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.
Useful contacts
The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)
To wind up or dissolve a charity, you need to notify and receive permission from OSCR. Find more information in OSCR’s guide to winding up or dissolving a charity, as well as information on what happens once they have received your application.
The Decelerator
The Decelerator is a free support service for civil society organisations offering information, tools and hands-on support for better endings.
Specific helpful resources include:
- Toolkits: includes their 7 principles for better endings.
- Staying Close to Loss - an introduction to the idea of continual enquiry in an organisations’ life span
- Sensing An Ending - a step by step guide to anticipating, designing and undertaking a nonprofit organisational closure or merger.
- Considering Closure? A workbook to accompany the Sensing An Ending Toolkit from The Decelerator
Guidance for charities operating in other countries
National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)
General information on winding up and dissolving a charity, along with specific procedural guidance for organisations operating in England.
Closing your charity or voluntary organisation | NCVO
Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA)
General information on winding up and dissolving a charity, along with specific procedural guidance for organisations operating in Northern Ireland.
Winding Up and Dissolving an Organisation | NICVA
The Wheel
General information on winding up and dissolving a charity, along with specific procedural guidance for organisations operating in Ireland.
Winding Up a Charity | The Wheel
Third Sector Support Wales (WCVA)
General information on winding up and dissolving a charity, along with specific procedural guidance for organisations operating in Wales.
Winding Up a Charity - Third Sector Support Wales
Information service
SCVO's information service is an online knowledge bank and enquiry service delivered by experts.
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