Joining Forces – navigating partnerships, collaborations and mergers as a service charity – 25 November 2025

From time to time, it is good practice for charities to assess their impact and financial health and consider whether coming together with another charity or charities would enable them to serve their beneficiaries more effectively. These discussions are particularly important in today’s tough economic conditions.

If your armed forces charity is thinking about a merger or collaboration, or you would simply like to learn more in case it’s relevant to future planning, please join Bates Wells for their seminar.

We’ll be joined by Alistair Halliday, CEO of the Forces Employment Charity and Vice-Chair of Cobseo, who will share insights from his experience in steering a charity to successful combinations and mergers.

We would be delighted if you would stay after the seminar for a drink and to catch up with friends, contacts and colleagues.

We will be covering:

  • When a merger is the right decision for your organisation
  • When collaboration or other form of partnership would be a better fit
  • Structure and options
  • Overcoming common obstacles in the process
  • Case study and practical tips

Who is this most relevant to?

This will be most relevant to trustees, company secretaries, CEOs and other SMT members

When and where?

25th November 16:00 – 18:00 (15:30 for coffee and registration)
Bates Wells, 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R 1BE

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