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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 Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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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