Thea Longley

Thea is a Partner and Head of the Charity and Social Enterprise team, and advises charities, membership organisations, sports clubs and sport’s governing bodies. Her work for charities and not-for-profits includes formation, registration of new charities, constitutional advice (including restructuring, mergers and spin-outs), as well as advice on funding, grant and fundraising agreements. Additionally, Thea’s work for sports clubs and sport’s governing bodies includes advice on charitable status and Inland Revenue CASC status – registration, restructuring, constitutional issues, contract work and funding. · Bates Wells

EnglandCharity & Social Enterprise, Sports Law

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Partner and Head of the Charity and Social Enterprise team at Bates Wells, advising charities, membership organisations, sports clubs and sports governing bodies. Advises on formation and registration of charities, constitutional matters (including restructuring, mergers and spin-outs), funding and grant/fundraising agreements, and charitable/CASC status, restructuring and related contract and funding work for sports organisations.

Practice areas

Charity & Social EnterpriseSports Law

Office

England

Bates Wells · Thea is a Partner and Head of the Charity and Social Enterprise team, and advises charities, membership organisations, sports clubs and sport’s governing bodies. Her work for charities and not-for-profits includes formation, registration of new charities, constitutional advice (including restructuring, mergers and spin-outs), as well as advice on funding, grant and fundraising agreements. Additionally, Thea’s work for sports clubs and sport’s governing bodies includes advice on charitable status and Inland Revenue CASC status – registration, restructuring, constitutional issues, contract work and funding.

England

Expertise

Charities and not-for-profitsMembership organisationsSports clubs and sports governing bodiesCharity formation and registrationConstitutional advice, restructuring, mergers and spin-outsFunding, grants and fundraising agreementsCharitable status and Inland Revenue CASC statusInterim manager services

Education

College of Law, London, 1999
University of St Andrews, MA English and Modern History, 1996
Bruton School for Girls

Admissions

Admitted as a solicitor, 2001
Charity Commission approved practitioner for interim manager services