Community Land Scotland is a Company Limited by Guarantee (SC385572) and a Registered Scottish Charity (SC041864).
We are governed by a voluntary Board of Directors drawn from our member organisations, ensuring that our priorities reflect the needs and ambitions of community landowners across Scotland.
Our legal structure allows us to act as a national voice for community landowners while remaining accountable to our members and the wider movement. Our Articles of Association set out how the organisation operates and how our Board and members work together to guide our mission.
We are members of the International Land Coalition, which seeks to support community land rights and land reform movements around the world.
Our Commitment to Fair Work
Community Land Scotland is committed to the principles of Fair Work as defined by the Scottish Government’s Fair Work Framework. We strive to ensure that all individuals working with us experience:
- Effective Voice: We ensure a respectful, safe, anti-discriminatory workplace with clear routes to raise and resolve issues and regular opportunities for staff and collaborators to shape decisions.
- Opportunity: We recruit fairly and transparently (open adverts, skills-based shortlisting) and provide access to training and progression.
- Security: We offer secure, predictable work - avoiding inappropriate zero-hours - with clear terms and flexible working by default.
- Fulfilment: We support wellbeing, work-life balance, and professional growth through good job design, learning time, and supportive management.
- Respect: We pay artists/freelancers at or above industry-standard rates (including the Real Living Wage), commit to prompt payment, and use clear, mutually agreed written contracts covering scope, cancellation, IP, and credit.
Our Accountability
Community Land Scotland reports annually to Companies House and OSCR, the Scottish Charity Regulator. We also provide annual updates to our members at our Annual General Meeting, where our accounts are presented, our Board is elected, and our collective priorities are discussed.
Through these processes, we ensure that the organisation remains accountable to its members, funders and the communities it serves.