Are you looking to turn your creative vision into a registered charity?
Choosing the right structure is the most significant decision you will make. It dictates your tax status, grant eligibility, and trustee liability.
We guide theatre companies, museums, and galleries from initial feasibility to successful registration.
We work with you to ensure your community interest statement and asset lock are drafted to protect your mission while allowing for sustainable growth.
Our core services:
We don’t just fill in forms; we articulate your creative mission to satisfy legal requirements.
- Legal Structure Advice: Advising on the best model for your goals.
- Bespoke Governing Documents: Drafting constitutions that include the specific powers needed to commission art, hold IP, and operate in a digital environment.
- Charity Commission Applications: Managing the full process, including the Public Benefit statement, the most common point of failure for new cultural charities.
- Wholly-Owned Trading Subsidiaries: Setting up separate entities for cafes, shops, or ticket sales to protect your charitable assets from risk.
- HMRC & Gift Aid: Assisting with HMRC charity recognition to unlock business rate relief and Gift Aid claims.
- Conversion & Restructuring: Managing the transition for existing groups.
Whether you are a dance company, heritage site, or local authority partner, we ensure your foundation is solid so you can focus on your creative program.
Charity Insights and News
Stretched on every side: What the 2026 charity risk assessment means for cultural organisations
The Charity Commission’s new Charity sector risk assessment, published this month, sets out the risks facing charities across England and Wales, and much of it speaks directly to the cultural sector.
A few figures stood out. Around two in five charities (41%) spent more than they received last year, with the smallest organisations running the narrowest margins. Disputes within charities rose by 57%. Around a quarter of all concerns raised with the regulator relate to safeguarding. And 30% of charities reported a cyber attack, most often phishing.
Regulated activity checks for children: what cultural organisations should do before 1 September 2026
From 1 September 2026 the DBS supervision exemption for regulated activity with children ends. What cultural organisations should check before the autumn.
A new Acas Code of Practice: What it means for cultural organisations and their workers
Acas has published a draft new Code of Practice on discipline and grievance. What the changes mean for cultural organisations and their mixed workforce.