Charities and Not for Profit

Key Contacts

The Charities team at ACH Shoosmiths provides a broad range of services to charities, not-for-profit organisations and others, including:

Charitable vehicle/structure alternatives
Formation of Companies Limited by Guarantee, Industrial & Provident Societies; Charitable Trusts etc.
Regulatory and OSCR issues
Housing Associations, RSL registration and requirements of The Scottish Housing Regulator
Trustees' duties and responsibilities
Monitoring and advising on new legislation and regulation
Constitutional matters (including questions of ultra vires, investment powers, variations of trusts, drafting of and changes to Articles of Association/Rules, Committee/Management Structures)
Formation, reorganisation, transfers, mergers, de-mergers and dissolution
Partnerships, Collaborations and Shared Services
Employment and Consultancy
Contracts with suppliers of goods and services, local authorities, Health Trusts, fund-raisers and sponsors, public procurement, tenders etc.
Property transactions, purchases, sales, leases, developments and joint ventures
Banking and Project funding

For further information or advice, please contact a member of our Charities & Not for Profit team.