Cripps Harries Hall

What we do

We review your currrent practices to see if they comply with your governing documents and with Charity Commission and statutory requirements. We recommend best practice and assist you in formulating good policies and procedures.

This can be a one-off review, or something we repeat periodically, as regulations change.

If the Charity Commission should start an investigation we can guide and support you through the process.

Why Cripps Harries Hall

Our experience of dealing with the Charity Commission is extensive.

Our aim is to ensure that you comply with the relevant regulations, but we have dealt with many investigations and that experience will stand you in good stead should the Charity Commission take action.

Our approach to billing is also innovative and transparent.

Next steps

For further information please contact Peter Scott or Mary-Anne Gribbon. 

Our experienced, multi-disciplinary team of lawyers deals with a wide range of issues affecting chartities and not-for-profit organisations. Here are a few example:

• Provision of continuing governance advice and secretariat services to Sovereign Harbour Trust and other incorporated charities.
• Advising on charity deregistration of Sovereign Harbour Trust involving creation of subsidiary Community Interest Company and successful negotiations with the Charity Commission and the CIC regulator.
• Advising Moravian Church Schools on the effect of the public benefit test on their charitable status and the changes needed to be implemented to comply with the new guidelines.
• Acting for Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust on a company reorganisation, involving two charities being wound up and the trading subsidiary of one being transferred to the main charity.
• Representing two charities which both faced Charity Commission investigations resulting from complaints from third parties.