Muckle LLP’s charities practice demonstrates a strong profile advising on charity law and governance in the sports and education sectors. Samantha Pritchard leads the charities team since joining in December 2022 from Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP. She has particular expertise advising charities on mergers, collaboration, governance issues, operational and Charity Commission compliance matters. Joanne Davison draws on her wealth of experience in governance and project work, regularly advising on restructuring and joint ventures as well as establishing social enterprises. Chris Hook, promoted to partner in April 2023, is the key contact for sports clubs on not-for-profit structures, mergers, governance, trustee duties and commercial matters. While John Devine left the firm in October 2022 to go in-house, he remains a consultant solicitor.
Charities and not-for-profit in North
Muckle LLP
Praxisleiter:
Samantha Pritchard
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Chris Hook; Joanne Davison
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‘The team are friendly, approachable and explain legal issues and their advice in clear and accessible terms.’
‘People make the difference! Despite everyone being busy time is taken to get to know you as a client, understand the issue you need help with and then to discuss the different approaches that can be taken. A good blend of commercial, legal and common sense.’
‘Joanne Davison always has time, cares about people, charities and communities and you never feel you are wasting her time.’
Kernmandanten
The Football Foundation
parkrun Global
Great North Air Ambulance Service
The Alnwick Garden Trust
The Greggs Foundation
The Premier League Charitable Fund
County Durham Community Foundation
Chelsea FC Foundation
Tyneside Cinema
St Cuthbert’s Care
Children’s Heart Unit Fund (CHUF)
Newcastle University Students’ Union
Mental Health Concern (Concern Group)
Rape Crisis England and Wales
CSIS Charity Fund
Hospital of King James Gateshead
The Little Theatre Gateshead
Dame Allan’s Schools
Newcastle Dog & Cat Shelter
Highlight-Mandate
- Advising the Football Foundation on the national roll out of the £200m Hubs Programme facilities launched by The Football Association (FA).
- Acting for parkrun Global Limited, advising on all legal matters including corporate governance, data protection issues, various commercial agreements with sponsors, contractual issues with former sponsors and overseas franchise holders.
Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP
The Newcastle team at Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP ‘well thought through‘ and ‘timely’ strategic, regulatory, operational and trust advice to charities and not for profits, including the National Trust and BBC Children in Need as well as government departments and local authorities. The team led by Emma Moody, supported by associate Sally Cooper features sub-specialisms in education, health & care and religion and is established in safeguarding governance and regulatory investigations. Recently, the team acted for the Department for Education in establishing a new not for profit to operate an educational academy.
Praxisleiter:
Emma Moody
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Sally Cooper
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‘The thing that stood out to me about WBD’s team was their ownership, focus on delivery, client experience, and mission alignment. As a Charity it is much easier to work with any service provider when they care about what you do, the team did a great job of focusing on our needs as an organisation and protecting our interests, while considering the complex relationships we have with delivery partners and the young people we support.’
‘I can wholeheartedly say that without Emma and Sally’s professionalism, reassurance, competence, interpersonal skills, reliability and tenacity, the charity that I founded may not exist and the young people we support would not be supported.’
‘The team navigated us through the complicated and ‘new’ process of Cathedrals becoming registered charities with outstanding knowledge and determination.’
Kernmandanten
BBC Children in Need
Which? / Consumers’ Association
National Trust
Royal Academy of Engineering
The Dogs Trust
Mental Health Matters
Mental Health Concern
National Benevolent Charity
Absolute Return for Kids (ARK)
NESTA Challenges
National Energy Action
Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul
RNLI
Department for Education
Academy of Medical Sciences
Humankind Charity
NCFE
HCT Group
Beamish Museum
St John of God Hospitaller Services
Urban Green Newcastle
Mohiuddin Trust
Halo Leisure Services Limited
North Northumberland Hospice Care
Newcastle Cathedral
St Mary Magdalene and Holy Jesus Trust
Carlisle Cathedral
Derby Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral
Lichfield Cathedral
Bristol Cathedral
Percy Hedley Foundation
Newcastle Diocesan Board of Education
Wrigleys Solicitors LLP
Charity expert Fiona Wharton heads up the team at Wrigleys Solicitors LLP which offers a ‘top class service’ to regional, national and international clients, recently adding the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments to its portfolio. Wharton is highly specialised in governance, mergers and collaborative working, almshouses as well as advising public sector bodies in their role as corporate trustees. Drawing on national expertise, the team offers advice to faith charities and specialises in community-led housing for which Laura Moss is the key contact. Joanna Blackman advises charities, their trading subsidiaries, and social enterprises on constitutional amendments, structural transactions and asset transfers.
Praxisleiter:
Fiona Wharton
Weitere Kernanwälte:
Laura Moss; Joanna Blackman
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‘They have an excellent knowledge base of that Charity sector which is invaluable. This is a key strength in what can be a complicated sector, particularly in dealings with Regulators and Commissioning teams. They are widely renowned in this sector and have a great reputation.’
‘Fiona Wharton is exceptional in her experience of all charity legal matters. She is an excellent advisor and her knowledge is invaluable in highlighting key areas particularly in the merger process we are undertaking. Without her guidance and expertise we would have encountered serious pitfalls’
‘They are a charity specialist and have the expertise to fully and properly advise charity clients. Fiona Wharton has excellent charity expertise.’
Kernmandanten
Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments
Housing Justice
Crossroads Care Cheshire, Manchester & Merseyside Limited
Herstmonceux Community Land Trust
Hospital of the Holy and Undivided Trinity
City Mental Health Alliance CIC
Staveley Community Trust