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Charities
Hansells Charities Team is one of East Anglia's leading advisers on charity law. Charities face many of the issues individuals and businesses have to deal with and we are able to provide advice on a wide range of subjects.
Establishment - Consideration of the most appropriate structure for a charity, drafting of constitutional documentation, completion of Charity Commission application forms and completing registration with the Charity Commission.
Constitutional Structures - advice on moving from an unincorporated charity to one with limited liability, separation of non-charitable activities and the establishment of trading subsidiaries, the commercial relationships between the charity and its subsidiary.
Incorporation - establishing charities as an incorporated entity from the outset or migration from charitable trust to company limited by guarantee, trading activities and the relationship of subsidiaries with parent.
Governance Issues - interpretation of governing documents, advice on the liability of trustees and their relationships with each other, protection of trustees, liability insurance and risk management.
Commercial Matters - advising on joint ventures and commercial arrangements, intellectual property protection and licensing, employment matters, health and safety and date protection.
Fund Raising by Charities - commercial participator agreements and public collection regulation, lotteries.
Dispute Resolution - advising trustees on their position and charities on their management of a dispute.
Property - licences and leases, sale and purchase of freehold and leasehold properties within s36 Charities Act, Charity Commission approvals.
Taxation of Charities - Gift Aid Schemes, payroll giving, capital taxes.
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Our Team
Hansells Charities Team is one of East Anglia's leading advisers on charity law. Charities face many of the issues individuals and businesses have to deal with and we are able to provide advice on a wide range of subjects.
Establishment - Consideration of the most appropriate structure for a charity, drafting of constitutional documentation, completion of Charity Commission application forms and completing registration with the Charity Commission.
Constitutional Structures - advice on moving from an unincorporated charity to one with limited liability, separation of non-charitable activities and the establishment of trading subsidiaries, the commercial relationships between the charity and its subsidiary.
Incorporation - establishing charities as an incorporated entity from the outset or migration from charitable trust to company limited by guarantee, trading activities and the relationship of subsidiaries with parent.
Governance Issues - interpretation of governing documents, advice on the liability of trustees and their relationships with each other, protection of trustees, liability insurance and risk management.
Commercial Matters - advising on joint ventures and commercial arrangements, intellectual property protection and licensing, employment matters, health and safety and date protection.
Fund Raising by Charities - commercial participator agreements and public collection regulation, lotteries.
Dispute Resolution - advising trustees on their position and charities on their management of a dispute.
Property - licences and leases, sale and purchase of freehold and leasehold properties within s36 Charities Act, Charity Commission approvals.
Taxation of Charities - Gift Aid Schemes, payroll giving, capital taxes.
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Our Team
