7.2 Dissolving a CharityAs with non-charities, prior to taking the decision to dissolve your charity you first need to ensure that you have the power to do so. This will be detailed in your organisation’s governing document in a clause similar to below.
A Special General Meeting (SGM) will at some point have to be called to allow the membership to have the final say on any proposal to dissolve. Unlike non-charities though and regardless of what legal structure your charity takes, you must always seek prior consent from the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) before dissolving a charity. This involves following the below process, with the exception of SCIOs which must follow a different process (please see section 6.3).
Please note that if you a charity with a legal structure other than a SCIO and simply wish to continue your activities without charitable status, you should not follow the process outlined above. Instead you should contact OSCR to ask to be removed from the charity register and it will do so within 28 days. For further information on dissolving a charity (non-SCIOs), please refer to OSCR’s Dissolving your charity – seeking OSCR’s consent guidance. |
topics1.0 Getting Started
2.0 Developing and Growing 3.0 Taking on an Asset 4.0 What is Social Enterprise? 5.0 Volunteering 6.0 Funding 7.0 Dissolving an Organisation 7.1 Dissolving a Non Charity Unincorporated Association 7.2 Dissolving a Charity 7.3 Dissolving a SCIO 7.4 Dissolving a Community Interest Company 7.5 Dissolving a Limited Company |
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