Scottish charity regulator OSCR has revealed that it saw the number of reports relating to disputes within charities double last year.
In 2025, it received 118 concerns relating to disputes, up from 56 the year before.
OSCR has already received 83 such concerns in 2026, although not yet halfway through the year.
In a statement on its website, the regulator said: “OSCR’s role is to ensure that charities comply with charities law and that trustees are meeting their legal duties in line with their governing documents.
“OSCR does not intervene in internal disagreements or attempt to resolve disputes where trustees are acting within their powers.
“While OSCR may take action where there is evidence of misconduct, mismanagement or risk to charitable assets, we do not help to settle disputes between individuals within a charity.”
Regulator also investigates sports charity
Meanwhile, OSCR has opened a formal investigation into Sport Aberdeen, a leisure charity which operates more than 30 indoor and outdoor sports venues in the city.
Its assessment follows an “assessment of concerns received about Sport Aberdeen”, the regulator told the BBC.
Sport Aberdeen receives more than £4m in annual funding from Aberdeen City Council every year, according to its accounts.
Last week, two Aberdeen City Council officers joined the charity’s board in order to ensure it had enough directors to meet legal requirements.
The charity’s former CEO, Keith Heslop, was replaced in November and eight trustees of the charity have left in the past year.
Sport Aberdeen has been approached for comment.
