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NEWS 8 November 2024 by Niall Christie. Scottish charity honoured by football club with commemorative strip. Queen’s Park FC presented the top to Epilepsy Scotland. NEWS 8 November 2024 by Niall Christie. Swinney calls for third sector exemption from NI hike. FM warned that charities face a £75million bill.
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Revealed: the scale and scope of Scotland's charity sector
May 10, 2024 · The report shows that 53%of charities have an income of less than £25,000 and around a third of Scottish charities (31%) have an income below £5,000. Meanwhile, there are 181,258 charity trustees across all Scottish charities and charities employ 218,323 people as paid staff. However, 69% of charities employ no paid staff and are run entirely ...
Changes to Scottish charity regulations: what you need to know
Feb 27, 2024 · The need to bring Scotland in line was raised by independent body, the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) and, as a result, The Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023 was introduced. This means changes are afoot in 2024 - and charities must be prepared. The Bill: It will no longer be necessary for OSCR to ...
News - TFN
NEWS 13 November 2024 by Niall Christie. STV Children’s Appeal raises £2.4million. The 2024 total highlights the efforts of fundraisers across Scotland. NEWS 12 November 2024 by Niall Christie. TFN magazine's November edition is out now - read it all here! New mag looks at the UK budget, Palestinian solidarity, community ownership and much ...
Charity to expand services after cash injection - TFN
Oct 4, 2024 · Registration number SC003558. Charity to expand services after cash injection. 1st Step will benefit from funding from the Scottish Procurement Alliance. A financial injection has bolstered a Scottish charity dedicated to supporting people impacted by addictions, mental health challenges and social isolation. The has enabled 1st Step to enhance ...
Testing time done with ease as MSPs highlight ease of health …
Oct 10, 2024 · Registration number SC003558. Testing time done with ease as MSPs highlight ease of health checks for HIV. Campaigners are encouraging more to take HIV tests. MSPs took rapid HIV tests in the Scottish Parliament in a bid to ease the stigma surrounding the virus snd highlight the ease of testing. Waverley Care and Terrence Higgins Trust invited ...
Rankings reveal UK's top charities - TFN - Third Force News
Apr 12, 2023 · 19 May 2023 by Niall Christie. Big names make big gains. Macmillan Cancer Support has topped YouGov’s 2023 UK Charity Rankings with a score of 43.1. The score places the charity above second-placed Cancer Research UK, which had a score of 42.8. British Heart Foundation, Guide Dogs and RSPCA made up the rest of the top five, with scores of 35. ...
Tens of thousands back petition to stop closure of night shelter
4 October 2024 by Niall Christie. Homeless Project Scotland is appealing a council enforcement notice. A Glasgow-based homeless charity has gathered more than 40,000 signatures as it looks to prevent the closure of a city centre night shelter. Homeless Project Scotland (HPS) said the emergency site has helped more than 8,000 so far this year ...
Organisations across Scotland unite to challenge poverty - TFN
Oct 7, 2024 · The annual drive to highlight the ‘injustice of poverty in wealthy Scotland’ runs from Monday 7 to Sun 13 October. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation has launched its Poverty in Scotland 2024 report, showing that the number of people living in very deep poverty has risen to 40% of all of those in poverty, up from 26% in the mid 1990s.