The Governance RegisterScotland · Charity trustees
Who governs Scotland's charities, from the public record

Scottish charities

The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator now publishes the trustees of every Scottish charity - the SCIOs, trusts and unincorporated bodies that the Companies House record never reached. This is that register.

At a glance

24,961
charities on the register
18,648
with trustees published
115,494
trustee records

OSCR began publishing charity trustee names in March 2026, and each charity’s trustees appear when it next files its annual return - so some charities on the register do not yet show a board here. OSCR publishes no appointment dates and no person identifier, so this edition shows who governs a charity today, not how long they have served, and does not link a person across charities.

Largest boards published

The Presbytery of Perth286 trustees
Church of Scotland Presbytery of Edinburgh and West Lothian256 trustees
The Presbytery of the North East and the Northern Isles Church of Scotland233 trustees
Presbytery of Forth Valley and Clydesdale Church of Scotland190 trustees
Presbytery of Fife Church of Scotland144 trustees
Arbroath and District Church of Scotland88 trustees
Church of Scotland Presbytery of Lothian and Borders87 trustees
Alloway and Fisherton Parish Church of Scotland76 trustees
Ayr St Columba Church of Scotland76 trustees
Heart of Fife Parish Church of Scotland (Glenrothes, Leslie, Markinch and Thornton)74 trustees
Motherwell St Marys Parish Church of Scotland72 trustees
Dundee: Broughty Ferry Parish Church (Church of Scotland)70 trustees

Source: Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), Scottish Charity Register, retrieved 24th July 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. An independent edition, not affiliated with OSCR. For information only. If a record here is wrong, tell us and we will check it against the source.