Mar 27 2024 Introducing RCI: How Trustees of Unincorporated Charities or Trusts in Scotland Navigate the New Legal Landscape Categories: Charities As of April 1st, 2024, Scotland is set to embark on a new journey with the implementation of the Registers of Persons with a Controlled Interest in Land (RCI). This landmark legislation aims to promote transparency and accountability in land ownership, marking a significant step forward in the realm of property law. For Trustees of more
Sep 19 2023 Supporting our charity of the year, Alzheimer Scotland, by walking Jock’s Road Categories: CharitiesPeople As Scotland’s leading dementia charity, Alzheimer Scotland is committed to making sure nobody faces dementia alone: from before diagnosis through to end of life with dementia. They rely on the generosity of supporters to provide vital support for people with dementia, their families, and carers across Scotland, and we want to play our part. In an more
Sep 13 2023 Does your charity need an audit or an examination? Categories: Charities OSCR recently conducted some research that found that a number of charities are failing to ensure that their financial statements are subject to the appropriate external scrutiny and independent review of the financial information. It also identified some confusion around the correct use of terminology. People often talk about needing an audit when they mean more
Aug 25 2023 Scotland’s new charity bill becomes an act Categories: Charities Since our previous article, the Scottish Parliament have voted in favour of passing the Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill and it is was given royal assent on 9 August 2023. To further strengthen and enhance existing Scottish charity law, there have been some amendments to the original Bill. These include: – The names of more
Aug 21 2023 Supporting our charity of the year, Alzheimer Scotland, with the Dundee Kiltwalk Categories: CharitiesEQ NewsPeople Alzheimer Scotland provide vital support for people with dementia, their families and carers across Scotland. Fundraising for them means that together, we can make sure nobody faces dementia alone. To help raise awareness and vital funds for our charity of the year, Alzheimer Scotland, Nicola Rourke, Emily Keith, Louise Grant, Sarah Millar, Kelly Meiklejohn, Rachel more
Mar 6 2023 The Kreston Charities Report 2023 Categories: Charities Following the recent UK-wide survey, our EQ Charities team are happy to share the results in our Kreston Charities Report 2023. EQ are members of Kreston Global, a network of independent accounting firms with a presence in over 120 countries worldwide. The Kreston UK Charity Group works with more than 2,000 charities of various sizes offering a range more
Jan 6 2023 Have your say in the Kreston Global Charities survey! Categories: Charities To help understand the current issues facing UK charities, we are conducting a short survey. Our EQ Charities team are running the survey as part of Kreston Global, a network of independent accounting firms that act for over 1,500 charities across the UK and share a common interest in the charity sector. The anonymised data will be more
Dec 22 2022 Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill Categories: Charities The Scottish Government recently published the draft wording of the Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Bill as part of their legislative programme for 2022-23. Although many of the changes are largely cosmetic, including extension to the list of offences which disqualify a trustee to reflect legislative changes since the law was last revised in 2005, more