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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Tax & VAT

employment of any kind are required to apply the normal rules for Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and National Insurance,Contributions (NIC) by making deductions on behalf of HMRC (which deals with both tax and national insurance,year, with some form of unpaid gap in-between each one, are still liable to pay tax and national insurance,A committee member of a voluntary sector organisation is not liable for tax on expenses or benefits.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/tax-vat

Property

As with any business transaction, it is important you get the best deal for the organisation and follow,SCVO members with an income of less than £500,000 can access the SCVO Free Legal Advice Service on all,Does it cover insurance and service charges?When is it payable?

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/property

FAQs

Loans over £5,000 For loans in excess of £5,000, members must have been an active member for at least,For loans in excess of £10,000 members must have been an active member for at least three years.,The credit committee who deal with loan applications, and the supervisory committee who audit the internal,operations, are also elected by members, under the one member, one vote system.,It is a requirement of the Credit Union Act 1979 that all credit unions have a Fidelity Bond insurance

https://scvo.scot/services/credit-union/faqs

Roles & responsibilities

Members of governing bodies go by a variety of names – ‘Trustees’, ‘Management or Executive Committee,Members...

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/roles-responsibilities

Mountain rescue heroes: we need more help

NEWS 13 November 2015 by Graham Martin

Culture & Leisure

A mountain rescue team made a desperate plea for more resources just after completing a heroic operation in the teeth of Storm Abigail

https://tfn.scot/news/mountain-rescue-heroes-we-need-more-help

Young Portonian Theatre Company

Membership number 7232

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/7232/young-portonian-theatre-company

Age Scotland brings in business experts to grow commercial arm

NEWS 10 January 2017 by Susan Smith

Health & Social Care

Scotland's leading older people's charity is setting up a new commercial enterprise in a bid to grow income while protecting the charity's name

https://tfn.scot/news/age-scotland-brings-in-business-experts-to-grow-commercial-arm

Top ten tips for running a charity

OPINION 10 March 2015 Guest post

Management

Lianne Lodge with some top tips on good charity management

https://tfn.scot/opinion/top-ten-tips-for-running-a-charity

Running costs crisis: bad news and worse news

OPINION 3 August 2023 by Sean J Morrow

Management

Social Justice & Poverty

Culture & Leisure

Funding & Finance

#RunningCostsCrisis

#CostOfLivingCrisis

Sean J Morrow on how the crisis has impacted his charity – and the toll it has taken

https://tfn.scot/opinion/running-costs-crisis-bad-news-and-worse-news

TFN Guide: Research is key in taking on first employee

NEWS 22 September 2017 by Gareth Jones

Management

Lesley Winton, of animal education charity Fostering Compassion, is relaxed about taking on her first member of staff

https://tfn.scot/news/tfn-guide-research-is-key-in-taking-on-first-employee