Funding & Commercial Arrangements


Financial and tax matters are a major concern for all voluntary sector organisations. Our expertise enables us to ensure that exposure to tax and VAT is minimised and possible tax savings are pursued whilst ensuring compliance with tax and charity regulations.

Our approach is to give practical advice, often working with a charity’s accountants, so that our clients can manage their funding and maximise their fundraising potential, in the following areas:

  • Fundraising activities; from fundraising events to sponsorships and cause-related marketing relationships with commercial supporters;
  • Grant-funding arrangements, including advising on grant agreements and security requirements;
  • Relationships with central and local government in delivering public services;
  • Commercial financing arrangements, including advice on negotiating terms and security requirements;
  • Lottery fundraising;
  • Legacy fundraising from legacy literature to legacy disputes;
  • Establishing trading subsidiaries for taxable trading activities.

We also advise commercial supporters on their involvement with charity fundraising as sponsors.