Sector Expertise

  • Sensible, thoughtful and cost efficient solutions to the issues and concerns faced by those involved in Charity work

Services Overview

If you are involved in managing a charity, of any size or type, you will have many decisions to make.

Here at Nockolds LLP we have a team of people who have practical experience in Charity management, many of them are involved in charity work and act as Trustees of Charities themselves.

We understand that you may be faced with questions like:

  • How do we set up our Charity?
  • How do we choose new Trustees or remove old ones?
  • How do we buy and sell property?
  • Can we set up a trading company?
  • How do we deal with employee issues?
  • How can we change or wind up our charity?

Nockolds can help with all of these issues and provide a full legal service to you at any stage in the life of your charity.

The team is headed up by Clive Wadham-Smith and also consists of Michael Talbot and Janette Wand.

Clive Wadham-Smith has a wealth of experience in the corporate and commercial issues involved in charity work. He is a Director / Trustee of a large charitable Development Trust, company secretary of a charity incorporated as a company working in the field of transport for special needs children and is also a director and secretary of a Community Interest Company specialising in recycling. He is retained to advise all of them on legal and commercial issues separately to his role as a Director / Trustee. In his legal practice with Nockolds LLP he regularly advises on the formation of new charities and on the legalities and requirements of charities and their trustees.

Michael Talbot is a Partner of Nockolds and advises on all governance issues that the Trustees of a charity should consider, as well as any property issues that may arise. Michael has been chair of Bishop’s Stortford YMCA and is currently chair of Thorley Community Centre. He is also a member of the National Board of the YMCA, England.

Janette Wand deals with compliance issues surrounding charities such as setting up your charity and ensuring it satisfies the requirements of the Charity Commission and Companies House. Janette is currently a trustee of a small local charity and spent two years working as a volunteer in Zimbabwe for the global charity Voluntary Service Overseas.

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Team Contact Details:

01279 755 777

fax: 01279 755 149

Clive Wadham-Smith

Clive Wadham-Smith

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Michael Talbot

Michael Talbot (Partner)

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Janette Wand

Janette Wand

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