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Southside Church SCIO

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC049795
Status
Active
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 28, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Dec. 3, 2019
Legal form
SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Address

Address
16d Beresford Terrace
Ayr
KA7 3NA

Contact

Website
southsidechurch.co.uk
Screenshot of the Southside Church SCIO website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of religion'

The aim of the church, which is affiliated to the Baptist Union Of Scotland. is to promote an active witness to the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Objective of the church is to reach its local community and it seeks to do so by fulfilling its Mission Statement: To reach out to all people, to welcome into one family and transform every generation for Christ. The major areas of activity are: • Southside Church - a church governing its affairs according to Baptist principles. • Southside Community Outreach — operation of Southside Charity Shop, food bank and local community ministries. To give out of our regular income as donations to individuals and organisations that are generally known to the Trustees and the church has been continued. The beneficiaries are involved activities or ministries compatible with the church's objectives.

Beneficiaries: 'No specific group, or for the benefit of the community'

Objectives: The Purposes are the advancement of religion, and in particular the Christian faith, primarily in Ayr and wider Ayrshire, and also throughout Scotland and the rest of the World by all means consistent with: The Christian Bible. and The Declaration of Principle (see appendix). and The Statement of Foundation Values (see appendix). including (without prejudice to the foregoing generality) worship, ministry, mission, witness, prayer, fellowship, networking, education, community service and the provision of activities and facilities for the community, and the relief of poverty and other social needs, including the support of individuals and other charitable organisations and agencies involved in any or all of these

Geography

Main operating location
South Ayrshire
Geographical spread
A specific local point, community or neighbourhood

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure Employees
Dec. 31, 2025 Sept. 28, 2026On time £129,573 £145,969 4
Dec. 31, 2024 Sept. 24, 2025On time £166,864 £121,908 4
Dec. 31, 2023 Sept. 2, 2024On time £133,529 £174,027 4
Dec. 31, 2022 July 18, 2023On time £137,593 £158,574 3
Dec. 31, 2021 Sept. 28, 2022On time £185,456 £163,167 4
Dec. 31, 2020 Sept. 28, 2021 £214,446 £209,212 3

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