Helen Kidd
Lindsays
Lindsays
Client SatisfactionLindsays acts for charities, faith-based organisations, higher education institutions and trusts on corporate and trustee governance and regulatory matters, in addition to structural changes. Accredited charity law specialist Helen Kidd leads the team, handling financial authority-related issues and advising high-net-worth individuals on lifetime philanthropy mandates. With considerable experience in employment law, Kate Wyatt and Ben Doherty further bolster the team’s strength by providing strategic advice to charity clients in employment tribunal claims. John Thom advises a variety of third sector organisations, executors, and beneficiaries.
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‘Helen Kidd is helpful, prompt in responses to our requests for advice and in dealing with follow-up questions.’
'Kate Wyatt has been excellent with us. Always on hand, really clear direction and insight; happy to challenge us and always very practical and pragmatic.'
‘The team within the firm dealing with charities and not-for-profit bodies are experienced specialists within this field, providing an efficient, comprehensive, courteous and, above all, thoroughly professional service.’
‘Helen Kidd is impressive. She provided pro-active advice to our charity trustees and found a solution to an issue that had been causing a problem for some time.'
‘Lindsays is my go-to firm for charity law and related legal advice. It has been one of the leading Scottish law firms in the charity and not-for-profit sector for many years and I appreciate their impressive knowledge of and involvement with the sector.'
‘Helen Kidd is an excellent contact north of the border, and my go-to for Scots law charity work. We have worked closely together on a number of cross-border matters and Helen is always approachable, responsive and pragmatic.’
‘They were incredibly knowledgeable.’
‘Helen Kidd did an incredible job offering advice for our organisation's needs.’
Key clients
- Melville College Trust
- Forteviot Charitable Trust
- The 5000 Foundation
- Carrick Centre
- Edinburgh Orthodox Community of St Andrew
- Inclusion Scotland
- Gatliff Hebridean Hostels Trust
- Ponton House Trust
- Evangelical Housing Association
- Sustainable Faith
Work highlights
- Advising a unique statutory endowment on a restructure and incorporation as a SCIO .
- Provided multi-disciplinary advice to an unusual English registered society seeking to dual register with OSCR in a complex matter.
- Acted on behalf of a locally valuable social enterprise in the swift acquisition of property to enable the opening of an important new community hub.
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Helen Kidd