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Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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New accounting rules: what they will mean for your charity

NEWS 4 November 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
After 1 January, only charities with annual turnovers of more than £15m will have to produce a detailed cashflow statement

https://tfn.scot/news/new-accounting-rules-what-they-will-mean-for-your-charity

War could plunge charity sector into a crisis it will struggle to recover from

NEWS 24 March 2026 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
Report analyses how the war on Iran could have a devastating impact on an already fragile sector

https://tfn.scot/news/war-could-plunge-charity-sector-into-a-crisis-it-will-struggle-to-recover-from

One million Scots frozen out by fuel poverty

FEATURE 17 November 2015 by Rab Armour
Regeneration & Housing
Government ministers will fail to hit fuel poverty targets. A new strategy is required say experts

https://tfn.scot/features/one-million-scots-frozen-out-by-fuel-poverty

LIVE: Third sector responds to EU exit

NEWS 24 June 2016 by Rab Armour
Management
1 comment
Live updates as third sector responds to the UK’s decision to leave Europe

https://tfn.scot/news/live-third-sector-responds-to-eu-exit

​Fair Funding for the Voluntary Sector

Sheghley Ogilvie
16 January 2023
Posted in
This version of the principles includes asks of Scottish Government, and can be read in conjunction with,asks for local government and other actors developed by the TSI Scotland Network based on the Fair Funding,Similarly, the Scottish Government dedicates significant time and resources to annual processing and,The Scottish Government should: Commit to a longer-term funding model for the voluntary sector across,The Scottish Government should: Commit to undertaking improvements in practice for all Scottish Government

https://scvo.scot/p/56732/2023/01/16/fair-funding-for-the-voluntary-sector

Third Sector Interfaces - the heart of Scotland’s communities

FEATURE 1 March 2019 by Susan Smith
Management
Susan Smith takes a look at the state of Scotland’s Third Sector Interface network.

https://tfn.scot/features/the-heart-of-scotlands-communities

Poll: should heading be banned from children’s football?

POLL 29 October 2019 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
4 comments
Should heading be banned from children's football?

https://tfn.scot/polls/poll-should-heading-be-banned-from-childrens-football

Will Scotland’s social security system be as fair as it can be?

OPINION 23 May 2018 Guest post
Health & Social Care
Lucy Mulvagh on the importance of advocacy in Scotland's new social security system

https://tfn.scot/opinion/putting-human-rights-at-the-heart-of-scottish-social-security

American charity enters employability programme

NEWS 26 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
Management
Fedcap Employment has been named as the replacement for the now defunct firm Working Links in the Fair Start Scotland programme

https://tfn.scot/news/american-charity-enters-employability-programme

Charity calls for benefits overhaul

NEWS 21 February 2020 by Gareth Jones
Health & Social Care
The MS Society Scotland has called for a draconian mobility test to be excluded from Scotland's new social security system

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-calls-for-benefits-overhaul

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.