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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.
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Welcome to all the organisations that have joined SCVO recently. You can find out more about them below:
Pentland Gate CIC
Joined SCVO on 5 August
Pentland Gate CIC is a community interest company based in Midlothian, dedicated to supporting working families through affordable, high-quality wraparound childcare and youth enrichment programmes. We provide structured after-school and holiday care that combines nutritious meals, academic support, and access to a wide range of activities—from sports and languages to creative arts and outdoor education. Our services are designed to reduce pressure on families, increase access to opportunity, and close the poverty-related attainment gap. With a strong focus on inclusion, we ensure children with additional needs are actively supported and empowered to thrive. Pentland Gate CIC is committed to building a stronger, healthier future for local children and their families.
Calm Waters Time Out
Joined SCVO on 4 August
Calm Waters Time Out is a charitable project offering peaceful, nature-based cruiser boat holidays across Scotland for Armed Forces veterans and emergency services personnel.Whether they’ve served on the front line, in high-pressure roles, or behind the scenes—this is time out just for them.
Dawate Deene Mustafa
Joined SCVO on 4 August
Works to advance education in the area of Glasgow through workshops, events and interactive initiatives.
Roseisle Hall
Joined SCVO on 4 August
We are a local community hall providing community groups with free access to facilities for meetings etc. we provide winter talks to encourage community get togethers. We also work RvS providing workshops and classes for minority groups.
Spirit of Springburn SCIO
Joined SCVO on 1 August
We're a frontline organisation. Community led, we opened and run a hub in Springburn Shopping Centre offering food and fuel support, access to welfare and benefits support and signposting. We also work constantly on sourcing opportunities to develop the Springburn area, i.e., regeneration of our high street, business forum support, social enterprise signposting, jobs and training support, we recently completed Springburn Local Place Plan and are looking to work on, specifically, the health and welfare of our local communities. Priorities include: regeneration of our high street, our heritage, health and wellbeing, our young people, our green spaces. Our community hub is our 'face' and a good source of help in the local area.
@yourside
Joined SCVO on 31 July
The purpose of the project is to support individuals who have a history of offending and other disadvantages such as substance use, in integrating, connecting, and recovering, thereby reducing reoffending and disadvantage. This work is carried out for the relief of those in need because of financial hardship, ill-health, disability, or other intersectional disadvantage and barriers.
Arts Culture Health and Wellbeing Scotland
Joined SCVO on 31 July
Arts Culture Health and Wellbeing Scotland (ACHWS) is an active network providing information and support for anyone working across arts and culture, health and wellbeing in Scotland. The network is open for anyone to join, including artists, organisations, healthcare providers and researchers, and we take a broad understanding of both the arts and health.
Eco Drama
Joined SCVO on 31 July
Eco Drama is an award-winning Scottish theatre company passionate about creating high-quality, imaginative theatre and creative learning experiences for children. Our work nurtures curiosity, wonder and care for the natural world, using the arts to inspire practical action for a more sustainable future. We believe that connecting children with nature from an early age helps them grow into more empathetic, environmentally responsible adults. Founded in 2007, Eco Drama has reached over 102,400 primary aged children across Scotland and the UK, with a strong focus on Glasgow. We deliver theatre productions, creative projects and workshops in schools, community venues, theatres and festivals. We are proud of the recognition we’ve received for our commitment to sustainability and for the innovative ways we engage children and their families in environmental issues. Our work responds to growing evidence of children's disconnection from nature, especially in areas of socio-economic deprivation where access to safe green spaces and transport is limited. We support families facing such barriers by creating accessible, inclusive experiences that improve wellbeing and foster connection to the natural world.
Equality Housing
Joined SCVO on 31 July
Equality Housing has been set up by members of LGBT Health and Wellbeing’s Age Action Group in order to lobby for and create retirement housing for elderly members of our community. This followed on from the survey we conducted into the needs of elderly LGBTQ+people. See link to report below.https://www.lgbthealth.org.uk/resource/fit-for-purpose/
Free Wheel North
Joined SCVO on 31 July
we connect human rights to inclusive cycling, community dinners, environmental projects, campaigning for inclusive street design and fighting prejudice and institutional injustice
Friends Of St Clement's
Joined SCVO on 31 July
We are a charity that raises funds to enrich and enhance the lives of all the pupils that attend St. Clement’s ASN school in Dingwall. We hold coffee afternoons, an annual fun run, do bucket collections, raffles and attend local galas/shows to raise awareness about the school and raise funds. All monies are solely for the benefit of the students.
Matt Murdoch Curling Foundation
Joined SCVO on 31 July
The Matt Murdoch Curling Foundation - Matt was a president of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, Captain of the Rotary Curling tour to Canada and the captain of the Strathcona Cup. His son David is a world champion and Olympic medallist. The Foundation has been set up to honour commitment Matt had to Scottish junior curling by supporting the development of junior curling in Scotland, by helping juniors in funding towards their endeavours of elite training to progress in world status. Several recipients to date have gone on to represent both Scotland and the GB+I in world championships and Junior Olympics. The MMCF is now seen as a leading light in the Scottish Junior Curling World and are recognised as such in the UK, Scandinavia, Europe and Canada. The important issue here is to expand nationally, Curling and spectator interest, by assisting young curlers to reach their potential and to participate on the world stage and national competitions. Each year, two recipients are funded for the prestigious Trillium Curling camp in Ontario Canada which is world renown with coach links worldwide. We are also heavily involved with the Centre of excellence at the Peak in Stirling, we administer the national junior mixed pairs competitions in association with Scottish Curling - both finalists of whom represent Scotland in two major Scandinavian completions.
