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Charlie Maddox

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Executive in the Governance, funding & corporate team


Charlie Maddox

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I enjoy assisting schools, academy trusts and charities through education and charity governance and structural changes by providing effective and practical advice.

Charlie is an Executive in the governance, funding and corporate team, with over eight years’ experience advising charities and education organisations on governance matters. She supports clients with academy conversions, charity incorporations and a wide range of governance and structural changes.

Charlie works with charities on establishing charitable incorporated organisations and charitable companies, including registrations with the Charity Commission and Companies House where required. She also advises on property and governance matters, including trust deed reviews and amendments, deeds of appointment and retirement and vesting declarations. Her experience also includes supporting charitable companies with asset transfers and the process of winding up.

Within the education sector, Charlie works with schools becoming or joining multi-academy trusts, guiding them through the process and preparing the necessary documentation. This includes memorandum and articles of association, funding agreements, supplemental agreements, commercial transfer agreements and deeds of variation.

Charlie is a chartered legal executive and graduate member of CILEx.

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Read Preparing for Martyn’s Law: understanding the SIA’s regulatory approach
Oct 16, 2026 In Blog

Preparing for Martyn’s Law: understanding the SIA’s regulatory approach

The Charity Commission (the Commission) has recently held a training session in partnership with the Security Industry Authority (SIA) to...

Read Academy Trust Handbook 2026: what academy trusts need to know
Sep 25, 2026 In Blog

Academy Trust Handbook 2026: what academy trusts need to know

The Academy Trust Handbook 2026, which comes into effect on 1 October 2026, introduces a range of important changes for academy trusts....

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