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Welcome to the Scottish Charity Regulator

24,801 Total charities registered

We are the independent Regulator and registrar for Scotland’s charities, including community groups, religious charities, schools, universities, grant-giving charities, and major care providers.

You can search the Scottish Charity Register, the public Register of all charities in Scotland, by entering a Scottish Charity number, name or keyword in the box below.

Click here to search our entire site and have more charity search options.

Providing you agree to certain conditions, the Scottish Charity Register can be downloaded here.

News

Festive season opening hours
Festive season opening hours 02 Dec 2019
OSCR response to Scottish Government's Freedom of Information consultation
OSCR response to Scottish Government's Freedom of Information consultation 26 Nov 2019
Don't leave it until the last minute to submit your accounts to OSCR
Don't leave it until the last minute to submit your accounts to OSCR 18 Nov 2019
Video: Advice for first time charity trustees
Video: Advice for first time charity trustees 05 Nov 2019

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