Recent Work

  • We advised a YMCA on its merger with another larger YMCA via a change in its membership but which included full corporate and property due diligence
  • We acted for a national umbrella organisation for specialist rape and sexual abuse support services in connection with their setting up of regionally based subsidiary organisations by way of CIOs
  • We act for a group of charities which operate both a retreat and conference centre staffed by a significantly sized intentional Christian community along with small missional communities, in connection with its general legal advice needs and specifically, the purchase of a former convent
  • We were instructed by a charitable trust providing an environment and facilities to assist with furthering young people’s creative aspirations, in connection with the negotiation of heads of terms and subsequent agreement for lease and lease over office premises located in the grounds of the performance venue, with particular detail relating to landlord’s works and tenant’s contributions
  • Instructed by a North London Islamic charity, we drafted the documents to constitute an innovative programme whereby it could provide assistance to its beneficiary community towards house purchase by providing or arranging the provision of a security deposit to those who could not otherwise afford one
  • Acting for that same charity, we advised them on making an offer and negotiating heads of terms for a phased acquisition for a North London development site in excess of £30M
  • We are currently instructed by a South London Islamic charity in making an offer for a new centre of approximately £4M
  • We are currently acting for an active sea cadets charity sitting on a cash lump sum having sold a property a few years back and looking at the feasibility of taking over the clubhouse of a diminishing youth club charity in the same geographical area – raising issues as to property and the best structuring of an amalgamation/merger.