Legal Services For Charities & Not-For-Profit Enterprises
"This team provides charities law advice to housing authority, medical and religious clients. Clients are impressed with the team's 'enthusiasm to get to know the principles and values of an organisation'."
Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession 2011
"In 2009 Brenda Rennie’s team at Balfour + Manson LLP was appointed to act for the RS Macdonald Charitable Trust. ‘What is particularly good is their depth of knowledge across the whole charity spectrum and how the various departments interact to produce a balanced, timely and easily understood response’. John Hodge is recommended."
Legal 500 2010
If you are setting up a charity, or in need of legal help in relation to a charity matter, Balfour manson has a full range of services available to charities and not-for-profit enterprises. Our lawyers can provide advice on:
- Choice of Legal Structure
- Incorporation and obtaining of charitable status
- Interpretation and amendment of Constitutional documents
- Reorganisation and mergers
- Wind up and dissolution
- Transactional and corporate advice
- Charity administration, governance and regulatory compliance
- Trustee and Directors duties and responsibilities
"This six-lawyer cross-departmental group draws heavily on the firm's broad range of expertise in commercial, employment and most notably private client work. The team has fostered long-standing relationships with many charities, including Kingdom Housing Association and Bethany Christian Trust, and as a result enjoys a very loyal client following. The group is taking on an increasing amount of international work and recent highlights include setting up and applying for charitable status on behalf of Water Witness International, an NGO dedicated to establishing a standard for safe sustainable water resources in water-scarce regions."
Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession 2010
For more information or legal help in relation to a charity issue, contact John Hodge or Hannah Cockburn.
