Charities and non-profit
We are passionate about giving charities and non-profit organisations pragmatic and comprehensive advice to make a positive and lasting difference.
Comprehensive and dedicated advice
Our dedicated charities team can provide you and your trustees with advice on a wide range of matters including:
- Governance advice, including:
- Accounting and reporting practices
- Trustee duties and training
- Constitutional reviews
- Charity formation and incorporation
- Remuneration of trustees
- Trustee liability and protection
- Risk management
- Ethical investments
- Property advice, including:
- Disposal of charity land
- Purchasing property
- Leases and tenancies
- Restructuring advice, including:
- Charity mergers
- Charity acquisitions
- Dissolutions
- Regulatory advice, including:
- Charity Commission regulation and investigations
- Disputes advice, including:
- Advice for distressed charities
- Employment matters
- Legacy disputes
- Reputation management
Advice for charities at every stage
We act for charities at every stage, from setting up charities and incorporating, to dissolving and winding up.
Our clients are wide ranging and include education charities, schools, colleges, universities, faith organisations, housing associations, corporate charitable foundations and art, culture and heritage bodies.
We also advise high net worth individuals seeking advice on philanthropic activities either through donation to existing charities or setting up their own charities. We give advice on the tax implications as well as advising on the charity set up and structure.
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Our charities and non-profit experience
Acted for a large charity in a lease extension claim made by their leaseholder with a lease extension premium of over £1 million.
Advised a charitable trust on a variety of construction issues on several projects forming part of an urban regeneration scheme which it funded.
Advised two related charities on internal governance reviews, reorganisations and ongoing management of their relationships with their non-charitable partners.
Advised the Moravian Union, a registered charity, on financial difficulties experienced by one of its boarding schools and its subsequent closure and administration.
Advised a charity on varied governance matters including trustee responsibilities and governance, charitable objects and collaborative working.
Supported a charity on a merger with another organisation.
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If you have a question or need advice, please let us know how we can help.
