Working with the Not-for-Profit Sector varied activities ranging across a broad spectrum. As a result of this diversity, we have developed a depth and breadth of knowledge and experience of the legal problems encountered by charities and their trustees, as well as practical solutions to those problems. Our team is one of the largest such teams in the country. We provide advice on a broad range of legal and practical issues affecting charities and other not-for-profit organisations, including: ◆
creation of new charities: we typically deal with the creation of over 50 new charities every year. We have a detailed understanding of the post-registration demands on charities and their
Stone King has a recognised expertise in acting for charities
trustees and are able to use this
and educational institutions. We are recognised by the
knowledge to anticipate potential
Chambers Guide to the Legal Profession 2012 as being in the
issues at an early stage, thereby hopefully avoiding problems later on;
top tier of charity law firms nationally, being one of only three ◆
firms to receive this accolade.
grant and funding issues: including the receipt and management of public funding and preparation of grant
We understand the need for charities to be able to show to external regulatory authorities that they comply with the highest standards required of public and charitable bodies and that they are fully accountable for the use of public and tax relieved funds. We also understand the need for organisations to obtain proper value for money and to operate on sound commercial principles in order to secure this.
We have offices in London, Bath and Cambridge. We serve the charity sector on a national basis through our three offices and also by modern communications technology. We are also happy to meet our clients at their offices if this is more convenient.
policies, programmes and agreements; ◆
academies;
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constitutional and governance issues;
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international, cross-border issues;
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governance issues; ◆
Our Charity and Education Unit is recognised as one of the leading such practices in the UK. We act for over 180 of the country’s leading charities and other not-for-profit organisations with
dealings with the Charity Commission on constitutional, regulatory and acquisition, management and disposals of property;
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mergers;
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investment powers; and
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employment matters.
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While our firm is not large approximately half of the firm's turnover is attributable to our work with charities and educational institutions, with 25 lawyers
dedicated exclusively to acting for charities and educational institutions.
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What the legal press says about our
Charity and Not-for-Profit lawyers This firm has one of the most substantial charities teams and sources confirm it has "truly gained national recognition". The firm is deeply rooted in the sector and can advise clients on the full spectrum of charity law. This firm's enviable charities practice makes it a dominant force... as a whole, the firm enjoys an illustrious national reputation. Jonathan Burchfield is "straightforward and has his finger on the pulse". Michael King is praised for being "a star; a first class operator." Clients appreciate his "clear and precise advice" and "ability to see the bigger picture" without being bogged down in details. Ann Phillips adopts an "analytical, practical and thoughtful approach" and is "rated as one of the first-class practitioners in the field". Stephen Ravenscroft impresses with his "incredible retention of detail and his forward thinking". His "reputation continues to rise". Robert Meakin "sits back, listens to what clients want, captures their views and then acts appropriately on them". Richard Gold has "an impressive grasp of the issues and can communicate effectively with academic staff and governors in particular�.
