--- title: "Portobello Baptist Church SCIO — charity SC050925 | CharityCompare" description: "Portobello Baptist Church SCIO (charity SC050925): income £115k (2025). Registration, activities, accounts and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/portobello-baptist-church-scio retrieved: 2026-10-07T15:50:52.621Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. SC050925SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) PB # Portobello Baptist Church SCIO Independent profile · Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) data Portobello Baptist Church SCIO is a registered charity in Scotland. Its register classifications include the advancement of religion. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.pbc.scot/) [Check official registration](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC050925) Work at Portobello Baptist Church SCIO? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=portobello-baptist-church-scio&type=claim&name=Portobello%20Baptist%20Church%20SCIO) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about Portobello Baptist Church SCIO? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £115,308 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £104,322 Registered charity number SC050925 Status in source extract Registered Charity type SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation) Register contact address detail (not service area) City of Edinburgh Website [www.pbc.scot](http://www.pbc.scot/) Quick answer Portobello Baptist Church SCIO (number SC050925) is listed as registered in the OSCR snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does Portobello Baptist Church SCIO do? Portobello Baptist Church is a local church in the Portobello area of Edinburgh. We exist to serve the needs of our church community and to serve our wider local community. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Portobello Baptist Church SCIO Answers Portobello Baptist Church SCIO gave in its annual return to the OSCR for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 22 April 2021 Where it says it operates City of Edinburgh ## What causes is Portobello Baptist Church SCIO registered for? the advancement of religion ## Why is there no Clarity Score for Portobello Baptist Church SCIO yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Portobello Baptist Church SCIO. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. 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Search SC050925 on the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does Portobello Baptist Church SCIO do? Portobello Baptist Church is a local church in the Portobello area of Edinburgh. We exist to serve the needs of our church community and to serve our wider local community. Does Portobello Baptist Church SCIO have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Portobello Baptist Church SCIO. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to Portobello Baptist Church SCIO? Portobello Baptist Church SCIO's website listed in our register data is http://www.pbc.scot. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. When was Portobello Baptist Church SCIO registered as a charity? Portobello Baptist Church SCIO was entered on the register on 22 April 2021. Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC050925).