdeen
Postcode AB10 1TP
Website www.gilcomston.org
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
4.1 The Church's objects are to maintain a congregation or congregations of Christian believers who hold that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament are the supreme authority and rule in matters of faith and life (declaring that, notwithstanding any provision of the Act or any other provision of the Articles, it shall not be competent to amend or vary this Article 4.1 or introduce any provision which is inconsistent herewith). 4.2 The Church takes the Westminster Confession of Faith as its subordinate standard for the purpose of stating what the Church believes the Bible to teach on the matters addressed in the Confession. 4.3 The charitable purposes and mission of the Church are 4.3.1 to advance the Christian religion for the public benefit by the support of Christian work and ministry, particularly in the evangelical reformed tradition, locally in Aberdeen and throughout the world through: 4.3.1.2 providing financial support for Christian ministry and mission 4.3.1.3 employing and supplying personnel to support the work of other Christian organisations. 4.3.1 .4 providing technical and practical resources to assist Christian churches and fellowships. maximum text reached, further full information can be obtained directly from the Charity
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Our stated aim is to be an evangelical church making disciples of Jesus through the ministry of the Word. We intend to further our stated objectives by focussing on mission and evangelism, team ministry and training pipelines for future church leaders in the years ahead. This may include the appointment of interns, the employment of further staff such as an assistant minister, and the reprioritisation of resources.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 10 Jul 2012
Main Operating Location: Aberdeen
Number of Staff: 4
Number of Volunteers: 51-100
Purposes: "the prevention or relief of poverty", "the advancement of education", "the advancement of religion"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community", "Other charities or voluntary bodies"
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 £232,225 £192,450 29 Sept 2022 Yes
31 Dec 2022 £252,266 £215,789 05 Jun 2023 Yes
31 Dec 2023 £352,383 £214,246 30 Sept 2024 Yes
31 Dec 2024 £259,765 £244,827 25 Sept 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House 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
Andrew Shere
Richard Moon
Nathan Owens
Samuel Rose
David Knight
Robert Howard
Michael Strudwick
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