Jacqui Baynham

Jacqui Baynham has over 30 years’ legal experience and joined TC Young in May 2001. Over the years her role has evolved considerably reflecting her wealth of experience and technical ability. She has further enhanced her knowledge by gaining Specialist Paralegal Qualifications through the University of Strathclyde in Company Law and Employment Law.

Jacqui advises on the following matters:

• Companies House compliance
• Company formation
• Private company management and administration
• Companies House confirmation statements
• Charity registration (including the legal structure of Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
• Charity compliance
• Charity re-organisation
• Charity change of legal form
• OSCR annual returns
• Annual audit requests

Jacqui acts on behalf of the firm by providing company secretarial services and acting as registered office for a variety of organisations (company limited by guarantee/company limited by shares/Scottish charitable incorporated organisations and trusts), whereby she maintains their registers, ensuring that they lodge their confirmation statements and/or annual returns and accounts with Companies House and, if required, the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) within the required timescales; including assisting with the appointment and resignation of directors and amending accounting reference dates

She is involved in taking clients through the various processes required to incorporate a new company (including subsidiary companies); incorporating standard or bespoke private companies for charitable and non-charitable clients; amending their articles of association to bring them into line with the current Companies Act 2006; supporting clients on the processes with Companies House and when required with OSCR in order to attain charitable status.

Extensively involved with the rule change process for Registered Social Landlords (RSLs) and working with approximately 80 RSLs who have or are adopting the latest model by supporting clients on the process with the Financial Conduct Authority, the Scottish Housing Regulator (SHR) and, when required, OSCR. Jacqui is mainly responsible for the rule changes generated from ex-TC Young partner Mark Ewing’s involvement in the SFHA 2020 Model Rules, which were developed with the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) to reflect the regulatory framework and constitutional requirements.

Advising regularly on charity registration (including the new legal structure of Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations), charity compliance, and charity re-organisation, change of legal form and OSCR annual returns. Jacqui completed the first transfer of a SCIO undertaking in Scotland which was a complex procedure and involved the setting up of a new SCIO prior to the transfer being able to proceed. She has also assisted charitable clients based in England who wished to register as a charity in Scotland taking them through the process involved to complete charity registration.