Adding and removing trustees from your charity
Do I need to inform OSCR about changes to our charity's trustees?
At the moment, you don’t need to notify OSCR immediately when your charity’s trustees change, unless the change affects your charity’s principal contact.
If the principal contact changes, you must update your charity's information on OSCR Online right away.
All trustee changes should be reported in your charity’s Trustees' Annual Report, which is submitted as part of the online annual return.
When will I need to report charity trustee changes to OSCR immediately?
Starting summer 2025, charities will be required to update OSCR Online with details of all their trustees. From that date, you must update your charity’s trustee information as soon as possible whenever there are changes.
This requirement is part of the Charities (Regulation and Administration) (Scotland) Act 2023.
Further guidance will be available in summer 2025.