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The Church Of Scotland Trust

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC020269
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed July 8, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Aug. 19, 1955
Legal form
Statutory corporation (Royal Charter etc)
Part of
The Church of Scotland (SC011353)

Address

Address
Church of Scotland Law Department
121 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4YN

Activities

'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'

'the advancement of religion'

The principal function of the Trust is to act as administrative trustees. The Trustees hold properties outwith Scotland on behalf of Church of Scotland bodies and act as Trustees in a number of Third Party Trusts which benefit areas of work undertaken by FAPLT, Committees and Congregations of the Church of Scotland. The Trust also fulfills governance responsibilities on the direction of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Beneficiaries: 'Other defined groups','Other charities or voluntary bodies'

Objectives: The advancement of Religion

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
UK and overseas

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 July 8, 2026On time £808,054 £810,899 2
Dec. 31, 2024 March 5, 2025On time £786,394 £790,020 2
Dec. 31, 2023 July 24, 2024On time £787,875 £785,650 2
Dec. 31, 2022 March 20, 2023On time £797,793 £786,301 2
Dec. 31, 2021 June 30, 2022On time £427,806 £423,346 2
Dec. 31, 2020 Aug. 2, 2021 £428,617 £430,063 2

Due dates are 9 months after the year end, OSCR's deadline, so they don't allow for any extension OSCR has granted.