Charity Lawyers
Charities face complex legal, regulatory, and governance challenges. Our expert charity lawyers provide clear, practical legal support, helping charities navigate these issues with confidence.
We work closely with trustees and senior management teams, ensuring that your organisation is legally compliant, well-governed, and positioned for success.
Running a charity requires specialist legal support from advisers who understand the sector’s unique and often complex challenges.
Our legal advice is pragmatic, commercially focused, and tailored to help you make informed decisions that benefit your organisation and, ultimately, its beneficiaries.
We are trusted partners to a wide range of charities, from small community organisations to national and international charities. Whether you are a health & social care charity, a faith-based organisation, social enterprise, or grant-making foundation, our sector expertise means you will receive practical, results-driven solutions that enable your organisation to thrive.
Our proactive charity lawyers help you manage risks, seize opportunities, and operate with confidence. With transparent, fixed-price solutions, we provide cost-effective legal advice so you can plan ahead with certainty.
Let us handle the legal complexities so you can dedicate more time to making a difference for your beneficiaries.
Our expertise
We are passionate about the charity sector, and many of our charity lawyers serve as trustees themselves. Our legal expertise extends beyond advice - we also offer training, frequent legal insights, and practical guidance through our newsletters, seminars, and leading publications.
Our support covers every stage of your charity’s journey, from inception to growth, restructuring, and beyond. Whether you are setting up a new charity, merging with another organisation, or navigating governance and compliance challenges, we provide the legal expertise to help you succeed.
Explore these pages to learn more about how we can help your charity thrive. Get in touch with our team for expert legal support. Our specialist services for charities include:
Constitutional, Governance & Regulation
Strong governance is essential to your charity’s success, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and best practice. We provide expert advice on constitutional matters, governance structures, and regulatory obligations, helping you build a resilient and well-managed organisation.
Disputes
Legal disputes can be disruptive and time-consuming, but with the right support, they can be effectively managed or avoided. Our team advises on internal governance disputes, regulatory investigations, and litigation, working to protect your charity’s reputation and resources.
Grant Funding & Fundraising
Securing and managing funding is crucial to sustaining and growing your charity’s impact. We help you navigate the legal aspects of grant agreements, fundraising compliance, and donor relations, ensuring transparency and regulatory adherence.
Investments & Endowments
As a charity trustee, you’re in a unique position to make a meaningful impact through your investments, whether that’s driving financial growth or advancing your charity’s mission.
Mergers & Collaboration
Partnerships and mergers can strengthen charities, creating opportunities for growth and efficiency. We guide you through the legal complexities of collaboration agreements, joint ventures, and full mergers, ensuring a smooth transition that aligns with your mission.
Setting Up a Charity
Setting up a new charity requires careful planning and legal expertise to ensure compliance with the Charity Commission’s requirements. We assist with structuring your charity, drafting governing documents, and navigating the registration process efficiently.
Restructuring
Whether responding to financial challenges or preparing for future growth, restructuring can help your charity remain sustainable. We provide strategic legal support on reorganisations, incorporations, and operational changes, ensuring compliance and long-term stability.
The VWV team is knowledgeable and approachable. They are clear in their advice and understand the client's perspective, and are able to offer pragmatic solutions as well as the purely legal view.