Mother Earth Hindu Temple, Glasgow
Joined SCVO on 31 July
Promotion of Sustainability, Education, Culture.
The Friends of Barshaw Park
Joined SCVO on 31 July
Friends of Barshaw Park maintain the Walled Garden and the Community Garden within the park.
The Healing Hub
Joined SCVO on 31 July
The Healing Hub is a constituted community project that has been set up to fill the gap within the mental health and wellbeing sector. Our aim is to provide as much support, education and mental wellness within our community. We would be looking at doing this through running various groups, wellness workshops and projects within our premises in the heart of Glasgow. These groups would involve working with those who are isolated from their community, people who are unable to access much needed project and resources within their communities, those who have been referred and continue to wait on the ever growing waiting lists and the younger community who are suffering due to public sector closures. These groups will be continuing to be run for as long as funding makes possible. Through the use of social media, working in conjunction with other small business and charities within the communities, open days and verbal communication within the communities we would be networking to ensure people who live within these communities would be aware of our project and how to access it. As this is a new project we would be holding quarterly reviews with volunteers and committee members as well as engaging with the people who access our services to shape our future and focus on what we are doing well and what could be improved.
5th Airdrie Guide Unit
Joined SCVO on 29 July
5th Airdrie Guide Unit is a member of Girlguiding UK which is part of the largest voluntary movement dedicated to girls and young women in the world. We offer innovative, non-formal education programmes, international opportunities, leadership development, advocacy and community action, empowering girls and young women to develop the skills and confidence needed to make positive changes in their lives, in their communities and countries. We aim to give girls and young women dynamic, flexible and values-based training in life skills, leadership and citizenship. In their unit meetings, Guides follow a programme where they undertake fun activities, learn new skills, play games and earn various badges, supported by trained volunteers. Guides attend various local events and are given opportunities to go away on residential adventure weekends and to also go on international adventures
Aberfoyle Memorial Hall
Joined SCVO on 29 July
The memorial hall provides a community asset and we provide space for groups and clubs to meet. We organise social events and bring the community together. The hall is an emergency response for the council in times where there is village flooding or electricity outages. The hall serves as a centre for people to come together. We create community cohesion. The hall also is the centre for the food larder which aims to prevent waste food going to landfill
Culter & District Men's Shed
Joined SCVO on 29 July
We are a men’s shed in the small village of Peterculter we work towards helping men with social and mental wellbeing. We are open 4 days a week mostly from 1pm till 4pm where guys can come along for the social aspect and have a chin wag round the table and have a good laugh .We also have a workshop , woodturning ,gardening group, repair and maintenance group this is all voluntary only if the guys want to participate which most do.
Grampian Opportunities
Joined SCVO on 29 July
Our organisation has a long-standing commitment to supporting individuals across the rural communities of Grampian who are living with learning disabilities, mental health challenges, long-term conditions, autism, and their unpaid carers. We deliver transformative, person-led services that are shaped by the voices and experiences of those we support and implemented by a team of highly skilled and compassionate staff.We operate in a landscape marked by fragmented services, long waiting lists, rural isolation, and increasing levels of poverty and social disconnection. These challenges are particularly acute in remote areas, where access to consistent, holistic support is often limited or unavailable.In response, we offer a clear and compassionate pathway to connectedness. Our approach centres on:• Peer-led support groups that foster trust, shared understanding, and mutual encouragement• Creative therapeutic workshops designed to promote emotional wellbeing and self-expression• Gentle social activities that reduce isolation and build community• Mindfulness and wellbeing sessions to support mental health and resilience• Life skills and shared learning opportunities that empower individuals and promote independenceAlongside our trusted partners, we provide accessible, in-person support, information, and guidance. Our person-centred, holistic model moves beyond traditional signposting to deliver real, tangible services that meet people where they are—emotionally, geographically, and practically.We believe in the power of community, the importance of lived experience, and the right of every individual to feel connected, supported, and valued. Through our work, we are not only addressing immediate needs but also building stronger, more inclusive communities across Grampian
Hawick United AFC
Joined SCVO on 29 July
Hawick United AFC is an amateur football club which competes in the ‘A’ Division of the Border Amateur League. The club has had a great season in 2024/25 and are now in a position to be looking to grow the club off the pitch. The club currently has connections with 3 of the youth teams in the town and since the very beginning of the club we have been committed to playing an integral role in fostering local talent and promoting football within the community. The current changing room facility is underutilised and offers a unique opportunity for redevelopment that can benefit not only the club but also the wider community.The club currently uses the pitches near to The Derek Ramage Pavilion, located within Wilton Lodge Park.The proposal by Hawick United AFC is to revamp part of the existing changing room building of the club (named The Derek Ramage Pavilion) into a versatile club function suite. This transformation will support both the club's operational needs as well as community engagement initiatives. Some of the current changing rooms will remain, with the conversion of some currently unused areas of the building coinciding with the introduction of green energy to enhance the changing facilities.The Derek Ramage Pavilion is the club’s current facility, which has dated changing areas for teams and match officials.