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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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 Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

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Changing from a Trust to a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation

You may decide that it works for your organisation to change your structure.,Instead, you will have to set up a brand new SCIO and register it with OSCR, transfer all assets etc,Apply to OSCR to register a new SCIO.,You might like to make use of the SCVO model constitutions in our guide to setting up a charity.,Complete and submit the Application for Consent to Wind-up or Dissolve a Charity to OSCR, giving at least

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/governance/change-structure

Structure and governing documents

Options for structure This is a summary of some of the most common types of organisation used in the,to setting up.,up as Trusts.,An unincorporated organisation means a group of people who have decided to work together for a common,interest, without a formal structure.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/governance/structure

Decision making and governance

Once you’ve decided what your charity will do you need to think about how you’ll make decisions.,The key choices you must make are: Whether you will have members How you will set up your governing body,Members You will need to decide if a membership organisation is the right structure for your charity.,Don’t be put off setting up a membership organisation just because the steering group can’t identify,If they can, think about how you will support and include them, and whether you need to adapt any of

https://scvo.scot/support/setting-up/decision-making

Trading

So before you decide to trade, you need to carefully consider a number of questions and take advice.,Social Enterprise is not an organisational structure or registered status – it’s an activity.,Social enterprises can be charities and can have a range of legal forms including SCIO, company limited,Primary purpose trading This is trading which fulfils charitable objectives as set out in a charity’s,used to support the charity’s aims.

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/trading

Unincorporated charities forced to wind up

charity regulator will mean charities wishing to ensure more protection for their trustees will have to set,up a new body

https://tfn.scot/news/unincorporated-charities-forced-to-wind-up

SCVO response: Local Government & Regeneration Committee enquiry – Community Empowerment Bill

and pursuing a set of shared objectives through a collaborative effort.,They set the agenda, decide their priorities and lead the development of their own communities.,If outcomes are decided in a top-down way, it is not community-led regeneration.,Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations (SCIOs) should also be able to access these rights as,social enterprises and voluntary organisations of all shapes and sizes our governance and membership structures

https://scvo.scot/p/5732/2014/09/09/scvo-response-local-government-regeneration-committee-enquiry-community-empowerment-bill

Is it time to incorporate your village hall?

Legal structures and property ownership The majority of village halls are charities established by a,Check your powers It’s impossible to change the legal form of a Trust so you will need to set up a new,Once the new charity is set up, you can apply to OSCR for consent to wind up and transfer the assets,Banks may also require you to set up a new account for the incorporated charity.,Support during the process Your local Third Sector Interface can provide support through the process

https://scvo.scot/p/14339/2017/01/23/is-it-time-to-incorporate-your-village-hall

Let’s keep this online – change your constitution to keep virtual meetings

In order to support good governance, those amendments to the constitution should not just remove barriers,model constitutions are available at the links below: Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation ((SCIO

https://scvo.scot/p/42907/2021/03/31/lets-keep-this-online-changing-your-constitution-to-keep-virtual-meetings

Community Empowerment Bill

It is vital that this bill is also backed up by significant resources to help communities achieve their,SCIOs offer a structure which brings the benefits of incorporation and charitable status but with a single,Industrial Provident Societies, Community Interest Companies (CICs) and other legal structures which,Q11 Do you agree with the criteria at section 15 that a public service authority should use when deciding,Q35 Do you agree that SCIOs should be able to apply under the provisions? Yes.

https://scvo.scot/p/3145/2014/01/24/community-empowerment-bill