Funding & Commercial Arrangements

Financial and tax matters are a major concern for all voluntary sector organisations. Organisations need to be able to take advantage of emerging opportunities but always with the security that they are complying with tax and charity regulation.

Tax and VAT often shapes charity fundraising and funding arrangements. It always has to be taken into account. Our expertise enables us to ensure that exposure to tax and VAT is minimised and possible tax savings are pursued.

Our approach is to give practical advice so our clients can manage their funding and maximise their fundraising potential.

We bring this approach to our advice on:-

• 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.

In their final comments the judges said 'Stone King place charity work at the centre of their practice and having concluded the apparently seamless integration of two highly renowned charity teams they deserve top marks for entrepreneurship and innovation.'