The Charities Group works with a wide range of large and small charities advising on all aspects of charity law and practice. In particular, we have assisted many of our charitable clients in adapting to the new legal regime in Scotland. We also advise individuals interested in establishing charitable organisations.

Our experience in working with large and small charities has allowed us to build up an impressive track record in an area of the law that has seen many changes in recent years. Our Charities Group offers advice on the full range of issues that effect the establishment, operation and wind up of charities including:

• Creation, constitution and structuring of charities
• Obtaining charitable status
• Charity law compliance including managing interaction with regulators
• Administering and managing charities
• Preparation of accounts/tax compliance
• Reorganisation, wind up and dissolution
• Duties of charity trustees/directors

Following is a selection of our clients:

• Barnardo’s
• Capability Scotland
• Dunblane Help Fund
• Edinburgh Voluntary Organisations Council
• HIV Scotland
• Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
• Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations
• Scottish Episcopal Church
• Scottish Power – Power Partners Charity
• The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

The firm’s size inspires “confidence in the strength in depth on offer,” and clients also praise the team for being “good at communicating an understanding of the law which is accessible to the layman.”  Chambers 2008