Balfour + Manson LLP

"This six-lawyer cross-departmental group draws heavily on the firm's broad range of expertise in commercial, employment and most notably private client work. The team has fostered long-standing relationships with many charities, including Kingdom Housing Association and Bethany Christian Trust, and as a result enjoys a very loyal client following. The group is taking on an increasing amount of international work and recent highlights include setting up and applying for charitable status on behalf of Water Witness International, an NGO dedicated to establishing a standard for safe sustainable water resources in water-scarce regions."
Chambers UK Guide to the Legal Profession 2010

Balfour + Manson works for many clients in the charities field. With its track record in the sector, our Charities team is ideally placed to guide you through legislation which applies to the charities and not-for-profit sector.

Some of the services you require will be obvious. Others perhaps not so. We offer legal advice on all aspects of setting up and running a charitable organisation as well as contracts and property, employment law and litigation.

We act for – and have long connections with – social housing organisations. Our work ranges from dealing with property matters, such as site acquisition and shared ownership, to dealing with constitutional and governance matters which have become more relevant in view of the recent Charities legislation..

We have also been involved in giving advice on other compliance issues, such as Data Protection, etc.
To ensure our clients receive the best possible service, and where it is appropriate, we introduce them to other firms with whom we have strong working links. Two such firms are Bates, Wells and Braithwaite, one of the leading charities solicitors in England, and the accountancy firm Scott-Moncrieff which manages financial issues for a number of charitable organisations.

• Formation and constitutional matters
• OSCR compliance
• Advice to Charity Trustees and training
• Property (sale, purchase and lease) and Social Housing
• Employment issues, including pensions, employee status
• Licensing for events
• Contracts
• Management and administration of trusts
• Tax planning and tax compliance
• Payroll services
• Legacies and succession issues
• Litigation

For more information contact our Charities team.