Charity facts and figures
Scottish Charities 2008 is the latest comprehensive profile of Scotland's charity sector. The profile is based on information collected from annual returns from charities over OSCR's first two years of full operation.
Download a copy of Scottish charities 2008.
The profile builds on the benchmarks established in Scottish Charities 2005 and provides insight into the charity sector in Scotland, its activities, its beneficiaries and income and operating trends on a national and regional basis.
Key points drawn from the profile include:
- there are 23,806 charities on the Scottish Charity Register reporting a total annual income of £12.9 billion
- there are 355 cross border charities on the Scottish Charity Register
- two thirds of all charities in Scotland have an annual income under £25,000, the same as 2005
- OSCR has granted charitable status to 2,114 charities since April 2006
