Social Enterprise
Services
Social enterprises come in many shapes and forms
and increasingly the Government is encouraging
the use of these structures to deliver public services.
Capsticks’ Social Enterprise team has been totally
immersed in the creation, development and support
of social enterprises for the last five years.
Our aim is to help commissioners, providers and
communities alike to meet the challenge of working
together to help shape and run excellent local services
using social enterprise vehicles.
Planning and delivering a sustainable independent social enterprise business is challenging. You will need advisers who are sensitive to local, political and employee perceptions and aware of the importance of ensuring key stakeholders are on board with this new model of delivering services. Once established, you will need a committed team that can provide the full range of services you require. At Capsticks, we have a proven track record in establishing, developing and supporting social enterprises. We are confident that we will be an invaluable addition to your internal team, providing you with any additional capacity and expertise when you need it, enabling you to deliver your project to time, to budget and to expectations. We are committed to the sector and we are committed to working with you to provide sustainable quality services to the local community.
“Exceptional quality and first-class client communications”
We will always deliver tailored advice to meet your specific needs. These are just some of the things we can do for you:
assist with initial planning workshops/options appraisals to help get the project underway and consider the necessary assurance and approval requirements
provide an overview/ Road Map of key legal issues to externalisation
assist with any due diligence that may need to be undertaken
consider and advise on procurement implications advise on all staffing matters
including, TUPE, pensions, equal pay issues and employee ownership structures
advise on the structure and options for corporate vehicles and contractual arrangements provide guidance and
assistance in relation to governance structures offer advice and guidance on
potential funding options and their associated implications
advise on associated estates and assets issues, including implications for the disposal of public assets and any related state aid concerns
depending on the scale of the project and impact on the market, consider any wider competition implications offer access to a network
of contacts and other professionals with vast knowledge and experience in this area (including advisors, funders and insurance brokers)
What we can do for you when setting up
Capsticks Solicitors LLP
The right advice
from the right people
The range of our experience of public sector derived mutuals, combined with the dedicated nature of our Social Enterprise team, means that we can provide unrivalled legal and commercial advice to social enterprise businesses. In the last few years, Capsticks has invested considerably in this sector. We sponsor the Local Government Chronicle online social enterprise site and maintain strong links and relationships in the sector with key players such as Mutuo. This helps to ensure that we, and in turn you, are kept abreast of the latest policy and legal developments.Social Enterprise Services
Working with us
We take pride in what we do and we are committed to:
listening to you, understanding your priorities and helping you achieve them
providing you with cost-effective, practical legal solutions
keeping our ears to the ground and understanding legal and political context
providing multi-disciplinary team support
using our time effectively to ensure maximum benefit to you being proactive and innovative
and helping to drive the pace of progress
striving for continuous improvement in the services and the added value that we provide to you
being at the heart of the social enterprise sector and maintaining our specialist knowledge
Capsticks has depth and breadth of experience of working with social enterprises which is hard to beat. We helped create the original social enterprise blueprint for community health services borne out of PCTs. Since then we have advised many others on their inception, including Medway, Bromley, Central Essex Community Services and Anglian Community Enterprises and continue to advise and support them as they develop.
We are also helping commissioning businesses set up social enterprises from within PCTs and we are helping audiology and psychology services establish themselves as separate organisations from
within NHS trusts. We have worked on strategic health authority led projects to develop social enterprises to support people with chaotic lives and on council led social enterprises such as social work pilots and integrated adult social care with community health.
Most recently we have been working with a fire authority to look at re-creating their fire brigade as a social enterprise. Our work is innovative and cutting edge. We enjoy it immensely and are very enthusiastic about the development of social enterprises to deliver services to the local community – we are confident that you will enjoy working with us.
Our experience
What our clients say about us
“We have found working with Capsticks extremely beneficial and have found them to be forward thinking, proactive and committed in all aspects of their work with us.”
Debbie Medlock, Assistant Director Surrey County Council
“One thing I really admire about everyone at Capsticks is that you go that extra mile and I can’t thank you enough.”
Candy Robbins, Chief Executive, Horizon Health
“They are totally committed to the sector, and this means that all of their energies and efforts put them at the forefront of developments in legal advice.”
Danielle Proctor, Corporate Director, Local Partnerships
“They’re very proactive in identifying issues, which adds more value.”
Chambers & Partners, 2011
“The team thinks closely about our needs.”
To find out more about our social enterprise
services please visit www.capsticks.com or
if you wish to speak to somebody please call
one of our team.
Like to know more?
Chris Brophy Partner 020 8780 4787 chris.brophy@capsticks.com Tracy Giles Consultant 0121 230 1526 tracy.giles@capsticks.com Cliff Mills Consultant 020 8780 4850 cliff.mills@capsticks.com Natalya Hoier Senior Lawyer 0113 322 5571 natalya.hoier@capsticks.com Russell Rochford Senior Lawyer 020 8780 4704 russell.rochford@capsticks.com Alexandra Clark Senior Lawyer 020 8780 6993 alexandra.clark@capsticks.com
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