# Friends of St John&#x27;s Kirk of Perth (SCIO)

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC047919
- **Known as:** The Friends
- **Status:** Not Submitted
- **Legal form:** SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
- **Registered:** Nov. 10, 2017
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC047919


## Contact

- **Address:** St John&#x27;s Kirk of Perth
- **Postcode:** PH1 5SZ
- **Website:** www.friendsofstjohnskirkperth.org.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It carries out activities or services itself&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of religion&#x27;,&#x27;the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science&#x27;

**What the charity does:** The main purpose is to manage the 10,000 - 15,000 vistors who want to see round the kirk each summer.  One of our members also manages the bookings for the use of the church as a venue for concerts etc.  We also undertake to finance projects such as the restoration of the cockerel from the spire, and the refurbishment of the kirk&#x27;s kitchen

**Objectives:** The organisation&#x27;s purposes are: 1.To ensure that the sacred environment that has existed in St. John&#x27;s Kirk for over 800 years is appropriately maintained and so promote the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture of Scotland and the advancement of religion. 2. To provide a Christian mission for the thousands of tourists who visit St. John&#x27;s Kirk every year and so promote the advancement of religion 3. To enhance the public&#x27;s experience of Scotland&#x27;s architectural, cultural, religious and artistic heritage that is exemplified in St. John&#x27;s Kirk of Perth, and so promote the advancement of the arts, heritage and culture of Scotland. 4.To advance the knowledge of the history of St. John&#x27;s Kirk, and the religious community associated with it, and so promote the advancement of education





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** Perth And Kinross
- **Geographical spread:** A specific local point, community or neighbourhood






