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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.

Evidence library

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The evidence library is a resource for anyone interested in the voluntary sector in Scotland. Managed by SCVO, the library signposts to research and evidence produced by, or on, the voluntary sector. For further information email: research@scvo.scot.

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Email the title, author, date published, web link or attachment, and a short description to research@scvo.scot.

SCVO State of the Sector 2023: key voluntary sector stats

SCVO 21 March 2024

Funding and economy Fact & Figures Workforce

This PDF document summarises some of the key third sector stats for 2023, plus selected data tables.

46,500+ voluntary organisations active in Scotland today.

In 2022 the Scottish voluntary sector's turnover was £9.2 billion. This is a rise from £8.5bn in 2021.

Scottish charity turnover rose from £7.2bn to £7.8bn, with housing associations accounting for 1/3 of that income increase.

In 2022 Scottish voluntary sector spending was £8.8 billion, up nearly £1bn from £7.9bn in 2021. Spending increased across all sub-sectors.

In 2021, 70% of all charities, and 80% of small charities (under £100k) experienced a drop in income, primarily due to the impact of Covid, but in 2022, only 35% of all charities, and 36% of smaller ones saw a drop in income.

The voluntary sector in Scotland in 2022 employed just over 133,000+ people, making up 5% of the workforce.

For the full data sets see: scvo.scot/research/facts-figures

Downloads

https://files.scvo.scot/2024/03/SectorStats2023_KeyStats.pdf

Last modified on 2 May 2024