Armed Forces Charities' Seminar 2026

We are pleased to announce the return of our annual seminar for armed forces' charities. The seminar will be held on board the HMS Belfast, London.

As always, the seminar is tailored to the needs of trustees and senior employees of charities which support serving members of the armed forces, veterans and their dependants.

This half day event is offered free of charge.

Please register your attendance below, we very much hope you will be able to join us.

If there is anyone in your organisation who would be interested in this event, then please share the invitation.
 

Programme

09.30              
Registration

10.00              
Welcome
Peter Jeffreys, Wilsons

10.10              
Restructuring your charity

• Strategic and governance reviews – is your charity structure fit for purpose?
• Incorporation – the options, process, advantages and disadvantages
• Charity mergers – what is involved?

Gillian Fletcher, James Johnson, Gareth Roy and Abby Wild, Wilsons

11.10              
Coffee

11.35              
Governance – know your (foreign) donor and other current concerns             
Sean Taylor, Arbuthnot Latham

11.55              
Refusing gifts and legacies
Peter Jeffreys, Wilsons

12.10              
Investment advisors – review of performance and change
Guy Davies, Charity Intelligence

12.30            
Keynote speaker
Lt Gen Sir Nicholas Pope KCB CBE, Cobseo

13.00             
Q&A

13.15              
Lunch

14.00
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