Muckle LLP’s charities team advises clients regionally and nationally, with recognised expertise in community sports charities, educational charities, and organisations in the arts, culture and heritage sectors. The team offers comprehensive support across charity law and regulation, as well as employment, real estate, IP, data, banking and corporate matters. Samantha Pritchard leads the team, specialising in mergers, governance, and compliance work. Chris Hook is noted for his work with community sports organisations, advising on structures and governance, while Alison Jones provides broad charity law advice with a particular focus on data protection and regulatory matters.
Charities and not-for-profit in North
Muckle LLP
Responsables de la pratique:
Samantha Pritchard
Autres avocats clés:
Chris Hook; Alison Jones; Joanne Davison
Les références
‘Experienced but practical team, work with us to find the best solutions to often difficult issues.’
‘Joanne Davison and Samantha Pritchard are all responsive, proactive and work with us to problem solve with a common-sense yet knowledgeable approach.’
‘They have a clear understanding of charity and trust law, which can then be explained in clear layman’s terms, so it helps in passing that information on to others.’
Principaux clients
Royal Ballet School Endowment Fund
The Football Foundation
parkrun Global Limited
West Ham United Foundation
The Zurbaran Trust
The Auckland Project
Tyneside Cinema
Age UK Newcastle and North Tyneside
Teesside Mind
Rape Crisis England and Wales
The Premier League Charitable Fund
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
Point North Community Foundation
NFL Foundation UK
Citizens Advice Somerset
St Cuthbert’s Care
Citizens Advice Gateshead
Education Development Trust
The Alnwick Garden Trust
Principaux dossiers
- Advising the Royal Ballet School Endowment Fund on the restructuring of its permanent endowment investment portfolio.
- Advising the Football Foundation on the Hub Programme to create national hubs, including 10 regional charities.
- Advising The Zurbaran Trust and The Auckland Project on the acquisition of a Tapestry of national significance from Spain.
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP’s specialist charities practice advises a diverse client base on complex constitutional, governance, transactional and regulatory matters. The team supports clients throughout the full lifecycle of their operations, from formation to mergers and wind-downs, with particular expertise across the religion, education, grant-making, care and membership organisation spaces. Emma Moody leads the Newcastle team and is highly regarded for advising trustees and directors on legal duties and governance. Sally Cooper specialises in constitutional matters, particularly for grant-making charities.
Responsables de la pratique:
Emma Moody
Autres avocats clés:
Sally Cooper
Les références
‘Emma Moody and her team are much more than a standard law team, they will listen, work with what the client requires in a particular situation, and be empathetic to existing relationships and sensitivities. I cannot recommend this team highly enough, they are the best team that I have ever worked with.’
‘Emma Moody has the depth of character and knowledge that leaves you knowing that you are in safe and competent hands. The attention to detail and additional advice are wonderful.’
‘We have been supported by Womble Bond Dickinson for all legal matters relating to the charity’s operation. They have provided consistently high-quality legal advice across charity governance, contracts, employment and TUPE, property and other matters in my experience.’
Principaux clients
BBC Children in Need
Royal Academy of Engineering
Dogs Trust
Mental Health Matters
Everyturn
Archbishops’ Council
York Diocesan Board of Finance
National Energy Action
Church of England Central Services
Humankind Charity (now trading as Waythrough)
NCFE
Zoe’s Place
Saint John of God Hospitaller Services
Percy Hedley Foundation
St Mary Magdalene and Holy Jesus Trust
Durham Cathedral
York Minster
Great North Air Ambulance Service
Principaux dossiers
- Supported Everyturn, a national provider of mental health and wellbeing services, on its acquisition of regional charity Streetwise Young People’s Project.
- Supported National Energy Action on a range of projects with energy providers and other charities working with vulnerable beneficiaries, to provide energy advice and alleviate fuel poverty.
- Advised Humankind Charity (now trading as Waythrough) on its multi-million pound merger with Richmond Fellowship.
Wrigleys Solicitors LLP
Wrigleys Solicitors LLP has an established charity law presence in the North, recently expanding into Cumbria with Laura Moss now based in the region. The team advises on all aspects of charity and company law, governance issues, mergers, trading work and fundraisings. Moss specialises in setting up new charities, mergers, incorporations and constitutional changes, as well as advising community interest companies across the third sector.
Autres avocats clés:
Laura Moss; Laurel Sleet; Daniel Lewis; Nick Dunn
Les références
‘Professional, knowledgeable and friendly service, fully familiar with clubs, associations, charities and companies limited by guarantee.’
‘The individuals are knowledgeable, and there is a wide range of expertise at the company. Laura Moss is very efficient and responsive.’
‘Wrigleys Solicitors is a law firm with a charity sector specialisation that was used to provide independent and confirmatory advice. They demonstrated knowledge of our sector and were able to provide substantial advice to us as a client.’
Principaux clients
Barmoor 1947 Trust