Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Lieutenancy of Scotland
Scottish lieutenancy of the Catholic Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, funded by members' oblations; sent £67,907 to the Order's Grand Magisterium in 2025-26 for Christians in the Holy Land, including £21,907 for the West Bank parish of Aboud, and funds a Bethlehem University scholarship
| Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Lieutenancy of Scotland
| |
|---|---|
| Logo |  Aboud (West Bank), whose parish the Lieutenancy funded in 2025-26 |
| Type | Unincorporated association (Scottish charity) |
| Founded | 1994-03-10 (registered charity) |
| Registration ID | Scottish charity SC022356 |
| Headquarters | 16 Binn View, Buckie, Moray AB56 4HL (trustee address on the register) |
| Area served | Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territories and Jordan |
| Website | http://www.eohsj.scot |
Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Lieutenancy of Scotland is the Scottish lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, a Catholic order of chivalry. It has been a registered Scottish charity, constituted as an unincorporated association, since 10 March 1994.[1] It is funded mainly by members' "oblations". It sends money through the Order's Grand Magisterium in Rome to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem.[2] Its report says it "is separate from other Lieutenancies" of the Order.[2] See also The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.
Objects and activities
The objects on the register include: "to sustain and aid the charitable, cultural and social works and institutions of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, particularly those of and in the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem"; "to support the preservation and propagation of the Faith in those lands"; and "to sustain the rights of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land".[1]
The register states: "Provide financial and spiritual support to the Christians in The Holy Land ... The charity supports education, pastoral work, medication and humanitarian needs in Israel, Occupied Palestinian Territories and Jordan where families need it most." Main operating location: "Outwith Scotland".[1]
The 2025-26 report describes an annual charity golf tournament, a retreat each March, and members' pilgrimages to the Holy Land "subject to foreign travel advice". It adds that "The repercussions from the ongoing conflict along the Gaza Strip has restricted the number of projects being carried out in the Holy Land".[2]
Trustees
The charity is unincorporated, so it has no Companies House entry. Trustees on the OSCR register, and as office-bearers in the 2025-26 accounts:[1][2]
| Trustee | Appointed | Chair | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph d'Inverno | Lieutenant | Brigadier J G d'Inverno KC*HS in the accounts | |
| Paul Donnelly | Chancellor | ||
| Maria Wojcik | Treasurer (M L Wojcik DC*HS) | ||
| Jamie Kerr | On OSCR only |
The accounts name F W Stacey KC*HS as Secretary and a trustee. The OSCR list has Jamie Kerr in his place.[2][1]
Historical trustees
No earlier trustee lists were examined beyond the 2025-26 accounts and the current OSCR entry.
Finances
| Financial year end | Income | Expenditure |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-31 | £83,233 | £78,686 |
| 2023-03-31 | £85,422 | £86,632 |
| 2024-03-31 | £87,955 | £89,261 |
| 2025-03-31 | £163,861 | £99,798 |
| 2026-03-31 | £93,984 | £98,882 |
Source: OSCR annual-return history.[1]
In 2025-26, income included oblations of £38,779, donations of £12,401, Gift Aid of £11,856 and event receipts of £20,674. In 2024-25 a legacy of £70,670 lifted income to £163,861.[2] Spending included £67,907 to the Grand Magisterium (2025: £71,000), event costs of £21,195, the scholarship (£3,112) and £4,715 on "Clothing & insignia". Funds at 31 March 2026 were £160,461.[2] The report was approved on 25 June 2026 and signed by Brigadier J G d'Inverno (Lieutenant) and M L Wojcik (Treasurer). The accounts were prepared by Ritsons, and A Haslam CA was the independent examiner.[2]
Funding in Israel
Remittances to the Holy Land in 2025-26 went via the Grand Magisterium "who in turn send funds securely to the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem":[2]
- "general welfare of Christians in the Holy Land": £46,000;
- "Purchase and shipping of a new church organ in the Parish of Aboud": £16,907 (bought in February 2026, after renovation of the church "under the direction of the Latin Patriarchate");
- "Pastoral and educational needs of parishioners and children in the Parish of Aboud": £5,000;
- a scholarship at Bethlehem University: £3,112 (about US$4,000 a year per student). The report gives details of the sponsored student, which are not repeated here.
