Our Services
Àrachas³ provides business support to social enterprises, charities and community‑led organisations, working in partnership with the public sector where appropriate. Our focus is on building strong, compliant and resilient foundations so organisations can deliver meaningful social impact with confidence.
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We support organisations to clarify their direction, navigate change and plan sustainably for the future.
Our services include:
Strategic and operational planning, including feasibility and business planning
Support with organisational change and transition
Facilitation of strategic conversations, planning sessions and away days
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We support new and existing organisations to choose, design and implement the legal structure that best supports their purpose and activities.
These services include:
Legal structure advice, drafting and set‑up across a wide range of models, including SCIOs, CLGs, CICs, CIOs, co‑operatives and hybrid community structures
Drafting, reviewing and updating constitutions, articles of association and other governance documents
Registration support with OSCR, Companies House, the CIC Regulator and other relevant bodies
Advice on restructuring, conversion and organisational change
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We can support you to assess and strengthen your governance, accountability and decision‑making.
Our services include:
Full governance audits
Board health checks and skills assessments
Policy and procedure review
Governance strengthening plans
Trustee/board induction and training
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We have extensive experience providing legal support to third sector organisations and offer practical, plain‑English advice when it is most needed. Our paralegal services include:
Drafting and reviewing contracts, policies and agreements
Employment law basics and day‑to‑day HR support
Compliance and regulatory guidance
Support with restructuring, closure or winding up
These services can be provided as standalone support or integrated alongside our other advisory services.
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We deliver specialist training for charities, social enterprises, community groups and public‑sector partners. Our workshops support boards, committees and leaders to understand their duties, strengthen governance and build resilient organisations.
Topics include:
Legal structures and what they mean in practice
Governance roles, responsibilities and accountability
Charity trustee duties
How to run compliant and healthy boards
Legal fundamentals for third sector organisations
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We help you move from intention to implementation, supporting delivery where capacity is stretched or complexity is high.
Our services include:
Shaping realistic project plans aligned with your values and capacity
Coordinating delivery milestones and next steps
Identifying and managing risks and pinch points
Supporting implementation alongside staff and trustees
Keeping focus and momentum through structured, proportionate oversight
Our Approach
At Àrachas³, our starting point is simple: we take a seat at your table.
We work alongside people leading social enterprises to build confidence, capacity and clarity, combining practical business support with tailored legal insight and focused training. Our role is to help you feel informed, supported and able to make decisions that strengthen your organisation and its impact.
We believe the best support happens in partnership and collabaration. That’s why we take the time to understand your context, your ambitions and the challenges you’re navigating. By sitting at your table, we can offer advice grounded in your reality, support that fits rather than something off the shelf. We meet you where you are.
We help make the complex feel manageable. Whether it’s understanding legal requirements, reviewing and drafting documents, or navigating governance and strategic decisions, we translate them into clear, practical steps. Our focus is always on proportionate, workable solutions that reflect your stage, resources and appetite for risk.
We work with people at every stage: from early ideas and solo founders to boards, small teams and established organisations delivering vital services in their communities.
Taking a seat at your table also means making space for your voice. We support you in showing up with confidence in your leadership, governance, and decision-making and in the wider spaces where influence and decision-making are.
We believe everyone deserves access to the right support at the right time, at a fair and transparent cost. Legal and business advice shouldn’t feel out of reach.
If you’d like to explore how we can support you, you can book a 30-minute discovery call to talk through your needs. We also offer a paid consultation at £95 per hour for more immediate advice or guidance.
