Charities & Ecclesiastical Law

Specialisms

• Charity administration
• Charity formation
• Charity amalgamations and incorporations
• Sales, purchases, easements and leases of charity land
• Landlord and tenant matters
• Charity accounts and external auditing for Charity Commission compliance
• Employment and corporate services
• Ecclesiastical law of Church of England
• Faculty procedures and advice to parishes
• Ecclesiastical conveyancing and property work

The Charity and Ecclesiastical team is increasingly acting in the administration and establishment of charities as the Charily Commission steps up the regulation of the charity and voluntary sector.

Helen McFall is the Registrar for the Diocese of Chester.

Chambers Client's Guide to the Legal Profession 2005 summed up Birch Cullimore as a "quality practice" valued for the "accurate advice and friendly approach" displayed by all its lawyers and "commanding a great deal of popularity locally"

Birch Cullimore are committed to a quality assured service for the charity and ecclesiastical clients for whom we act.

Departmental details are available on our team page.