Copyright Filanthropia Consulting Limited. All rights reserved. Company number 8812064, Registered in England and Wales, Registered office: Heath House, Alldens Lane, Godalming, Surrey GU8 4AP
Filanthropia Consulting was established by
Sarah Chiappini in 2015. Sarah has a wealth of
knowledge and experience in assisting charities
and not for profit organisations of various types
and sizes, from large household named charities
to small grass roots organisations.
All services, as outlined on the home page, are
provided by Sarah, via Filanthropia Consulting, in
her capacity as a Solictors’ Regulation Authority
regulated freelance solicitor: please see the
section headed “Regulatory” for further details in
this regard.
MORE ABOUT SARAH CHIAPPINI
Current position:
Sarah was in private practice (working in law firms in London and Guildford) for almost 19 years (until July 2013). She specialises in charity law, trust law and certain aspects of company law and commercial law. Since leaving private practice, Sarah has been advising various charities and not for profit organisations on a consultancy basis. Sarah has first-hand experience of being a charity trustee and a director of a social enterprise. Therefore, she understands well the various practical demands of such roles, as well as the concurrent legal duties and responsibilities. Sarah is a member of the Charity Law Association.Career history:
Sarah qualified as a solicitor in 1994, after having completed her training contract at specialist Catholic charity law firm Witham Weld, now Pothecary Witham Weld. In 1997 Sarah joined the charities team at Paisner & Co (headed by Anne- Marie Piper, founder and former chair and secretary of the Charity Law Association). Upon Paisner's merger with Berwin Leighton in 2001, Sarah followed Anne-Marie to join the charities team as a senior solicitor at Farrer & Co. In 2006, after a short break from private practice following the birth of her second child, she joined the charities team at Charles Russell (now Charles Russell Speechlys), as a senior solicitor working primarily from their Guildford office. During her time in private practice Sarah participated in two Charity Law Association Working Parties; wrote regularly on charity law and related matters for both internal and external publications; and presented at charity law seminars and workshops. Sarah continues to write on this subject (please see the News, Publications and Resources page) and she continues to present at seminars and workshops).
MORE ABOUT SARAH CHIAPPINI
Current position:
Sarah was in private practice (working in law firms in London and Guildford) for almost 19 years (until July 2013). She specialises in charity law, trust law and certain aspects of company law and commercial law. Since leaving private practice, Sarah has been advising various charities and not for profit organisations on a consultancy basis. Sarah has first-hand experience of being a charity trustee and a director of a social enterprise. Therefore, she understands well the various practical demands of such roles, as well as the concurrent legal duties and responsibilities. Sarah is a member of the Charity Law Association.Career history:
Sarah qualified as a solicitor in 1994, after having completed her training contract at specialist Catholic charity law firm Witham Weld, now Pothecary Witham Weld. In 1997 Sarah joined the charities team at Paisner & Co (headed by Anne-Marie Piper, founder and former chair and secretary of the Charity Law Association). Upon Paisner's merger with Berwin Leighton in 2001, Sarah followed Anne-Marie to join the charities team as a senior solicitor at Farrer & Co. In 2006, after a short break from private practice following the birth of her second child, she joined the charities team at Charles Russell (now Charles Russell Speechlys), as a senior solicitor working primarily from their Guildford office. During her time in private practice Sarah participated in two Charity Law Association Working Parties; wrote regularly on charity law and related matters for both internal and external publications; and presented at charity law seminars and workshops. Sarah continues to write on this subject (please see the News, Publications and Resources page) and she continues to present at seminars and workshops).
Copyright Filanthropia Consulting Limited. All rights reserved. Company number 8812064, Registered in England and Wales,
Registered office: Heath House, Alldens Lane, Godalming, Surrey GU8 4AP
Filanthropia Consulting was established
by Sarah Chiappini in 2015. Sarah has a
wealth of knowledge and experience in
assisting charities and not for profit
organisations of various types and sizes,
from large household named charities to
small grass roots organisations.
All services, as outlined on the home
page, are provided by Sarah, via
Filanthropia Consulting, in her capacity as
a Solictors’ Regulation Authority
regulated freelance solicitor: please see
the section headed “Regulatory” for
further details in this regard.
