Since new requirements came into effect on 30 June 2025, all Scottish charities will be required to submit charity trustee information to OSCR. In just over a month, almost 10% of charities on the Scottish Charity Register have already submitted charity trustee information.

To date, the system has recorded details for over 15,000 charity trustees, with an average of five charity trustees per charity. The data reflects the diversity of Scotland’s charity sector, with charity trustees ranging in age from 16 to 97 and representing organisations of all sizes and purposes.

In total, 2,372 charities have submitted information about their charity trustees so far, ensuring they are meeting their reporting requirements well ahead of schedule. The data also shows that submissions are continuing to grow steadily, with an average of 54 charities per day submitting information over the past two weeks. 

This strong uptake demonstrates that charities are actively engaging and complying with the updated rules. By providing this data, charities are helping to build public trust and confidence in the sector, ensuring that governance is visible and accountable. This data will be increasingly useful in helping OSCR and the charity sector to get a more accurate picture on issues like trustee recruitment.

Any charity completing a new online annual return created on or after 30 June 2025, will be required to include charity trustee information as part of the submission. While this requirement does not apply to online annual returns created before 30 June 2025, we’d like to strongly encourage all Scottish charities to provide charity trustee details as soon as possible to ensure their compliance with the new legislation.