Legal structure

Help to have an appropriate legal structure that suits their needs

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• Find a legal structure to suit your group with help from the Resource Centre

• Becoming a charity in Scotland - key information from OSCR

• Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASC) - information from Company Law Club

• 10 year plan for social enterprises in Scotland - Third Force News

• Legal information for local sports clubs - Scottish Government

• Social enterprise strategy - what is Scotland's approach? - Scottish Government

• Community Empowerment Act - Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS)

Tools & resources:

• How does the community amateur sports club (CASC) scheme work? – Scottish Government

• Legal status toolkit - Basketball Scotland

• Guide to club structure for semi-professional and amateur sports clubs - Law in Sport

• Third sector & social enterprise in sport – slides from sportscotland regional club sport

Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR);

• Does my organisation meet the charity requirements? - Take the test

• Being a charity in Scotland – guidance

• Guidance & resources for becoming a charity or SCIO 

• How OSCR regulate charities

• Glossary of governance terms

Development Trusts Association Scotland;

• Legal structures for social enterprises – crib sheet

• Legal forms & organisational types for community enterprises 

• Getting started with asset transfer

Helpful organisations:

• Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR)

• Development Trusts Association Scotland (DTAS)