Regulator's report shows extent of public sector funding.
OSCR, communications@oscr.org.uk, 23-01-2012
Regulator's report shows extent of public sector funding.
Scotland's charity regulator has published an update report that
provides a wide-ranging profile of the country's charity sector,
including, for the first time, a profile of those charities
receiving public sector income.
Read Scottish
Charities 2011 here.
The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator, OSCR, has produced
'Scottish Charities 2011' to illustrate the scale and activity of
the sector . The report also sets out the geographical
location and activity of Scotland's charities, their income and
expenditure and stated charitable purposes and tracks how the
profile of Scottish charities has changed compared to 2008 and
2005.
In addition to a general profile based on charities' annual and
monitoring returns, OSCR commissioned a survey completed by 942
charities to identify charities receiving income from the public
sector. This showed that 50% of those charities' income came from
public funding.
OSCR's Chief Executive, David Robb, said that he hoped the
report would provide a useful reference for charities, funders,
researchers, and the public.
'This latest research builds on our previous profiles and
provides new information on the scale and nature of charity income
from the public sector,' he said. 'We were particularly keen
to establish a baseline for public sector income, with charities
delivering more public services against a backdrop of reduced
public spending. This will enable us to better understand how
future spending decisions might impact on the sector. We are
grateful to all those charities who submitted information as part
of the survey.'
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Background
1. OSCR is the independent regulator and registrar of Scotland's
23,500 charities. OSCR publishes the Scottish Charity Register at
www.oscr.org.uk
2. OSCR's vision is for a flourishing charity sector in which
the public has confidence, underpinned by OSCR's effective delivery
of its role.
3. Scottish Charities 2011 was commissioned by OSCR and
researched by independent consultants Jura Consultants. The
details of 23,351 charities were analysed on the basis of the
annual and monitoring returns submitted to OSCR. The cut-off date
for analysis was 2 September 2011.In addition Jura surveyed a
sample of charities to assess the scale and importance of public
sector funding in the Scottish charity sector. A sample of
4,426 charities were invited to take part in the survey and 942
completed questionnaires (22% of the sample) were returned.
The cut-off date for analysis was 2 September 2011.