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Charities

Our specialist team advises national and international charities and not for profit organisations, as well as small locally based organisations achieve the best outcomes for their beneficiaries. We have extensive experience in acting for clients across the sector and many of our charity lawyers are charity trustees themselves. We provide first-class advice tailored to the context you operate in.

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Our charities team has a proven track record and a strong reputation, with specialist charity lawyers who act for a wide range of charitable organisations across the third sector.

Charities can face complex, sensitive issues that require crisis management, stakeholder management and national and international media liaison. They also face more day to day challenges and carry out more strategic planned projects in which it is important to understand the regulatory framework. As your experienced advisers, we can provide focussed guidance on a strategic and practical level.

Our charities team is full service, providing advice on all aspects of your operation including:

Governance
All aspects of regulatory compliance
Mergers and restructuring
Bank funding and security
Fundraising
Grant agreements
Safeguarding
Serious incident reporting
Disputes
Charity Commission enquiries
Property
Employees and volunteers
Data protection and cyber security
Commercial contracts
Intellectual property and brand management

We offer advice across your life cycle, from start-up and registration, to winding up and insolvency.

The team acts for all types and sizes of charities including national household names. Our clients include professional bodies, research charities, grant giving charities, health and social care charities, universities, further education colleges, schools, environmental charities and many more.

Featured experience

Advising on numerous charity transactions including mergers, acquisitions, and disposals
Successfully defending a charity in complex charity proceedings brought against it in the High Court, related to allegations of an unlawful election of the current president and financial irregularities
Advising charities on governance reviews, including reviewing constitutional documents, schemes of management and delegation, and relevant policies and procedures
Assisting charities with crisis management issues of all descriptions, including reporting serious incidents to the Charity Commission and other regulators
Advising charities on grant agreements, both as grant givers and recipients

DAC Beachcroft has clear sector knowledge and familiarity with regulators and regulatory rules. They are approachable, down-to-earth and understanding fee earners.

Chambers and Partners UK, 2026, Charities

They were quick to respond to communications, able to progress the work at pace, and provide effective and clear communication all the way through the process. Their work was exemplary.

Chambers and Partners UK, 2026, Charities

Emma-Jane Dalley is very respected and revered by our charity. She has a practical approach and has been able to manage our expectations realistically but still offering a confident approach.

Legal 500 UK, 2026, Charities

Georgina James is extremely supportive and responsive to our needs. She is a wonderful listener and always manages to grasp key matters quickly.

Legal 500 UK, 2026, Charities and not-for-profit

They have an ability to provide perspective and rationale on very specific situations and cases. The do not provide "off the shelves" advice but bespoke options and well-presented reports.

Chambers and Partners UK, 2026, Charities

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