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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Structure and governing documents

to setting up.,up as Trusts.,An unincorporated organisation means a group of people who have decided to work together for a common,interest, without a formal structure.,There may also be limitations to the kinds of funding you can apply for.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/governance/structure

Trading

So before you decide to trade, you need to carefully consider a number of questions and take advice.,Social Enterprise is not an organisational structure or registered status – it’s an activity.,Social enterprises can be charities and can have a range of legal forms including SCIO, company limited,by guarantee, community interest company and industrial and provident societies.,used to support the charity’s aims.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/trading

SCVO response: Local Government & Regeneration Committee enquiry – Community Empowerment Bill

and pursuing a set of shared objectives through a collaborative effort.,They set the agenda, decide their priorities and lead the development of their own communities.,If outcomes are decided in a top-down way, it is not community-led regeneration.,to “company limited by guarantee” in part 3A.,social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes our governance and membership structures

https://scvo.scot/p/5732/2014/09/09/scvo-response-local-government-regeneration-committee-enquiry-community-empowerment-bill

The effectiveness of the self-regulation of fundraising in Scotland: an informal review

In recent years however, very large donations from wealthy philanthropic individuals setting up trusts,It was set up to ‘uphold information rights in the public interest, promoting openness by public bodies,The Gambling Commission was set up under the Gambling Act 2005 to regulate commercial gambling in Great,One of the few sources currently available is Rapidata, a company that supports charities, not for profits,It will consider: The structure of self-regulation, and the relationship between standard-setting (including

https://scvo.scot/p/10161/2015/09/23/the-effectiveness-of-the-self-regulation-of-fundraising-in-scotland-an-informal-review

Let’s keep this online – change your constitution to keep virtual meetings

regarding legal compliance, for organisations right across the third sector as well as for private sector companies,In order to support good governance, those amendments to the constitution should not just remove barriers,available at the links below: Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation ((SCIO) Voluntary Association Company,Limited by Guarantee Trust Burness Paull - Step by step guidance to change your constitution to allow

https://scvo.scot/p/42907/2021/03/31/lets-keep-this-online-changing-your-constitution-to-keep-virtual-meetings

Is it time to incorporate your village hall?

The solution is to become an incorporated organisation, usually a Company Limited by Guarantee or a Scottish,Check your powers It’s impossible to change the legal form of a Trust so you will need to set up a new,Company or SCIO? The main choices for incorporation are Company Limited by Guarantee or SCIO.,Once the new charity is set up, you can apply to OSCR for consent to wind up and transfer the assets,Banks may also require you to set up a new account for the incorporated charity.

https://scvo.scot/p/14339/2017/01/23/is-it-time-to-incorporate-your-village-hall