Executive Search Consultancy for Charities & Not for Profit Organisations
Contact Details
Adam Stacey
Managing Director
Southgate Chambers, The Pumphouse, Garnier Road, Winchester, England, SO23 9QG.
T: 01962 813300 (Winchester) 0207 998 8888 (London)
E: adam@charismarecruitment.co.uk
W: www.charismarecruitment.co.uk
Regions covered: UK
About Charisma Charity Recruitment
Charisma is one of the UK’s leading charity recruitment specialists, offering advice and guidance to organisations throughout the UK who wish to find exceptional individuals to join their team.
Whether your charity is seeking a Chair, Trustee, CEO, Director, Manager, Master, Clerk or Warden, you can be reassured by the expertise of the Charisma Consultants.
With over 20 years’ experience of supporting charities and not for profit organisations, Charisma has extensive knowledge of recruiting for housing, care and almshouse charities and our strong ethical approach ensures that we are trusted and respected within the sector.
Solicitors
Contact Details
Philip Grylls
Chair
16 Mill Street, Maidstone, Kent ME15 6XT
T: 01622 689735
E: p.grylls@gullands.com
W: www.gullands.com
Region covered: UK wide
About Gullands Solicitors
The Gullands team works with a number of charities of different sizes and structures to deliver excellent results.
We can advise and assist on a full range of business law issues and charity specific matters such as:
- The formation, establishment and dissolution of unincorporated charities, companies limited by guarantee and trusts.
- Incorporating as a CIO
- Charity Mergers
- Day to day governance and compliance issues including advising trustees on their statutory and fiduciary duties.
- Schemes and orders including amending schemes e.g. widening Objects and spending Restricted Funds.
- Public benefit requirements.
- Internal disputes or disagreements between trustees.
- Court Work including dealing with possession cases involving difficult residents.
- Building new or modernising existing almshouses
- LSelling ot buying land
Blair Gulland won an Outstanding Achievement Award at the Kent Law Society Awards 2017 and was a finalist for Solicitor of the Year, Private Practice, part of the Law Society’s national Excellence Awards 2017. Blair is also a finalist in the IOD South East Awards 2018, all for his work with charities. Blair is now a Consultant with Gullands and is also a trustee of two almshouse charities in Kent. Gullands were involved in the case of Watts v. Stewart and Other (2016) which was an important Court of Appeal case confirming the status of an almshouse resident as a licensee or beneficiary and not as a protected tenant and not subject to the Human Rights Act 1998.
Solicitors
Contact Details
Aaron Spencer
Partner & Head of Private Clients
39 St Margaret’s Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2TX
T: 01227 863 136
E: naa@furleypage.co.uk
W: www.furleypage.co.uk
Regions covered: UK wide
About Furley Page LLP
- Long established top 500 legal practice with considerable experience of charity law and especially the almshouse community.
- Members of the firm act both as legal advisors to almshouse charities and as their Clerk/CEO. Nicholas Andrews is clerk to two almshouse foundations and also clerk to the East Kent Consortium of Almshouses
- Expertise in all aspects of governance for due compliance is readily available as is conversion to a CIO or company limited by guarantee.
- Expert drafting of constitutions, changes in objects and advice about statutory requirements is readily available.
- Attendance when required at trustee meetings is a regular part of our close relationship with our clients.
Architecture
Contact Details
Peter Buist
Regional Partner
St Mary’s Hall, Rawstorn Road, Colchester, Essex CO3 3JH
T: 01206 244844
E: peter.buist@purcelluk.com
W: www.purcelluk.com/
Region/s covered: UK-wide
About Purcell LLP
Architects, Master Planners, Heritage Consultancy Services, past projects include:
- Winnocks and Kendalls Almshouses
- Trinity Hospital Almshouses, Long Melford
- Residential redevelopment of the former Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Council Headquarters
- Redevelopment of Colne Place residential home, Earls Colne, Essex
- Wildernesse House, Kent
- Residential development of Bristol General Hospital, Bristol
Integrated design, property and construction consultancy
Contact Details
Terry Hardy
Senior Partner
24 Widmore Road
Bromley
BR1 1RY
T: 020 8460 9114
E: thardy@pellings.co.uk
W: www.pellings.co.uk
Region/s covered: Core work is in London and Southern England. Happy to consider commissions across the UK
About Pellings LLP
Pellings is an award-winning integrated design, property and construction consultancy that is passionate about making a difference. We combine client understanding with strong technical and creative expertise to develop tailored solutions for a range of public and private sector clients, adopting a positive approach to every property-related challenge.
Pellings has over 40 years’ experience of working with Almshouse Charities to manage and improve their estates. Our expertise ranges from undertaking quinquennial surveys, writing specifications, managing repairs to Listed buildings, and designing and project managing new build schemes. Our clients include Whiteley Village, the largest single-site Almshouse in the UK with over 500 Listed properties, and St Clements Dane Holborn Estate Charity. We worked with St Clements Dane Holborn Estate Charity to design a brand new Almshouse on an existing site, which was financed by privately selling land on the estate to develop private residential homes.
Our strengths lie in providing solutions that meet our clients’ visions.
Pellings LLP are recipients of the Patron’s Award.
Architect
Contact Details
Mr Simon J Potter RIBA
Architect/Director
Unit 2, Bewick House, Horsley Business Centre, Horsley, Northumberland NE15 0NY
T: 01661 853 345
E: architects@johnpotterarchitect.com
W: www.johnpotterarchitect.com
Region/s covered: UK wide
About John Potter Architect Limited
We provide architectural, building surveying and project management services to Trustees undertaking projects to both new and existing buildings, from inception to completion. We can assist in applications for grant funding by the preparation of initial schemes and costings. We also act as Principal Designers under the Construction (Design & Management) Regulations 2015.
Current projects of all sizes are located throughout the UK: we are presently extending and refurbishing a number of Almshouses and upgrading internal fittings including the provision of thermal insulation and new heating systems to reduce running costs and increase comfort for Residents.
We also specialise in re-roofing of both pitched and flat roofed properties. We can manage construction works on behalf of Trustees, and inspect building works to ensure satisfactory quality. When necessary, we also investigate building defects, and provide expert witness services to assist in the resolution of disputes with Contractors and/or architects.
Solicitors
Contact Details
Nick Burrows
Solicitor/Partner
1 Friar Street, Reading, Berkshire RG1 1DA
T: 0118 951 6851
E: nick.burrows@blandy.co.uk
W: www.blandy.co.uk
Region/s covered: UK wide
About Blandy & Blandy LLP
Blandy & Blandy LLP is one of the Thames Valley’s leading solicitors firms, with offices in Reading, Henley-on-Thames and London.
The firm is recognised and highly recommended in the UK’s leading guides to law firms, Chambers UK and The Legal 500.
With significant expertise and experience in advising national and local charities, Blandy & Blandy LLP continues to advise a number of almshouse charities on various matters across the board.
Chartered Architects and Historic Building Consultants
Contact Details
Steven Matthews
Director / Chartered Architect
Oak Tree Design Studio, Wolverton Road, Snitterfield, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 0HB
T: 01789 730 346
M: 07974 916 579
E: steven@brownmatthews.co.uk
W: www.brownmatthews.co.uk
Region/s covered: UK wide
About Brown Matthews Architects
- Restoration of historic buildings
- Quinquennial inspection surveys
- Feasibility studies
- Planning & listed building applications
- Project Management
- New almshouse designs
- Sustainable/green design
- Alterations and extensions to existing almshouses
- Health and Safety CDM