Charity

Charities depend on the people who run them. We offer a tailor-made, personal service for our charity clients. They span every sector from arts, almshouses and animal welfare to education, emergency services, medical, military, religious, sports science.

We’re proud to act for hundreds of national and international charities, clubs, societies, institutions, social enterprises and not-for-profit organisations. Among other things, we’ve supported them with:

Setting up, incorporating and dissolving charities
Regulation and governance issues to help maximise their impact and relevance
Updating constitutions, internal rules, policies and operational structures for charities and not for profit organisations
Devising and implementing mergers, amalgamations and restructuring charities
Providing expert guidance on a broad range of commercial property transactions
Marketing/Social Media, AI, Website, CMS and Electronic communications compliance with the Charity Commission, Ofcom, CMA, ASA, ICO and the Fundraising Code
Designing and implementing be spoke philanthropic schemes ad grant agreements which we monitor and administer for our clients
Creating or restructuring unique social enterprise schemes for emerging or established charities
Employment & Health & Safety (Contentious and Non-Contentious)
Guidance on all aspects of UK GDPR, PECR and the Data Protection Act 2025
Helping charities to identify expendable permanent endowment and utilise this if necessary in the best interests of the charity
Applying for Schemes and orders to the Charity Commission
Dispute resolution (including help in managing trustee disputes and in dealing with hostile third parties). This includes amongst other things, assisting foreign clients in taking evidence in this jurisdiction pursuant to Letters Rogatory
Managing legacies and tax issues when a charity is appointed as an executor or made a beneficiary
Fundraising, grants and commercial relationships (including joint ventures, licensing and sponsorship agreements)
Operations, contracts and tax (including Gift Aid)
Charity trustee mentoring, protection, training and strategic guidance
All aspects of safeguarding for vulnerable people who encounter the organisations, including audits and investigations, national and international. Our emphasis is on being proactive and ahead of the curve with our clients
We also have strong links to charitable regulators, including the Charity Commission and the Privy Council.