Charities nowadays face a multitude of issues, including funding, governance, constitutional issues and legal frameworks. Our specialist experience in this sector is valuable when financial pressures, regulators and media scrutiny are forcing many charities to re-examine their constitutions and structures.
How we can support you
We have a long history of helping charities and the not-for-profit sector on charity law issues such as:
- constitutional reviews and reorganisations
- governance
- formation and incorporation
- trust deeds and constitutions
- company law
- charity trustee responsibilities
- joint working and mergers.
We also host and organise training events for charity trustees on relevant areas of law, and can help you with governance ‘health-checks’.
An expert understanding of the third sector
Our Charities team is headed by Helen Kidd, one of the few specialists in charity law accredited by the Law Society of Scotland.
"Lindsays has an in-depth understanding of the workings of the charity sector, what is important to charities, their motivations, their challenges and risks, and the mitigating strategies."
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Lindsays is an ACOSVO (Association of Chief Officers of Scottish Voluntary Organisations) Strategic Partner and is committed to supporting the organisation to shape the future of Scotland’s third sector by providing its leaders with opportunities to inspire, excel and develop.
If you would like more information about our links with ACOSVO click here.
Meet the team
Grant Johnson
Title: Partner, Head of Private Client
Department: Private Client Services
Location: Dundee
Helen Kidd
Title: Partner, Head of Charities and the Third Sector
Department: Charities and the Third Sector
Location: Edinburgh
