{"id":47610,"date":"2025-03-18T12:46:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T12:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/?post_type=press_releases&p=47610"},"modified":"2025-03-18T12:46:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T12:46:47","slug":"gillespie-macandrew-announces-new-charity-partnership-with-two-scottish-charities","status":"publish","type":"press_releases","link":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/press-releases\/gillespie-macandrew-announces-new-charity-partnership-with-two-scottish-charities\/","title":{"rendered":"Gillespie Macandrew announces new charity partnership with two Scottish charities"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scottish law firm Gillespie Macandrew LLP has commenced a two-year partnership with local charities Richmond\u2019s Hope and Change Mental Health.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The announcement supports the firm\u2019s extensive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) programme with social responsibility and community engagement as two key pillars of Gillespie Macandrew\u2019s ongoing commitment.<\/p>\n

As well as the firm\u2019s financial support, both charities will be supported throughout the year via fundraising events, voluntary opportunities with Gillespie Macandrew colleagues and a donation from pre-tax profits.<\/p>\n

Gillespie Macandrew\u2019s charity partnerships are a key part of the Firm\u2019s overall Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme which includes representatives from all four Gillespie Macandrew offices and a donation percentage of pre-tax profits each year to the nominated charities. The new partnerships were determined by colleagues through a democratic selection process that focused on appealing for their suggestions and motive for choosing charities. Each of the shortlisted charities was assessed against the four UN Sustainable Development Goals that the firm has chosen to focus on, seeking to advance these goals is a central part of the firm\u2019s ESG Strategy.<\/p>\n

Richmond\u2019s Hope provides children and young people aged 4-18 years old with the support, tools and space to process their grief after losing someone close to them.<\/p>\n

Change Mental Health is a national mental health charity delivering non-clinical, person-centred support to people affected by mental illness in communities across Scotland.<\/p>\n

Robert Graham-Campbell, Chief Executive Officer of Gillespie Macandrew said: \u201cI am delighted to welcome Change Mental Health and Richmond\u2019s Hope on board as our new charity partners. Our partnership launch event held in our office was an opportunity for colleagues to meet both charity teams and learn more about the great work they do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Linsey Shields, Director of Fundraising at Change Mental Health, said: \u201cChange Mental Health is delighted to be partnering with Gillespie Macandrew over the coming two years. Through their commitment of spreading awareness, raising vital funds and volunteering their time, we can continue to provide transformational mental health support to more people across Scotland. It\u2019s only through the support of charity partners like Gillespie Macandrew that we can be one step closer to a future where no one faces mental illness alone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alison Cairns, Chief Executive Officer at Richmond\u2019s Hope commented: \u201cWe are delighted to be selected as one of Gillespie Macandrew\u2019s charity partners for 2025-2027. Richmond’s Hope is very excited about this partnership which will have a big impact on the children and young people we work with and also help us reach more bereaved children and families. Thank you to everyone at Gillespie Macandrew who nominated Richmond’s Hope.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information contact:<\/p>\n

Lauren Forgie<\/p>\n

Marketing & Communications Manager<\/p>\n

0131 260 7567<\/p>\n

Gillespie Macandrew advises a broad range of private and corporate clients in the land and rural business, private client and tax, renewable energy, commercial property and corporate SME sectors.<\/p>\n

Gillespie Macandrew has 29 partners and offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth.<\/p>\n

Partners in Gillespie Macandrew donate a percentage of their pre-tax profits to charity – the total donated over the past 8 years is \u00a3300,000.<\/p>\n

Through its Training Academy, Gillespie Macandrew puts a particular focus on the training and expertise of its people and over the last six years the headcount has grown by 50% to over 170 through organic growth.\u00a0 The academy has seen eight individuals promoted to partnership since it began.<\/p>\n

Change Mental Health is a national mental health charity providing non-clinical and person-centred support across communities in Scotland. The charity has been around for nearly 53 years and works from the top of Highland to the bottom of Dumfries & Galloway and places in between, with national services available like Young People\u2019s Programmes and an Advice and Support Service, to ensure everyone has access to support.<\/p>\n

Richmond\u2019s Hope is a charity that supports bereaved children and young people aged 4-18 to help them live well with their grief. Their Bereavement Team use therapeutic play and specialised grief activities to empower children and young people to tell the story of their grief and enable changes to their lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-47610","press_releases","type-press_releases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases\/47610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_releases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_releases"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/my.legal500.com\/developments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}