Charity

Competing in support of the ICAS Foundation at The London Marathon, outgoing ICAS president Karen Scholes CA and Foundation Alumni Ambassador Dean Scobie CA, have raised more than £30,000, with a final goal of reaching £35,000 to assist the next generation of accountancy professionals. M

A Glasgow-based insurance brokerage is calling on the public to get behind a Scottish fundraising effort by launching a prize draw to win two tickets to a Scotland World Cup clash in Boston, all in support of mental health.

RSM UK has raised over £25,600 for SensationALL, a charity in Aberdeen which offers specially designed therapeutic activities, social groups and practical support for neurodivergent people or those with additional support needs. Since 2019, RSM’s Aberdeen branch has provided funding and

MHA has donated £3,500 to help improve the financial literacy of young people in Edinburgh. This is the first donation to be announced in Scotland from the MHA 1892 Foundation, a new charitable initiative designed to address the financial literacy gap among young people across the UK.

MCR Pathways is to expand its award-winning mentoring programme thanks to a £1 million investment from the Scottish Government.

A group of Scots who have all been diagnosed with cancer will take to the catwalk later this month to model some of the latest fashions in the closing show of this year’s Edinburgh STYLE event. The Catwalk for Cancer Research, organised by local charity Business Beats Cancer Edinburgh on behal

More than 40 Scottish schoolgirls, ranging from 14 to 18 years of age and from places as diverse as Oban and Kingussie, have been selected as the cream of the crop in a competition to find the very best next generation of financial experts who may be managing our pensions and ISAs in the years to co

Break the Silence, a national charity supporting sexual violence survivors, has appointed Nicola Buchanan as the new chair of its board of trustees, following the recent departure of Elaine Crichton. Ms Buchanan, a Chartered Accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland

Edinburgh-based entrepreneur John McClarey, founder of corporate charity sports events company Business Fives, is to appear on an upcoming episode of Dragons’ Den. Business Fives was founded in Scotland a decade ago by Mr McClarey without seed investment, starting as a single charity sports ev

Johnston Carmichael has launched a new fund for colleagues to support charitable initiatives as part of the celebrations ahead of its 90th anniversary this year. The JC Impact Fund is an internal programme enabling colleagues to apply for funding to deliver charitable or community initiatives that m

Scottish Friendly is celebrating a successful year defined by a dedicated commitment to supporting local communities through strategic partnerships, volunteering, and fundraising.

VAT & Indirect Tax Advisors (VITA) has marked the conclusion of its 2025 Charity of the Year partnership with Sepsis Research FEAT, the UK’s only charity dedicated exclusively to funding sepsis research, by raising, nearly £7,000 to support its vital work. Throughout the year, VITA&r

MHA has launched the MHA 1892 Foundation, a new charitable initiative designed to address the financial literacy gap among young people across the UK. Following a successful pilot in the North West of England, which awarded eight grants in 2023, the foundation is now rolling out nationwide. It offer

Scottish Friendly has announced a new charity partnership with Just Finance Foundation (JFF), a leading organisation dedicated to improving financial education for children and young people across the UK. This collaboration marks an important step in Scottish Friendly’s commitment to promoting

Unity Trust Bank has awarded £5,000 to Scottish charity, Break the Silence, as part of its £50,000 Unity Impact Grants programme. Break The Silence supports people in East and North Ayrshire who have been affected by childhood sexual trauma. They also help their partners and family membe