Military Charities

“Wilsons offer a unique service to charities, dealing with both contentious and non-contentious matters. They have excellent levels of knowledge across the teams dealing with complex matters.”

Chambers, 2027

“The team provides strong and reliable support for the charity legacy sector with great wills, trusts, and estate administration services. There is breadth and depth in the team, across both contentious and non-contentious issues. They are approachable and friendly, understand our internal governance processes, and some of the quirks that come with charitable clients.'”

Legal 500, 2027

“The charity team has built up a formidable reputation for excellence in advising across the whole area of charity law, from probate to contentious matters.”

Legal 500, 2026

“Strong and experienced team with significant experience in dealing with charity related estate administration and probate matters. A very high level of knowledge of issues affecting registered charities and strong governance advice.”

Legal 500, 2027

“This is a fantastic team. What really marks them out is the depth of their client-base: they act for seemingly all the major national charities dealing with the simplest claims up to the most complex ones.”

Legal 500, 2027

“Both the charities and the contentious trusts and probate teams at Wilsons are thoroughly excellent.”

Legal 500, 2026

“The Wilsons team is consistently reliable, providing a wealth and breadth of expertise.”

Chambers, 2025

“Wilsons' reputation in charity litigation is second to none.”

Chambers, 2025

“Experienced team with particular knowledge and experience of the additional issues that can arise when acting for large charities.”

Legal 500, 2025

“The whole team have a consistent message and communications process for clients. Response times are excellent and their attention to detail throughout a case from initial instruction to conclusion.”

Legal 500, 2025

“Their advice is key to ensuring that a charity’s trustees are aware of the legal issues and the options open to the charity, vital for the organisation to understand the issues and make an informed decision.”

Legal 500, 2025

Committed to service

Ensuring good governance and managing trustees is a vital and demanding role. Our highly-experienced team – including current and ex-serving personnel, relatives of force members and charity trustees – can help you whether your military charity is established or just getting off the ground.

Advice shaped by experience

We understand the complex issues and questions arising from the Charities Act 2006. Our experience covers restructuring, incorporation and amalgamation of military charities, as well as the establishment of trading subsidiaries

Military charities often face frequent changes in trustees, so a sound governance structure and trustees who understand their roles and responsibilities are essential. We provide governance reviews and training to help everyone work more effectively. 

Understanding your activities

Our useful factsheets can help answer your questions about defining, registering and running your military charity.

Download our factsheets:

•    What you need to know about your charity
•    Registering your charity
•    Making your charity more efficient