Welcome to the GuideStar UK Legal Intelligence Service (LIS)
GuideStar UK is pleased to announce a new service for lawyers which provides
high quality and comprehensive intelligence on charities through a unique web
based application.
The service comprises a suite of online tools that support lawyers to undertake
the following activities
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Due diligence checks on charities including compliance and financial
information
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Registering new charities
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Advising on and facilitating mergers
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Transferring charitable assets on closure
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Advising on investment and other organisation policies
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Legal and compliance audits
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Trustee recruitment and advice
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Marketing
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Developing intelligence on the charity market
The web application allows lawyers to identify charities by a range of criteria
including:
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Field of activity e.g. health
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Roles and functions e.g. service provider, campaigning
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Location e.g. West Midlands region
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Size e.g. the top 100 charities by income
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Date of registration e.g. identifying new charities
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Keywords within charitable objects
It will also allow lawyers to construct profiles of subsets of charities
including:
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Financial profiles including sources of income, types of expenditure, balance
sheet and financial rations e.g. solvency ratio
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Activity profile e.g. grantmaking
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Organisation profile e.g. legal status
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Professional advisors profile e.g. legal, auditors, investment managers
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Compliance and governance profiles e.g. Trustees' Annual Report filing history
GuideStar UK intends to continuously improve the service so that it meets the
demands of its users.
If you would like to register your interest for this service please
click here