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65 resources foundBreak Even Point
How to calculate the point when your enterprise will reach the break-even.
DOWNLOADPlace Standard
The Place Standard tool is a way of assessing places – whether well-established, undergoing change, or being planned.
CLICK TO VIEWNational Standards for Community Engagement
Good-practice principles designed to improve and guide the process of community engagement. Link to Scottish Community Development Centre.
CLICK TO VIEWCommunity Asset Transfer – Summary
Summary guidance for community groups and organisations looking to take ownership of assets currently controlled by local authorities. Link to Scot Gov.
CLICK TO VIEWCommunity Asset Transfers
Procedure to transfer assets to community organisations wishing to take them over for the benefit of their community. Link to D&G Council.
CLICK TO VIEWSeven duties of a company director
These statutory duties are owed by each director to the company and form the basis of what being a company director is all about. Link to Gov.uk.
CLICK TO VIEWFundraising Guidance
Guidance on the law around fundraising and how the self-regulation system works in Scotland and rest of the UK. Link to OSCR.
CLICK TO VIEWCharities and Trading
This Guide looks at the main ways a charity can trade and what charity trustees need to consider. Link to OSCR.
CLICK TO VIEWAnnual monitoring
It is a legal requirement for all charities to send a copy of their accounts to OSCR. What do you need to send?
CLICK TO VIEWChanges or reorganisation – what OSCR needs to know
Changes that need consent from OSCR, those that require notification, and others you can just make. Link to OSCR.
CLICK TO VIEWGood Governance
Discover the elements that, when handled properly, make for good governance in a charity or third sector organisation. Link to OSCR.
CLICK TO VIEWGuidance and good practice for Charity Trustees
Meet legal requirements, ensure your charity is well-run, and avoid some of the common problems that can arise. Link to OSCR
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