Social Enterprise: Guidance
Published:
14/03/2025
Updated:
14/03/2025
This guidance outlines the position under Scottish charity law for Social Enterprises thinking about becoming a charity and is based on our experience of applications from organisations who class themselves as Social Enterprises. It is also relevant for existing charities thinking of setting up a Social Enterprise trading arm.
As the Scottish Charity Regulator we are not primarily concerned with whether an organisation calls itself a Social Enterprise or not. What we focus on is whether it is a charity or can become a charity.