Muckle LLP’s charities team advises clients regionally and nationally, with recognised expertise in community sports charities, educational charities, and organisations in the arts, culture and heritage sectors. The team offers comprehensive support across charity law and regulation, as well as employment, real estate, IP, data, banking and corporate matters. Samantha Pritchard leads the team, specialising in mergers, governance, and compliance work. Chris Hook is noted for his work with community sports organisations, advising on structures and governance, while Alison Jones provides broad charity law advice with a particular focus on data protection and regulatory matters.
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Testimonials
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‘Experienced but practical team, work with us to find the best solutions to often difficult issues.’
‘Joanne Davison and Samantha Pritchard are all responsive, proactive and work with us to problem solve with a common-sense yet knowledgeable approach.'
‘They have a clear understanding of charity and trust law, which can then be explained in clear layman's terms, so it helps in passing that information on to others.’
‘They are amazing. So thorough and so clear in their advice. It really is helpful.'
‘Friendly and approachable. They made a difficult process run smoothly.'
‘Impressed with the Muckles team.'
Key clients
- Royal Ballet School Endowment Fund
- The Football Foundation
- parkrun Global Limited
- West Ham United Foundation
- The Zurbaran Trust
- The Auckland Project
- Tyneside Cinema
- Age UK Newcastle and North Tyneside
- Teesside Mind
- Rape Crisis England and Wales
- The Premier League Charitable Fund
- Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland
Work highlights
Advising the Royal Ballet School Endowment Fund on the restructuring of its permanent endowment investment portfolio.
Advising the Football Foundation on the Hub Programme to create national hubs, including 10 regional charities.
Advising The Zurbaran Trust and The Auckland Project on the acquisition of a Tapestry of national significance from Spain.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Samantha Pritchard
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Alison Jones
Practice head
Samantha Pritchard
Other key lawyers
Chris Hook; Alison Jones; Joanne Davison