Mills & Reeve LLP has dedicated teams throughout its various offices nationally, which work for all types of charities including some of the largest charities in England and Wales. It regularly assists membership societies, health, social care, and medical research charities, as well as heritage and arts-related charities. It is also skilled at advising on philanthropy-related mandates. Practice head Neil Burton divides his time between the Cambridge and London offices.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Commercially astute, practical and responsive. Understand how we operate and our concerns and able to respond effectively.’

  • ‘Neil Burton coordinates services across team and is great at bringing communities of practice together.'

  • 'Mark Ashton is technically knowledgeable and insightful.’

  • ‘Neil Burton leads an excellent team of charity lawyers; he is responsive and they know their stuff.'

  • ‘Neil Burton is an excellent leader of the team.’

  • ‘Charity team are brilliant!’

  • 'Having Neil Burton's presence in the room builds confidence at all times.’

Key clients

  • Francis Crick Institute
  • The Institution of Engineering and Technology
  • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
  • Royal Society of Chemistry
  • Society of Operating Engineers
  • The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (UK)
  • Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund
  • The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
  • Royal Literary Fund
  • Birdlife International
  • Institute of Mechanical Engineers
  • Wellcome Sanger Institute
  • The Welding Institute
  • Together for Mental Wellbeing

Work highlights

  • Advised Francis Crick Institute on various matters.
  • Advised The Institution of Engineering and Technology on various matters.
  • Advised The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (UK) on a wide range of charity, governance, funds, regulatory, tax, corporate, and commercial matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Neil Burton

Other key lawyers

Mark Ashton