Charities and nonprofits are wonderfully unique; They do amazing things and often support the weakest. Practical, innovative and cost-effective nonprofit law advice is essential to running a charity.
Our charities team understands the complex dynamics of running and maintaining a charity. To this end, our service is tailored to your individual needs, particularly in terms of cost and effort.
We are deeply committed to your sector. We host a free charity forum and many of our team members are charity directors or school principals and are familiar with the governance issues and pressures the industry faces. Our extensive network of contacts allows us to take a holistic view of the activities of a non-profit or not-for-profit organization. We also provide training for charities on topics ranging from management to fundraising.
Governance & structures
- Purpose: are your aims being delivered effectively?
- Leadership and Integrity: Do board and directors have a clear vision of strategy?
- Openness and communication: do you have genuine, open communication processes when you succeed and when you fail?
- Decision making, risk and control: How effective are your management systems?
- Board Effectiveness and Diversity: Is there an appropriate balance of skills, experience and background to enable effective decision-making?
Useful link: Charity Governance Code
Fundraising , grants & contracts
Our non-profit law experts work with you and can advise you on many complex issues:
- Working with financial advisors to comply with tax regulations.
- Setting up charity trading subsidiaries.
- Commercial relationships and corporate partnerships .
- Grants and government funding.
Mergers & collaboration
Successful mergers are commercially sound; they will allow you to expand your services, motivate your team and volunteers and be in line with your vision and values. But how do you know if a merger is right for you? Merging with another charity is a complex decision and should not be taken lightly.
Whether you’re looking to partner with a similar organization, our experience and networks mean you really understand the process. Advising on:
- The merger process from start to finish
- Strategic planning and aligning of values
- Risk assessments;
- acquiring work or assets
- Forming a new charity
- Managing a new, separate entity
- Any limitations of a merger or collaboration
- Employment issues such as TUPE and HR
- Communication policies and procedures.
Property
Property expansion, development or sale require expert advice.With expertise that includes community centers and community centers, we have teams across the business to help you:
- Selling or leasing your charity property;
- Applying for and securing planning permission
- Change of use
- Mortgages and loans against your charity’s property
- Land and titles
- Getting commission approval should you need it
- Providing correct declarations and certificates in sales processes; and
- Communication procedures for boards and trustees
Data protection
How we work with you
kjuris law acts for businesses and families throughout the UK. Technology has enabled us to offer a high level of service to our customers, whether they are close to our offices or not. Our advice can be given in different ways:
- Over the telephone
- Via video conferencing
- In face to face meetings
