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HMRC is looking for voluntary and community sector organisations to support them in helping customers they currently find hardest to reach. HMRC is inviting bids for funding of between £30,000 and £600,000 per year as part of the grant funding programme.
More InfoIn a recent review of accounts submitted by Scottish charities, we found that two pieces of information were often completely or partially missing from the information supplied to us by charities in their Annual Report and Accounts: comparative year figures and notes to the accounts.
More InfoThe National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has recently seen a rise in phishing attempts within the UK charity sector. They have produced a range of helpful resources to help you understand how to avoid phishing attacks, and how to improve your cyber security more generally.
More InfoThe Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has today published its Annual Report and Accounts for the year 2022-23. The report explains more about the work we have undertaken during the past year. It highlights progress against our corporate objectives, shows our financial activity and sets out how we contribute to Scotland’s National Performance Framework.
More InfoWe intend to make improvements to the Annual Return process and would like to gather feedback from you before the proposed upgrades are introduced.
More InfoIt is very important that charities enter the correct number of trustees when completing their online annual return.
More InfoThe latest version of OSCR’s Sector Overview Report has been published, containing updated statistics along with two new features. This quarterly report gives an overview of the charity sector in Scotland.
More InfoThe Scottish Parliament has voted in favour of the Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill. The new Bill will strengthen and enhance existing Scottish charity law, at the same time as adding some new measures.
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