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Changing from an SCIO to anything else

A SCIO can’t choose to convert into another legal form and can only be removed from the Scottish Charity Register by dissolving (closing the organisation down). A SCIO has some further options if it wants to cease its operations but would like the activities of the SCIO to carry on in another form, for example: 

Please follow the links to the OSCR guidance on these processes above. 

Last modified on 20 February 2026
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