How We are Governed
Our structure, leadership and approach to accountability
Community Land Scotland is a member-led organisation. Our governance structure ensures that our work is guided by the communities we represent and carried out with transparency and accountability.
Member-Led Organisation
We are governed by a voluntary Board of Directors drawn from our member organisations.
This ensures that our priorities reflect the needs and ambitions of community landowners across Scotland.
Our members play a central role in shaping everything we do — from influencing our strategic direction to sharing knowledge and experience across the movement.
Our Board
Our Board provides strategic leadership and oversight, ensuring that Community Land Scotland remains focused on its vision of community ownership as a driver of sustainable development.
Board members are drawn primarily from our membership, grounding decision-making in real-world experience of community ownership across Scotland.
Our Legal Structure
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.
Transparency and Accountability
We are committed to operating openly and responsibly. Our governance structure ensures that our work is accountable to our members and the wider movement.
We also recognise our responsibility as an employer and organisation. We are committed to the principles of Fair Work, ensuring that our practices support dignity, respect and opportunity for all those we work with.
Key Governance Documents:
Community Land Scotland is a Company Limited by Guarantee (SC385572) and a Registered Scottish Charity (SC041864).
We are members of the International Land Coalition, which seeks to support community land rights and land reform movements around the world.