Charitable governance is a critical part of running a charity.

We advise on:

• The appointment and removal of trustees
• Trustees’ duties and responsibilities
• Delegation of powers and duties
• Issues relating to the day-to-day running of a charitable organisation
• Advice on conflicts of duty/interest.

We support our colleagues in our nationally recognised Education team with governance issues for school, academies, FE and HE clients where required, including;

• Schemes of delegation, particularly in the context of multi-academy trusts
• Risk management across the organisation
• Admissions, exclusions and independent review processes
• Governance reviews and specific advice for academies where the corporate structure is not well understood

Other governance related services include:

• Company secretarial and clerking services for charity and education clients
• A GDPR/Data Protection Office support service to clients across the not-for-profit and education specialist sectors
• Engagement with regulators where required
• Advice in relation to the use of trading subsidiaries