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Profitable advice for non-profits
A charity or non-profit organisation faces the same issues as any commercial company: managing income, outgoings, tax, staff, IP and property. Add to this mix the need to remain true to the charitable or community mission of the body and a complex and changing regulatory environment, and the need for expert counsel which is sympathetic to the non-profit culture is clear.
At William Sturges we help organisations from the largest charitable institutions to the smallest trusts, including healthcare, heritage, sports and education providers, development agencies and religious groups. We work to help them maximise the effectiveness of fund raising, asset allocation and commercial trading. We also advise individuals seeking tax and estate planning on charitable trusts and tax-efficient philanthropy.
Our clients benefit from relevant, timely advice from the point of establishment, through the design of the constitution and governance processes, relationships with trustees and maintaining relationships with regulators. The special tax status of charitable organisations requires the right advice to optimise exposure to tax and VAT while still ensuring charity compliance.
Among other key areas, our charitable clients often call on our specialist expertise in the property field to help them invest in, manage and sell their varied property assets, from places of worship, care homes and schools to farms and nature reserves, including properties within trading subsidiaries such as shops and offices.
As with all our business group clients, charities also need our help from time to time with resolving conflicts, and we bring the full strength of our mediation and litigation teams to bear together with charities experts in dealing with issues such as disputed bequests, Charity Commission inquiries and appeals. |
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