Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 11

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

(no info on trustees)

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 6

SCOTTISH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£13,095,720	£14,361,876	£14,515,556	£63,709,824		£11,390,009
Donations & Legacies	£1,102,147	£1,103,923	£1,671,840	£1,266,980
Other Income
Investment Income	£1,275	£5,721	£8,302	£2,687		£256,744
Total income	£14,199,142	£15,471,520	£16,195,698	£64,979,491	£14,880,455	£12,654,627
Charitable activities spending	£13,974,008	£15,052,558	£14,352,842	£31,776,708		£15,694,277
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending	£13,974,008	£15,052,558	£14,352,842	£31,776,708	£28,890,610	£15,694,277
Surplus/deficit	£225,134	£418,962	£1,842,856	£33,202,783	-£14,010,155	-£3,039,650

Established: 80 years

www.scvo.org.uk

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of citizenship or community development

Where it operates

Operations cover all or most of Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

William Grant Foundation	£105,000
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£100,000
Esmee Fairbairn	£63,000
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations	£12,720

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
£3,000	13/02/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
William Grant Foundation - Scottish Third Sector Tracker - extension
£10,000	06/12/2022	Towards the cost of commissioning a further four rounds of a quarterly survey of a representative sample of Scottish third sector organisations to monitor how the sector is faring in response to the ....more Towards the cost of commissioning a further four rounds of a quarterly survey of a representative sample of Scottish third sector organisations to monitor how the sector is faring in response to the challenging external environment. Key words: Research, longitudinal panel study
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Project name
£10	19/01/2022	Detailed information not yet available.
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Project name
£9,000	01/01/2022	Detailed information not yet available.
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Project name
£3,200	01/01/2022	Detailed information not yet available.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
£60,000	17/06/2021	Towards unrestricted core costs to catalyse and accelerate the adoption and use of good digital services by voluntary sector organisations of all sizes in Scotland
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - Testing the Contract
£10	31/05/2021	Project overview test copy
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Funding: Digital skills in Scotland’s voluntary sector
£100,000	20/05/2021	Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership body for Scotland's voluntary sector. This grant supports SCVO to provide an ‘open door’ support programme for the ....more Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership body for Scotland's voluntary sector. This grant supports SCVO to provide an ‘open door’ support programme for the Scottish voluntary sector, prioritising smaller organisations to enhance and build their digital skills and services.
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations - AWARDED Digitally Digital People
£500	17/05/2021	Detailed information not yet available.
William Grant Foundation - Digital evolution programme
£50,000	15/03/2021 12	A programme of diagnostic and training support for third sector organisations in Scotland supporting their use of digital tools and ways of working. The grant will enable SCVO to step-up its free ....more A programme of diagnostic and training support for third sector organisations in Scotland supporting their use of digital tools and ways of working. The grant will enable SCVO to step-up its free digital capacity-building activities for sector organisations as they consolidate and evolve the rapid shift to digital seen during the coronavirus crisis.
William Grant Foundation - Scottish Third Sector Tracker study
£20,000	30/11/2020 18	Towards the cost of commissioning six rounds of a quarterly survey of a representative sample of Scottish third sector organisations to monitor the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and other ....more Towards the cost of commissioning six rounds of a quarterly survey of a representative sample of Scottish third sector organisations to monitor the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and other events during 2021 and 2022. Key words: Research, longitudinal panel study
William Grant Foundation - Coronavirus Digital Quick Response Fund
£25,000	25/03/2020 6	A fund for re-granting to organisations to assist with the costs of moving to remote and digital working as a result of the coronavirus Covid-19 restrictions.
National Lottery Community Fund - One Digital
£678,052	20/09/2015 15	SCVO receives Â£528,219 to develop and assess the contribution that existing frontline third sector organisations can make. It will improve the skills of up to 2,000 people, develop digital ....more SCVO receives Â£528,219 to develop and assess the contribution that existing frontline third sector organisations can make. It will improve the skills of up to 2,000 people, develop digital champions and improve the online skills of 250 voluntary and community sector organisations.
National Lottery Community Fund - One Digital
£16,450	23/06/2015 7	One Digital

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees

Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 14/03/1944, number: SC003558

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB

Objectives

4.1 To promote the voluntary sector, and the effectiveness and efficiency of charities. 4.2 To advance education, and particularly in relation to (a) matters connected with the establishment, operation and governance of voluntary organisations, (b) the impact of voluntary sector organisations in promoting economic and social wellbeing and (c) issues which are of particular concern to voluntary organisations. And, in each case, with a particular focus on voluntary organisations operating in Scotland

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