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Notification of changes made to your charity

Section 17 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005

Please complete this form to notify us when the following changes have been made:

  • a charity has changed its name
  • a charity has changed its constitution – including reorganisations
  • a charity has amalgamated with another body
  • a charity has wound-up or dissolved – including reorganisations
  • any administration order or an order for winding up made by the court in respect of the charity
  • an appointment of a receiver in respect of any of the charity’s property
  • a charity wants to change the details as set out in its entry in the Scottish Charity Register (including geographical spread, main operating location and beneficiary group)

You must read our Making changes and reorganising section before completing this application form, as certain changes require OSCR's prior consent. 

DO NOT USE THIS FORM if you have:

  • changed the charity’s principal office address which is shown on the Scottish Charity Register
  • changed the charity’s registered principal contact details
  • changed the charity's account reference date 
  • changed the charity's trustees

This information should be updated using OSCR Online. Instructions for making this change can be found here. 

Charity information
The Scottish Charity Number starts 'SC0' and can be found on the Scottish Charity Register.
Applicant information
If you are applying on behalf of a charity, please state your position and the organisation you represent.
Notification details
Details of the notification Please select the appropriate choice to indicate the type of change being notified.
Have you sought OSCR’s consent to the change you are notifying us of?
Has OSCR approved an application for a reorganisation scheme for this change?
The details of the consent/reorganisation and the file reference number will be outlined in the correspondence you received from OSCR.
For example, charitable companies will be expected to provide a copy of the revised Articles of Association, whereas for Trusts, we would require a copy of the Minute of Amendment, Supplementary Deed or Deed of Amendment
If your legal form is a trust we require of the Minute of Amendment, Supplementary Deed or Deed of Amendment.

You can use our resolution template for this.

If you are a company, has the body dissolved at Companies House?
For example, if an administrator or receiver has been appointed, please provide their details.
Changes to the charity’s principal contact information and office address, amending the list of trustees, or changing the charity’s accounting reference date must be updated by an OSCR Online charity user using OSCR Online.
In addition to the changes mentioned earlier in this form, you may also wish to notify us about a change in the accounting reference date, a change in charity’s activities as held on the Register, etc.

Data protection statement

OSCR is a registered data controller in terms of the Data Protection Act 2018. Any information you give us will be held securely and in accordance with the rules on data protection. OSCR processes information only in accordance with its statutory regulatory functions under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, and to inform research into the charity sector in Scotland. Information may be shared with other regulatory bodies including HMRC, and selected information will appear on the Scottish Charity Register.

Further information about data protection is available on the OSCR website.


Declaration

It is an offence to knowingly provide incorrect information. You may be committing an offence if you give an answer that you know is untrue or misleading. 

 

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