Under Colin Liddell, the firm has developed a leading role in the provision of legal advice, Company Secretarial and administrative skills and financial services to charities, community organisations and other non-profit-distributing bodies.
Colin was the first solicitor in Scotland to be accredited by the Law Society for Scotland as a Charity Law Specialist and he remains the only one outwith Edinburgh and Glasgow. Colin has convened the Perthshire Solicitors' Charity Law Group and lectures regularly throughout Scotland, both to professionals and Charity Trustees, on topics relating to charities and Charity Law.
The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 came into force in 2006, when the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR), based in Dundee, was given its full powers.
The firm acts for a growing list of charities and other non-profit distributing organisations -
some with a national profile - such as the Children's Parliament, Guidelines International Network (involving over 50 member organisations in around 30 countries), Maritime Rescue Institute, the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, Scottish Environment LINK, Scottish Fair Trade Forum, Scottish Malawi Foundation, the Scottish Tartans Authority, and WWF Scotland some with a regional role - such as Arran Access Trust, Birse Community Trust, Benbecula Community Association, Braemar Royal Highland Society, Glenesk Trust, Ladybank Development Trust, Madderty Community Association, Museum of Abernethy, Newburgh Community Trust, Solway Firth Partnership, Southern Uplands Partnership and St. Monans Community Trust and some more locally-orientated - such as Blair Atholl Village Hall Initiative, Heartland Radio Foundation, Highland Perthshire Communities Partnership, Locus Breadalbane, Logierait Bridge Company, Pitlochry Festival Theatre and Rannoch & Tummel Community Venture.Specifically, we can provide:
Colin Liddel is also a principal advisor at Scottish Charity Advisors
- advice about whether charitable status is appropriate
- the setting up of charitable associations, trusts and guarantee companies
- the running and development of charities
- financial services for charities, including payroll services
- advice and assistance in fund-raising schemes and obtaining tax relief
- advice on trading by charities and setting up separate trading companies
- the amalgamation and changing the structure of existing charities
We provide a quick response to charities needing advice
