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OSCR’s Chief Executive 19 Apr 2024

OSCR’s Chief Executive, Maureen Mallon, will retire at the end of June 2024.

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Updated Interim Inquiry Report: Pollokshields Development Agency
Updated Interim Inquiry Report: Pollokshields Development Agency 13 Sep 2023

The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has published an updated interim inquiry report for Pollokshields Development Agency (SC033424).

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HMRC voluntary and community sector grant funding programme
HMRC voluntary and community sector grant funding programme 03 Aug 2023

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.

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Are your Annual Report & Accounts missing important information?
Are your Annual Report & Accounts missing important information? 02 Aug 2023

In 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.

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How to improve your charity’s cyber security
How to improve your charity’s cyber security 01 Aug 2023

The 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.

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OSCR publishes Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23
OSCR publishes Annual Report and Accounts 2022-23 20 Jul 2023

The 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.

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Share your feedback on improvements to the Annual Return
Share your feedback on improvements to the Annual Return 18 Jul 2023

We intend to make improvements to the Annual Return process and would like to gather feedback from you before the proposed upgrades are introduced.

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Getting your online annual return right: trustee numbers
Getting your online annual return right: trustee numbers 13 Jul 2023

It is very important that charities enter the correct number of trustees when completing their online annual return.

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OSCR adds new features to updated Sector Overview Report
OSCR adds new features to updated Sector Overview Report 03 Jul 2023

The 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.

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