Gillian Shaw (Gillian Shaw Consulting Ltd)

The company is all about helping charities and other voluntary organisations  make best use of their resources at a time when they are increasingly called upon to deliver more with less.

We offer practical advice and guidance that draws upon years of experience working with charity law, policy and practice I gained through working as a lawyer with the Charity Commission.   I am now a non practising solicitor.  

We specialise in charity registration.   I have a detailed understanding of the requirements for registration as a charity.   And I know how the regulator works.  Many years spent considering applications to register a charity means I am well placed to help organisations put forward their best case.  

We also help charities and voluntary groups seek out and apply for funds making sure their application is as good as it can be – tailored to funder priorities, setting out what are the benefits for their users, showing why they have the skills and expertise to run the project and how they will measure outcomes and evaluate success.

The company’s services include good governance guidance on other areas which charities are expected to keep under regular review, such as structure, policies and best practice.  We also help charities meet ever more demanding expectations to demonstrate their impact to all those that matter, including funders and donors, by showing them how to make the best use of public benefit reporting.