Foot Anstey

Charities | Legacies

Andrew is a Managing Associate at the firm and has over 14 years’ experience in advising charities and other not-for-profits on governance and regulatory matters. He deals extensively with the formation and registration of corporate charities, charitable trusts and other community-focused structures, and advises their governing bodies on their duties, roles and responsibilities. He regularly carries out constitutional and governance reviews, and provides training to trustees at all levels.

Andrew has acted on several charity mergers and has assisted with the charity law aspects of several charity acquisitions. He also advises on contracts between charities and commercial entities, charity fundraising and trading and intellectual property matters.  Andrew acts for charities and not-for-profits of all sizes and forms, including companies limited by guarantee, charitable incorporated organisations (CIOs), charitable trusts, Royal Charter bodies and statutory corporations. He has particular experience with arts organisations, armed forces charities and charities in the healthcare sector.

Andrew is a former trustee and chairman of the London Philharmonic Choir, as part of which he sang first tenor for many years. In his spare time, he enjoys travel, theatre and music.