England - East Midlands • Private client
HCR Hewitsons
At HCR Hewitsons, Virginia Henley takes the lead on all charity law issues; from initial registration to mergers and assistance withincident reporting. The practice has a history acting for almshouse charities, education providers and Oxbridge Colleges. Henley continues to be instructed on charity governance, commercial arrangements, fundraising and charity law compliance.
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Key clients
- Medicines Development for Global Health Limited
- Scott Bader Company Limited
- Charity Commission (The Kingdom Church GB)
- Tudor Hall School
- Northamptonshire Association for the Blind
- Leighton Buzzard United and Almshouse Charity
- Greens Norton Village Hall
- Milton Keynes Community Foundation
- Cripps Foundation
- St Giles Estate Charity
- The Alice Ottleians and Old Elizabethans’ Association
- Immanuel College, Bushey
- Three Counties Agricultural Society
- Ravenstone Hospital
- Becketts & Sargeant’s Educational Foundation
- The Stowe School Foundation
Work highlights
- Advised Australian-based medical research not-for-profit entity, Medicines Development for Global Health Ltd, in developing its overseas reach, gaining charitable registration for its UK company, and drafting the necessary intercompany documentation to underpin best practice between international connected charities.
- Instructed by the Scott Bader Company Ltd, a leading UK-based global chemical company, to review and amend all the governance arrangements of the Group.
- Appointed under investigation by the Charity Commission, following an inquiry by the Trading Standards Authority to review governance of Christian charity, The Kingdom Church GB.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Virginia Henley