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Application for consent to change the name of your charity

 

Please read our Making changes and reorganising section before completing this application form. Some of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Scottish Charity Register.

Charity information
The Scottish Charity Number starts 'SC0' and can be found on the Scottish Charity Register.
Is your charity a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO)?

Changing the name of a SCIO

From 1 January 2018 Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations (SCIOs) and Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIOs) appear in the Registrar’s Index of Company Names, which is maintained by Companies House. Please read FAQs: SCIO’s on the Index of Company Names. If you require permission from Companies House then you should send this to OSCR when submitting this application form as part of the 'Consent from other regulators' question later in the form.

Applicant information
If you are applying on behalf of a charity, please state your position and the organisation you represent.
Name change details
A charity's governing document is a legal document that outlines the charity's purpose, structure, and how it operates. It can also be known as a constitution, a trust deed, or rules, depending on the specific legal structure of the organisation. If there is no explicit provision in the governing document but you consider that you have the power to make the changes for some other reason (e.g. under the Companies Act), please provide the details.

You should ensure that the proposed new name (and any working name) is not objectionable. A name is objectionable if it is:

  • the same as, or too like, the name or working name of a charity; check the Scottish Charity Register at www.oscr.org.uk to ensure that the proposed name is not already taken by another charity
  • likely to mislead the public as to the true nature of the purposes of the body or of the activities which it carries on, or intends to carry on, in pursuit of those purposes
  • likely to give the impression that the body is connected in some way to the Scottish Administration, Her Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom, or any local authority, or with any person, when it is not so connected (the term ‘any other person’ may mean an individual or legal body such as a company)
  • offensive.

If the name of your charity is not in English and the name is translatable, please provide the English translation of the name.

Tell us when you intend the change to the name to take effect (for example, this may be when your next AGM takes place).
Will your charitable objects or purposes be changing as a result of your name change?

 You must apply for consent to amend the purposes under section 16(2)(a) of the 2005 Act

Include the regulator name, reference number and state if consent is required for every regulator you are registered with.

Data protection statement

OSCR is a registered data controller in terms of the Data Protection Act 2018. Any information you give us will be held securely and in accordance with the rules on data protection. OSCR processes information only in accordance with its statutory regulatory functions under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, and to inform research into the charity sector in Scotland. Information may be shared with other regulatory bodies including HMRC, and selected information will appear on the Scottish Charity Register.

Further information about data protection is available on the OSCR website.


Declaration

It is an offence to knowingly provide incorrect information. You may be committing an offence if you give an answer that you know is untrue or misleading. 

 

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