Charity

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

A kind-hearted Perth farmer is preparing to exceed his own impressive target for charity giving by using his special winning recipe – dung! For 18 years, Bertha Park farmer Alistair Ritchie has given to deserving local causes by making an annual donation to Perth Silent Auction, which gets und

The Robertson Trust has awarded Money Advice Scotland £30,000 per annum for three years to develop the core of its work and create a more financially resilient Scotland. As the national umbrella organisation for the free money and debt advice sector, Money Advice Scotland represents advisers,

Scottish accountancy firm Henderson Loggie is urging Scottish charities to take early action as changes to both the audit threshold and the Charities SORP 2026 create a new and more complex reporting landscape. The Scottish Government has announced that the statutory audit threshold will rise for th

Scottish businessmen James and Sandy Easdale, owners of the McGill’s Group, have donated £25,000 to Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity to help fund its vital hospital play programme – which provides joy, comfort and essential emotional support for hundreds of young patients

Ahsan Mustafa discusses the key reforms introduced by The Charities Accounts (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025, including modernised accounting thresholds, new safety dispensations for security risks, and alignment with UK reporting standards. The Scottish Government has introduced a major refor

The income threshold requiring a full audit for Scottish charities is set to double from £500,000 to £1 million, significantly reducing the administrative and financial burden on the sector. Secondary legislation has been laid in the Scottish Parliament which, if approved by MSPs, will t