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SAVE THE DATEWrigleys' 34th Annual Charity Governance Seminar

Thursday 16th October, 2025 | 09:00 - 16:30

Cloth Hall Court, Quebec Street, Leeds LS1 2HA

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We invite senior leaders and trustees from across the charity sector to join us in Leeds for our 34th Charity Governance Seminar. Delegates can expect engaging sessions on topics such as governance, AI, place based philanthropy, and other pressing issues facing charities today.

Behind the scenes, we’re busy securing expert keynote speakers from the sector and curating thought-provoking breakout sessions you won’t want to miss.

Take a look at what last year’s delegates had to say

- ‘Very relevant sessions, great presentations and lively debate. A valuable day as always!’

- ‘Good to take a day out of the normal work routine to focus on governance updates - and great that it's all in one event’

- ‘The importance of standing back and thinking about your place in the sector as a whole with colleagues from other organisations - especially with the key ethical thread through the day’

- ‘The conference was excellent and found myself situated with some great co participants with interesting backgrounds’

- ‘First, many thanks to you and your colleagues for a really interesting and impressively organised Charity Governance Seminar’

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Clare Lawrence

Clare is a partner in our charities and social economy team.

Clare has a background in trust law and advises on a wide range of charity law matters, including: the establishment of charities; trustees' duties and governance; serious incidents; charity mergers; trading; fundraising; and cause related marketing. She has particular expertise in establishing and advising corporate foundations and in advising charities on their interactions with the Charity Commission.

Clare is a member of the Charity Law Association and Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and is also a Dementia Friend.

Hayley Marsden

Hayley is a managing associate in our charities and social economy team.

Hayley trained with Wrigleys and qualified in 2017. Hayley advises on legal structures and governance for charities and not-for-profit organisations. She has recent experience of advising clients on their interactions with the Charity Commission and Fundraising Regulator. She has advised several charities on the governance aspects of their relationships with overseas partners.

She delivers regular trustee training, and her expertise includes governance reviews, advising on trustee duties, charity incorporations and mergers, and conflicts of interest.

Hayley regularly gets involved with sector consultations, and in the last year has participated in the Charity Tax Group working party on VAT on private school fees and the Charity Law Association (CLA) working party on the new Code of Fundraising Practice. She is a member of the CLA Model Documents Standing Committee.

Daniel Lewis

Daniel is a solicitor in our charities and social economy team.

Daniel qualified into the Charities and Social Economy team in September 2020, having trained at Wrigleys.

Daniel has experience working with a range of charitable organisations and social enterprises, including community benefit societies and community interest companies, advising on formation, structures, governance, trustee duties and mergers. Daniel is a member of the firm’s community-led housing, students’ unions and societies teams.

Daniel is a member of the Charity Law Association.

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09:00 - 16:30

Wrigleys 34th Annual Charity Governance Seminar

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