Charities

Our specialist Charities Team delivers practical, commercial advice to a broad range of charities, supported by a deep understanding of the sector. 

Our charity lawyers advise a broad and full range of charities, including Royal Charter and household names on all aspects of charity law, including formation, restructuring, mergers and collaborative arrangements, trading and tax, governance, fundraising, commercial arrangements, investment powers, property transactions, legacy disputes, and regulatory matters. 

Flexibility and collaboration are at the heart of our approach. We have a strong service ethos, based on close working relationships with our clients and their professional advisers. Our charity lawyers have detailed sector knowledge and expertise to advise on all aspects of your constitutional, governance and operational needs ensuring that you receive consistently sector-specific and value-for-money advice. 

The team is large enough to include dedicated charity property specialists who deal with a wide range of matters in the complex area where charity law and property law overlap, including property transactional work, but also compliance with charity law, good decision-making practice and advice on permanent endowment, designated land and Charities Act compliance. 

We also regularly advise charity trustees on their legal duties and responsibilities and assist and support our charity clients through disputes and other difficult circumstances where Serious Incident Reports might be required, or Charity Commission inquiries are received.