About

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Our specialist Charities team works with a ride range of local and national organisations, advising senior leaders and trustees on the legal issues affecting their day-to-day operations and on their wider strategic plans.

Our approach is to build long-term relationships, taking the time to understand your charity, your people and your purpose – so that we can work alongside you effectively to achieve your desired outcomes.

We are known for our friendly, accessible and responsive approach. We deliver practical advice in terms you can understand. We will offer a view, without sitting on the fence.

We enjoy a good working relationship with the Charity Commission and have excellent contacts with a range of other professionals who support charities, such as accountants, investment managers and surveyors.

Recent highlights include:

  • Securing the registration as a charity of the Live Trust, a transformative new funding initiative aimed at keeping live music at the heart of communities across the UK by collecting levies from ticket sales for stadium/arena concerts and applying them to support grassroots music venues and those who work in them.
  • Advising a maritime heritage organisation on a legal structure to secure the integrity of a nationally significant collection of artefacts recovered from historic wrecks.
  • Advising the Boys’ Brigade on the sale of its headquarters to Witherslack Group for £5.25m.

Chambers Review

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Charities - UK-wide

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Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Moore Barlow provides a comprehensive range of advice for national and international charities. The team largely handles governance, transactional and structural matters, including areas such as fundraising, mergers, regulatory, property, registration and employment. Moore Barlow also has expertise in youth charities alongside regularly dealing with the Charity Commission. Another facet to the firm's practice is handling cross-border charity mandates.

Work Highlights

  • Moore Barlow acted for the Young Minds Trust in the development of its partnership agreement with M&S.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Gordon Reid
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Gordon Reid
Head of Charities
4
Band 4
Gordon Reid frequently assists charities with both transactional and contentious matters. He is also noted for his knowledge of governance and operational issues impacting third-sector organisations.

Gordon is an excellent charities lawyer.

Paul Ridout
4
Paul Ridout
4
Band 4
Paul Ridout is a lawyer in the charities team based in Moore Barlow's Guildford office. He regularly assists cultural, healthcare and faith-based charities on matters including governance and regulatory compliance. Ridout is particularly adept at advising on interactions with the Charity Commission and the CQC.

Paul provides an exceptional service and consistently ensures that terms are legally sound and favourable to our organisation.

Paul has always been very helpful and responsive to issues in a timely manner. His knowledge of charity law is very strong.

George Shepherd
George Shepherd
Associates to watch
George Shepherd is an associate who advises a range of clients including in the health and faith-based spaces, as well as traditional foundations and trusts. He handles mergers, governance reviews, incorporations and property transactions.

George understands the environment in which our organisation operates and recognises the key challenges, which enables him to provide tailored advice.

George's advice is timely and helpful.

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Charities

Gordon Reid
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Gordon Reid
Head of Charities
4
Band 4
Paul Ridout
4
Paul Ridout
4
Band 4
George Shepherd
George Shepherd
Associates to watch

Members

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Cerys Cousins

Gordon Reid

Gordon Reid

Head of Department

Grace Miller

Helen Harvie

Olivia Stanton

Clients

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24-7 Prayer

Chichester Harbour Trust

Compassion UK

Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance

Help Musicians

Institute of Biomedical Science

Roman Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth

Shooting Star Children's Hospices

Woking Hospice

Wonderseekers

Young Minds Trust

Industries

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Almshouses

Charities/Not-For-Profit

Faith Based Organisations

Hospices

Independent Schools