Charity Set Up with our legal team

Your options may include:

• Incorporated Societies
• Company limited by guarantee
• Non-trading co-operatives
• Indigenous corporations
• Unincorporated structures such as a trust

The best structure for your charity will depend on what you plan to do, who you are trying to benefit, where you want to operate, and what assets you intend to own. A legal expert can help you choose the structure that best suits your charity.

Depending on the type of NFP organisation you have, different tax concessions may be available, and the process for accessing each one can vary. In addition to tax registrations, your organisation may need other licences, permits or registrations to operate. A legal expert will work with your organisation to identify any tax concession entitlements based on your structure.

Our fixed-fee Charity Set Up packages start at $1,200 + GST. This includes phone consultations with our expert legal team, assistance with the registration process, for example with Charities Services, and answers to any legal questions you might have. Our legal experts have experience working with a range of NFP organisations, so we’re always happy to help.

Your work is done by our Australian-qualified lawyers, who hold Australian practising certificates and specialise in business law. None of them are New Zealand lawyers or hold a New Zealand practising certificate.

Sprintlaw NZ Limited is a legal consultancy, not a law firm, and is not regulated by the New Zealand Law Society. We don't act in court or tribunal matters, conveyancing (including leases and business sales) or other reserved areas of work. Communications with Sprintlaw are unlikely to be protected by legal professional privilege. We still keep everything confidential under our engagement letter.