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St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church SCIO

SC052645Registered charity from 27 June 2023
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
This charity has been established to replace St Columba Episcopal Church: Edinburgh, SC016571. St Columba Episcopal Church: Edinburgh, SC016571 has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church SCIO, SC052645.
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By St Columba's by the Castle Episcopal Church
Address St Columba's by the Castle Episcopal Church
14 Johnston Terrace
Edinburgh
Postcode EH1 2PW
Website https://www.stcolumbasbythecastle.org.uk/
Parent Charity Name Diocese of Edinburgh Scottish Episcopal Church
Parent Charity Registration Number SC001214
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
The SCIO is established for exclusively charitable purposes and primarily for the advancement of religion for the public benefit.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
St Columba's by the Castle Church is an inclusive congregation of about 80 adults and 4 children, led by the Rector, a team of two non-stipendiary (unpaid) clergy, and a lay-reader. The objectives of the charity are to advance the mission of the Christian Church, through worship, service, education, and fellowship. The principal activities of the Church are public worship and the spiritual development of its members, and of anyone who enquires. Donations are made regularly to charitable causes that provide benefits to disadvantaged individuals and communities in Scotland, the rest of the United Kingdom and overseas, and members serve the local community in various non-financial ways.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 27 Jun 2023
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 1
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of religion"
Beneficiaries: "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "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
30 Sept 2024 £159,582 £185,358 11 Jun 2025 Yes Download
30 Sept 2025 No Annual Information due by 30 Jun 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
Gillian Cloke
Katherine McHale
John Longley
Lilly Beatrice Bapty
Mary Moffett
Gareth Hateley
Iain Thompson
Catherine Bapty
Catherine Outram
Beatrice Carter
Sheila Judson
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