Club Development Partners

Scottish Gymnastics are proud to offer support from a number of club development partners who help us to ensure that clubs are able to achive their ambitions. You can find out more about our development partners below:

Morton Fraser – Legal Advice  

Scottish Gymnastics are working with Morton Fraser as our legal advisors. As part of this partnership Morton Fraser can provide general information to clubs on a wide range of ad hoc legal issues without charge. We have put together a handout which outlines some of the advice that Morton Fraser are able to provide you with.

Legal Status Advice – Toolkits

Morton Fraser have also created detailed toolkits with regards to incorporation as a company limited by guarantee or incorporation as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. If your club is considering a status change please contact us for the legal toolkits which can help you with the process. Email us on development@scottishgymnastics.org to get a copy of these resources. 

The team at Morton Fraser is available to support you every step of the way, so do not hesitate to also make contact with them directly: 

Contact: Paul Geoghegan 
Email: paul.geoghegan@morton-fraser.com 
Email: scottishgymnastics@morton-fraser.com 
Phone: 0141 274 1118 


French Duncan People – HR Advice 

Scottish Gymnastics has a partnership with French Duncan People - HR Services to provide HR advice and guidance to member clubs. 

As part of this partnership, our members will benefit from a resource and document portal, information hub and a telephone helpline service.   

French Duncan People is part of French Duncan LLP who are chartered accountants and business advisors based in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirling. French Duncan People provide outsourced HR advice and guidance to organisations who do not have in house HR support.    

If you are currently experiencing any challenges, or even just have some questions, and would like to discuss your club in more detail then please do not hesitate to get in touch for further support and guidance.  

Contact: James Richardson  
Emailj.richardson@fdpeople.co.uk
Phone: 07718 489 818

French Duncan have recently provided some useful links and updates on their website:  


BDO - Financial Advice 

Scottish Gymnastics are working with BDO to provide our member clubs with specialised financial guidance and advice. They are passionate about supporting gymnastics clubs in Scotland and have committed to special pricing as part of the partnership. BDO will offer a series of bulletins and webinars advising clubs on key financial areas, you can view these below. 

If you have any questions or would like any assistance, then please do not hesitate to contact BDO.

Contact: Mike Hepburn 
Email: Michael.Hepburn@bdo.co.uk 
Phone: 0131 347 0347

BDO Offer special pricing for Scottish Gymnastics member clubs:  


Agility UK - Health and Safety

Scottish Gymnastics are working with Agility UK to offer health and safety advice to our member clubs.   

Have you ever found yourself needing the answer to any of the questions below and don’t know who to ask? 

- What are my health & safety responsibilities? 
- How do I undertake a risk assessment? 
- What checks do I need to do and how often? 
- When is an accident reportable? 
- Who do I report accidents to? 

If so, then this is where Agility will be able to help you. 

You can contact Agility at any time with your health & safety query using any of the contact methods below: 

Email: bg.hs.advice@agilityrac.com 
Phone: 01527 571612 
Website: www.agilityrac.com