Penelope Byatt, Associate
Penelope advises charities and not-for-profit organisations on a wide range of constitutional and governance matters.
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About
Penelope has extensive experience in advising charities and not-for-profit organisations on a wide range of constitutional and governance matters, including changes to governing documents, mergers and incorporations. She regularly advises charities on trading issues and arrangements with their trading subsidiaries. Penelope also has considerable experience in advising on the establishment of new charities and their registration with the Charity Commission. She enjoys providing training to charity trustees and working with charities to improve their governance arrangements. Penelope advises on charity law issues relating to the administration of grant-making charities, including grant-making policies, grant conditions and investment powers. Penelope is a member of the Charity Law Association.Penelope is admitted to practise in England & Wales
Experience
- Advising a hospice charity on charity law issues arising from the restructuring of arrangements with its trading subsidiary
- Advising a religious charity on the release of permanent endowment funds from restrictions on expenditure
- Advising independent schools on constitutional and governance issues, including issues relating to restricted funds
- Acting as Secretary to a large grant-making charity
Recognition
Our thinking
Sarah Farrelly
Pro bono assistance to register charity supporting families living with Long Covid
This registration has been a crucial step for the organisation to open up the possibilities of expansion and much-needed fundraising.
Sarah Rowley
COVID-19 Food4Heroes
Our pro bono work is helping to feed NHS workers nationwide fighting COVID-19.
Sarah Rowley
COVID-19: Charity Update
COVID-19 has placed charities and not-for-profits under financial pressure, yet their role is more important than ever.
Sarah Rowley
Automatic disqualification: the rules change on 1 August 2018
Charities should have systems in place to check whether any of their trustees or senior managers will now be disqualified.