Israeli partners
The recipients named are Church bodies, not Israeli organisations: the Order's Grand Magisterium (Rome), the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the Parish of Aboud and Bethlehem University.[2]
Activity beyond the Green Line and support for the IDF
Findings are graded by confidence. "Partner" findings concern the recipient organisation, not proven use of the charity's funds.
| Finding | Confidence |
|---|---|
| £16,907 for a new church organ and £5,000 for "Pastoral and educational needs of parishioners and children" in the Parish of Aboud, a village in the West Bank (church and humanitarian support, not settlement-related).[2] | High |
| Scholarship (£3,112) at Bethlehem University, Bethlehem, West Bank; the sponsored student is from Beit Sahour.[2] | High |
| £46,000 "general welfare of Christians in the Holy Land" via the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem; places not specified.[2] | Not established |
Support for the IDF: No IDF or military funding is stated.[2]
Controversies and regulatory action
- No OSCR inquiry report or Gazette notice naming the charity was found.[3]
- Trustee records differ. The OSCR trustee list (Paul Donnelly, Jamie Kerr, Joseph d'Inverno, Maria Wojcik) does not match the trustees named in the 2025-26 accounts, which list F W Stacey as Secretary.[1][2]
Other registers and records
Scotland and Northern Ireland
OSCR registration SC022356, Regulatory Type "Standard". The register address, 16 Binn View, Buckie, Moray AB56 4HL, is shown as a "Trustee" address.[1] No Northern Ireland or England and Wales registration under this name was found; the separate England and Wales lieutenancy has its own page.[4]
The Gazette
No Gazette notice names the charity. The 67 results for the shorter phrase "Lieutenancy of Scotland" are older notices unrelated to the charity.[3]
Grants recorded by 360Giving
No grants to the charity are published in 360Giving data.[5]
Sanctions screening
The charity's name and the trustees on the register and in the accounts were screened. No match was found.[6]
Land and property
The accounts show no land or buildings. The charity is unincorporated and cannot appear in CCOD/OCOD. No title registers were bought.[7]
Parliament
Hansard exact-phrase searches for the charity's name returned no contributions.[8]
Web archive
The Internet Archive holds captures of eohsj.scot from 2017 to 2026.[9]
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Lieutenancy of Scotland (SC022356) Scottish Charity Register, retrieved 20 October 2026.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Lieutenancy of Scotland: Trustees' annual report and financial statements, year ended 31 March 2026 (scanned; read by OCR) (PDF, filed with OSCR), retrieved 20 October 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Gazette: notices matching 'Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Lieutenancy of Scotland' and the insolvency notice feed, The Gazette (London, Edinburgh and Belfast editions), searched 20 October 2026.
- ↑ Charity Commission for England and Wales, Register of Charities public extract (charity table), extract dated 14 October 2026; searched by name and by the Scottish/Northern Ireland charity names in this batch – no England and Wales registration was found.
- ↑ 360Giving API, grants received by GB-SC-SC022356, 360Giving, queried 20 October 2026 – 0 grants returned.
- ↑ Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Sanctions List (CSV, downloaded 17 October 2026); Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets (ConList.csv, 17 October 2026). Screening for the Scotland/Northern Ireland batch covered 93 name strings (the 12 charity names, current and former register trustees, trustees and officers named in the accounts read, and Companies House officers); no full-name match was found and 2,208 surname- or token-only hits were reviewed and rejected.
- ↑ HM Land Registry, UK companies that own property in England and Wales (CCOD) and Overseas companies (OCOD) datasets, October 2026 full files, searched by proprietor name and company number. No title registers were purchased.
- ↑ UK Parliament, Hansard search API: contributions matching the exact phrase "Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Lieutenancy of Scotland" Hansard, queried 20 October 2026 (Spoken and Written endpoints; quoted-phrase searches for "Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Lieutenancy of Scotland", "Lieutenancy of Scotland"). 0 contributions.
- ↑ Internet Archive Wayback Machine, CDX index queried 20 October 2026 – eohsj.scot: 10 years with successful captures, first 2017-09-14, latest 2026-01-23.