Moore Barlow‘s schools and charities practice advises a diverse roster of national charities, faith-based organisations and not-for-profit bodies on governance, regulatory compliance, restructuring, employment, and property matters. Guildford-based Gordon Reid leads the practice, focusing on both governance and transactional work, while Paul Ridout is the go-to adviser for faith-based, cultural, and medical charities. Joanna Lada-Walicki handles complex employment and safeguarding matters, and Ben Collingwood advises on pastoral and HR issues. George Shepherd is also recommended.
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Key clients
- Young Minds Trust
- Titus Trust
- The Froebel Trust
- National Rifle Association
- Hampshire & Isle of Wight Air Ambulance
- Boys’ Brigade
- Shooting Star Children’s Hospices
- Catholic Diocese of Portsmouth
- Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence
- Institute of Biomedical Science
- Compassion UK
- 24-7 Prayer
Work highlights
Advising Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance on “Operation Airbase” to create a combined headquarters and airbase at Southampton Airport.
Advising a large education and training charity on international funding arrangements over its assets valued at $94m.
Advising MD Developments (London) Limited on setting up a new corporate foundation (MD Hope Foundation CIO) to provide grants to projects supporting children and the elderly in the UK and their home country of Moldova.
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Practice head
Gordon Reid; Joanna Lada-Walicki
Other key lawyers
Ben Collingwood; George Shepherd