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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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Trustees in breach of duty as charity fails to file accounts for last three years

NEWS 29 January 2026 by Rab Armour
Families & Young People
Management
Funding & Finance
1 comment
No explanation has so far been forthcoming

https://tfn.scot/news/trustees-in-breach-of-duty-as-charity-fails-to-file-accounts-for-last-three-years

Dumfries-based charity opens consultation on redundancies

NEWS 17 February 2025 by Niall Christie
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Culture & Leisure
Funding & Finance
#NIHike
The Usual Place community café has warned it faces a “perfect storm” with financial pressures taking their toll.

https://tfn.scot/news/dumfries-based-charity-opens-consultation-on-redundancies

Peers vote for charities' NI exemption in symbolic vote

NEWS 27 February 2025 by Rab Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
#NIHike
#Politics
House of Lords want changes to the bill but won't make it to next reading

https://tfn.scot/news/peers-vote-for-charities-ni-exemption-in-symbolic-vote

Leading care charity appoints new chief executive

NEWS 30 October 2025 by Rab Armour
Management
Health & Social Care
Change at the top at Carr Gomm

https://tfn.scot/news/leading-care-charity-appoints-new-chief-executive

Civil society networks call on the UK government to show leadership on Israel

NEWS 19 September 2025 by Niall Christie
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Calls for further action from ministers ahead of talks next week. 

https://tfn.scot/news/civil-society-networks-call-on-the-uk-government-to-show-leadership-on-israel

TFN magazine's July edition is out now - read it all here

NEWS 14 July 2025 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
New mag looks at Scotland Demands Better, a minimum income guarantee, the Scottish Charity Awards winners and much more

https://tfn.scot/news/tfn-magazines-july-edition-is-out-now-read-it-all-here-3

Charity congratulates board member on MBE for services to communities

NEWS 27 February 2026 by Niall Christie
Management
Scarf extends its thanks to Mike Scott

https://tfn.scot/news/charity-congratulates-board-member-on-mbe-for-services-to-communities

"Cruel and unworkable": charities slam new immigration rules

NEWS 6 March 2026 by Graham Martin
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
They demand a conversation around asylum and migration that calls out misinformation and acknowledges the benefits immigration brings

https://tfn.scot/news/cruel-and-unworkable-charities-slam-new-immigration-rules

Livin’ (wage) on a prayer

OPINION 5 November 2018 Guest post
Management
Annie Gunner Logan explains how the cost of the Scottish Government's policy to pay all staff the living wage has been passed onto social care bodies

https://tfn.scot/opinion/livin-wage-on-a-prayer

New report finds prolonged youth jobs crisis is set to cost UK economy almost £7 billion next year

NEWS 31 March 2021 by Gareth Jones
Families & Young People
Social Justice & Poverty
More than half of employers in Scotland expect the pandemic to continue to have a negative impact young people’s employment prospects over the next three to five years

https://tfn.scot/news/new-report-finds-prolonged-youth-jobs-crisis-is-set-to-cost-uk-economy-almost-7-billion-next-year

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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.