Charities and other civil society organisations are subject to considerable regulation and particular legislation. We provide charity legal advice and support, so your organisation can deal with the many opportunities and challenges those present.
We can guide you through the ever-changing requirements of charity and company law, so you can focus on delivering the real benefits to those you exist to serve.
Our Charities Team offer services including:
- Establishing new organisations and registering new charities and trading subsidiaries
- Conversions to alternative legal forms
- Governing document ‘health-checks’ and constitutional change
- Altering charitable purposes (‘objects’)
- Advising on public benefit requirements and how to deal with them
- Guidance on funds and their proper use, appeals and fundraising
- Insight on trading activities to carry out the charity’s work or generate income
- Restructures, collaborative and partnership working and mergers
- Governance advice, development and review of policies
Our expert
Our Charities Legal Manager, Cecile Gillard, specialises in charity and company law, the regulation, legal administration and governance of organisations, constitutions and trading activities.
Cecile shares her diverse and detailed of knowledge in journals and publications, which help to develop and review best practice guidance, as well as serving on working parties, to comment on proposed legal reforms. Her published titles include Charity Checklists and How to Run a Charity. Cecile also leads training and development activities for boards, staff and volunteers.
A member of the Charity Law Association, Cecile has helped run a number of events for the Chartered Institute of Governance. Alongside this, she is a co-tutor for the Institute’s Certificate in Charity Law and Governance.
If you are interested in any of the services listed above and would like to speak to Cecile, please contact us…we can help you and your organisation.
