The infographic summary, summary report and data tables for the fifth wave of The Scottish Third Sector,Key Findings — Summary report The wave 5 summary report is available here The findings from wave five,of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker suggested that third sector organisations were operating in an,Key Findings — Infographic summary Financial pressures continued to dominate the Scottish third sector,Data tables These tables present the in-depth findings from the fifth wave of the Scottish Third Sector

The findings from the fourth wave of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker are available now.,Key findings — summary report The wave 4 summary report presented key insights into Scotland’s third,of the Scottish Third Sector Tracker showed the impact of rising costs becoming increasingly apparent,, both for third sector organisations and the communities they work with.,Rising costs were not the only challenge third sector organisations reporting facing in the three months

Introduction This report presents the key findings from the eleventh wave of the Scottish third sector,The Tracker collects panel data from Scottish third sector organisations to give current insights into,the health of the sector, key trends, and developments.,Topical questions are included each wave.,For wave eleven, we asked respondents questions on the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary elections, the climate

Introduction This paper considers the available literature and data on the resilience of Scottish voluntary,By examining the sector's response to events such as the Covid 19 pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis,, alongside long-term trends from the Scottish third sector tracker, we draw conclusions about the sector

Introduction This paper presents the key findings from the ten wave of the Scottish third sector tracker,The Tracker collects panel data from Scottish third sector organisations to give current insights into,the health of the sector, key trends, and developments.,The Tracker asks organisations questions relating to their current organisational challenges; demand,Topical questions are included each wave.

The Scottish Third Sector Tracker has run throughout the current parliamentary term, capturing the experiences,The Tracker found: Since April 2023 (wave 6), financial challenges have dominated the top three challenges,Roughly one-third have been unable to deliver as planned in each wave of the Third Sector Tracker.,to reform third sector funding.,Sector Tracker, the Social Justice and Social Security Committee’s Pre-Budget Scrutiny report 2025/26

Key highlights 97% of organisations reported facing challenges. Difficulty fundraising, rising costs and inflation, and volunteer shortages were the most reported challenges. 73% of organisations reported delivering all or most of what they had planned over the previous six...

This lack of financial management skill is perhaps reflected in the Scottish third sector tracker findings,Having said that, calls for charities to diversify their income streams are often impractical and the sector

Summary for both reports Across both reports emerges a clear picture of a sector under growing and ongoing,Together, the findings show a cycle where short‑term funding and weak relationships with public sector,Genuinely collaborative partnerships that recognise the sector’s expertise and essential role in supporting,full reports: Group 1 Group 2 Group 1: funding and relationships with funders Group 2: funding, the Scottish