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Summary Small charities are an essential part of communities across Scotland, and account for three-quarters of the Scottish charities. Here we pull together some key facts and figures about the importance of small charities in Scotland. We also look at some of the challenges...

Key highlights Download full report Data tables [1] Respondents are asked to rank their challenges 1-3 from a list of options. They also have the option to provide their own open response.

"Fair Funding would mean stability and security" © Alan Rennie The Scottish Government has made it clear,Simply put, the Scottish Government cannot expect to achieve its priority of eradicating child poverty,It is those very organisations, so crucial to the Scottish Government’s top priority of eradicating child

Funding] would allow us to build on projects that have proven impact" In recent years, the Scottish Government,In the Programme for Government 2024 to 2025, the government laid out its view that “businesses, large,At a time when the Scottish Government and local authorities are prioritising economic growth, backing

"Funding is short-term, funding won't cover core costs" The Scottish Government has been very clear over,one of its top priorities, describing “our precious public services” in the 2025-26 Programme for Government,Progress towards realising this priority is perhaps most ambitiously outlined in the government’s Public,long-term programme of reform. © The ALLIANCE It is even within that strategy that the Scottish Government,And so, if the Scottish Government’s priority of ensuring high quality and sustainable public services

[Fair Funding would ensure] better planning, better partnerships" Like most of us, the Scottish Government,crisis that we should all strive to combat, and it has been encouraging to note that the Scottish Government,It is this aspect that is crucially important to the Scottish Government’s approach to tackling both

"We do not know if we will still be here in a year or not" There is no local community in Scotland that is not reliant on the voluntary sector. As outlined in SCVO’s State of the Sector 2025, of the over 46,500 voluntary organisations across the country, an incredible 88% are...

positive impact Fair Funding could have… cannot be underestimated" © Brian Hartley From Scottish Government,funders who can clearly see the benefits Fair Funding would have if implemented by the Scottish Government

organisations National collections and national performing companies (see full list on the Scottish Government,without HR support navigating the complexities of UK employment legislation, aligning with Scottish Government's,We distribute funding from the Scottish Government and The National Lottery.

This can sometimes involve difficult decisions about staffing and governance.