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SCVO
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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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Membership

organisations of all sizes Shape the future of the voluntary sector in Scotland Membership-exclusive events,Please sign up for one of our upcoming events.,The courses, webinars and events offered are wonderful ways of supporting our team, ensuring they feel,We’d love fellow SCVO members and members of the public to join in some of our events to help support

https://scvo.scot/membership

Tax & VAT

Tax & VAT.,There is a common misconception that charities don’t pay tax of any kind – that’s not true!.

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

Trading

But you should always seek professional legal and financial advice, particularly with regard to VAT.,SCVO has a Free Tax and VAT advice service provided by Azets Ancillary trading This is trading which,If a charity run café provides refreshments to a member of the public not attending an event, then this,The profits from non-primary purpose trading are potentially subject to tax.,usually donate all or most of its profits to the charity in a tax-efficient way.

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

Top tips for the public to support #NeverMoreNeeded

need you to give money more than ever before to make up for the loss in income from major fundraising events,Payroll Giving This is a national scheme that enables you to give through your salary before tax.,That means every pound you give will only cost you 80p, or 60p if you are a higher rate tax payer.,Find out more Gift Aid If you are a UK tax payer, don’t forget to tick the Gift Aid box when you donate

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/top-tips-for-the-public-to-support-nevermoreneeded

Top tips for businesses to support #NeverMoreNeeded

Traditional funding streams such as events have been cancelled and lockdown has seen charity shops close,Payroll Giving is a national scheme that enables employees to give through their salary before tax.

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/archive/never-more-needed/top-tips-for-businesses-to-support-nevermoreneeded

Record keeping

time, e.g. payroll, VAT.Master – important records which give evidence of significant transactions or events,current periodHMRCEmployee details6 years after the end of the current periodTaxes Management ActIncome Tax

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/governance/guidance-and-templates/record-keeping

Cost of living & the #RunningCostsCrisis

Our members have access to exclusive services and support including: Free legal advice Free tax and VAT,You can keep an eye on our events and training here: Events & training - SCVO We wanted to share our,difficult decision making Rethinking reserves Property options in a post-pandemic world Charities & VAT

https://scvo.scot/about/work/campaigns/running-costs-crisis

SCVO Impact Report 2022/23

organisations a head start. 1,516 queries answered 72 referrals to our free legal service with partners 20 tax,and VAT referrals Payroll SCVO’s payroll service team continued to provide the sector with a high-quality,Sally Magnusson hosted this special event where we celebrated the incredible work of our 44 finalists,The Gathering 2022 The Gathering, organised by SCVO, is the largest voluntary sector event in the UK.,At this event, we shared that our objectives for 2023/24 would have a focus on anti-racism and climate

https://scvo.scot/about/work/impact

Chancellor offers few concessions to sector

​Budget thin on concessions for the third sector

https://tfn.scot/news/chancellor-offers-few-concessions-to-sector

UK funders unlikely to pull out of an independent Scotland

UK funders admit they are unlikely to pull out of Scotland altogether but fail to commit to maintain current investment levels

https://tfn.scot/news/uk-funders-unlikely-to-pull-out-of-an-independent-scotland