Download PDF The voluntary sector in numbers – key facts There are over 46,500 voluntary sector organisations,said they had used a services by a charity in the last 12 months (OSCR 2022) 43% of young people said,they had used a service provided by a charity in the last 12 months (OSCR 2022) In 2024 the voluntary,size and shape and get in touch with our research team if you'd like to know more.,Key financial trends in 2024

About This page pulls together key facts about the individual giving landscape in Scotland and the wider,UK using a range of data sources including the Scottish Third Sector Tracker.,Here we highlight some headline figures, with a focus on key trends in recent years both during and after,Key insights: donations, legacies and fundraising Individual giving from the general public was worth,Income from individual giving made up 15% of the Scottish charity sector’s income in 2023, down from

Donations income also fell, particularly in 2022 - this appears to be less linked to the pandemic, and,As a result, difficulty fundraising has been one of the top challenges reported in the Scottish Third,This SCVO briefing pulls together some key facts about the individual giving landscape in Scotland and,Key Stats 80% of Scottish charities receive donations and fundraised income from the public.,these are outweighed by the number reporting decreases.

together what we know about public sector funding from the latest SCVO Sector Stats, based on analysis,The voluntary sector in numbers – key facts There are over 46,500 voluntary sector organisations in Scotland,used a services by a charity in the last 12 months (OSCR 2022) 43% of young people said they had used,a service provided by a charity in the last 12 months (OSCR 2022) In 2024 the voluntary sector’s turnover,size and shape and get in touch with our research team if you'd like to know more.

from OSCR, SCVO, the Annual Population Survey, the Scottish Third Sector Tracker and other sources. 1,Key workforce stats 1 in 3 charities employ paid staff In 2023 the voluntary sector employed over 136,000,pay, funding insecurity, and competition from other sectors cited as key barriers.,The voluntary sector in numbers – key facts There are over 46,500 voluntary sector organisations in Scotland,a service provided by a charity in the last 12 months (OSCR 2022) In 2024 the voluntary sector’s turnover

About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to give evidence to the Social Justice and Social Security,Our submission draws on evidence from: SCVO’s engagement with the Social Justice and Social Security,SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 22-23.,The Scottish Third Sector Tracker SCVO’s State of the Sector statistics 2022.,, we strongly recommend that the Scottish Government offer: Winter support: Brief the Committee and key

The figures below are from SCVO’s Sector Stats 2022.,As well as an overview of the latest key stats we’ve taken a more in-depth look into six highlights.,Most charity accounts analysed for the Sector Stats 2022 covered the period April 2020 to March 2021,In 2022 the figure rose to 1.8 closures per day, but still below the average pre-2020 rates.,For more Sector Stats including interactive maps, charts and tables go to https://scvo.scot/research/

SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 22-23.,The Scottish Third Sector Tracker SCVO’s State of the Sector statistics 2022.,research and engagement with the voluntary sector.,SCVO is engaging with key partners to make the case for this.,While these figures provide the latest snapshot of how the sector is faring, figures from the Scottish

Our submission draws on evidence from: SCVO’s engagement with the Committee and its predecessor, the,SCVO policy submissions, engagement, and research with the sector throughout 22-23.,The Scottish Third Sector Tracker SCVO’s State of the Sector statistics 2022.,through significant research and engagement with the voluntary sector.,In October 2021, SCVO gave evidence to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee.

submit evidence to the Finance and Public Administration Committee's inquiry into the Scottish Government,Our submission draws upon: The Scottish Third Sector Tracker - wave 5 summary report (Winter 2022)SCVO's,State of the Sector 2022 (August 2022)Fair Funding for the Voluntary Sector (January 2023)A collection,of SCVO engagement and research activities into Fair Funding (2022) SCVO's response to the Scottish,SCVO’s State of the Sector statistics for 2022 are available online.