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A selection of our Charity Clients (as published in The RCM Guide to the Top 3,000 Charities 2012/2013) Above and Beyond Action on Addiction Action with Communities in Rural England Active Nation UK Ltd Aid to the Church in Need (UK) Akiva School Foundation Arts Council England Arundel and Brighton Diocesan Trust Barnwood House Trust Barrow Cadbury Trust Battersea Dogs & Cats Home Bell Educational Trust Ltd Benenden Hospital Trust Benevolent Fund Institution of Civil Engineers BirdLife International British Refugee Council BRUNELCARE Butterfly Conservation Buttle Trust Cabrini Children's Society Cancer Research UK Caritas Care Catholic Agency for Overseas Development Catholic Trust for England and Wales Cerebra Charles Hayward Foundation Chartered Institute of Taxation CharteredInstitute of Logistics&Transport UK CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA Christian Aid Civil Service Benevolent Fund Claverton Manor Clifton Diocesan Trust Community of St Mary at the Cross Community of St Mary the Virgin Concern Universal Congregation of La Retraite Trustees Congregation of La Sainte Union Congregation of the Daughters of Wisdom Congregation of the Sisters of St Martha Congregation ofthe Servants of Mary(London) Conservation Education & Research Trust Corporation of Trinity House Cranstoun Drug Services Creative and Cultural Industries Limited Daughters Mary Joseph English Province Daughters of the Cross of Liege David Lewis Centre DebRA Diabetes UK Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund Dolphin Square Charitable Foundation, The Dominican Sisters Congregation Newcastle Dorothy House Foundation Ltd Downside Abbey General Trust East Anglia's Children's Hospices English Dominican Congregation Ch Fund Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust Eureka Charitable Trust, The Exeter College, Oxford Fair Share Trust Fairfield (Croydon) Faithful Companions of Jesus Foundation for Liver Research
Franciscan Missionaries Charitable Trust Franciscan Sisters Minoress Geological Society of London Girls' Day School Trust, The Global Charities Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Harold Hyam Wingate Foundation HCPT - The Pilgrimage Trust HF Trust Limited Holburne Museum Holstein UK Independent Age Inst of Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary International Inst for Strategic Studies JCA Charitable Foundation Jewish Care Kennedy Institute Rheumatology Trust Kennedy Memorial Fund Kingsway International Christian Centre Landmark Trust Langdon Foundation Legacy Trust UK Leics Independent Educational Trust Leprosy Mission England Little Company of Mary Lloyd's Register Asia Lloyd's Register Educational Trust Lloyd's Register EMEA Lloyds TSB Foundation England & Wales Lowry Centre Trust Making Space Marist Sisters Provincial Fund Meath Epilepsy Trust Medlock Charitable Trust Mercy Ships - UK Mission Aviation Fellowship International Mission Care Moorfields Eye Hospital Special Trustees National Benevolent Institution National Council Voluntary Organisations National Maritime Museum National Trust New College Development Fund New Kadampa Tradition New Wine Trust Nottingham Roman Catholic Diocesan Trust Nuffield Trst for Res.&Pol.Studies in Health Ormiston Trust Otto Schiff Housing Association Oxfam Oxford Centre Hebrew & Jewish Studies PDSA Philharmonia Polish Catholic Mission, The Poor Servants of the Mother of God Poor Sisters of Nazareth Progressio Redwings Horse Sanctuary Refuge Religious Sisters of Charity Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia Rosminian Sisters Providence
Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund Royal Air Force Club Royal Horticultural Society Royal Institute International Affairs Royal Marsden Hospital Charity Royal Masonic Trust For Girls and Boys Royal Soc (Arts Manufactures & Commerce) Royal Society of Medicine Said Business School Foundation Samuel Sebba Charitable Trust Save the Children (UK) Save the Children International Scope Send a Cow Sequoia Trust, The Shelterbox SignHealth Sisters Hospitallers of the Sacred Heart Sisters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul Sisters of St Joseph of Peace Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mary UK Society for Helpers of the Holy Souls Society for Protection Animals Abroad Society of Chemical Industry Society of Jesus Soka Gakkai International UK Somerset Redstone Trust Specialist Schools and Academies Trust Spectrum SS Great Britain Project St Benedict's Abbey Ealing St David's Foundation Hospice Care St John Hackney Joint Estates Charities St John's Hospital St Stephen's Aids Trust St Vincent de Paul Society Stroke Association Sutton's Hospital in Charterhouse Teresa Ball International Solidarity Fund Theatre Royal Bath Ltd Titsey Foundation Treloar Trust Trustees of the Bernadine Sisters Charity Union Sisters Mercy Great Britain University of Oxford Veolia Environmental Trust, The Wales Council for Voluntary Action Walthamstow & Chingford Almshouse Charity Westminster RC Diocesan Trust Westminster Society Whale Dolphin Conservation Society White Horse Care Trust Whitechapel Gallery Will Charitable Trust Will Woodlands World Emergency Relief World Horse Welfare Worth Abbey YWCA Central Club
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