Cancer charity wrongly paid founder £31,000 from £900,000 budget with £27,000 left over for charitable activities
Have you been mugged by a charity? The Charity Commission has issued an official warning to the National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline, citing a “significant breaches of trust”.
The charity’s founder Wendy Watson MBE was paid £31,000 for her good works. The Times explains where the money in the box ends up:
Wendy Watson MBE, who was also a trustee, was paid from the charity’s £909,634 budget. In total £874,539 was set down in the charity’s accounts as “fundraising expenses and other costs”, with just £27,403, or 3 per cent, left over for charitable activities.
The needy got less than Watson’s take?
Among other financial irregularities discovered by the watchdog were informal loans between Mrs Watson and the charity, and payments to her daughter for work as a fundraiser.
The Charity Commission’s “OFFICIAL WARNING” states:
Under the power in section 75A1(b) of the Charities Act 2011 the Charity Commission for England and Wales (“the Commission”) issues the following OFFICIAL WARNING to The National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline – 1150183 on the grounds that the Charity Commission considers that the trustees of the charity have committed a breach of trust or duty or misconduct or mismanagement in the administration of the charity in relation to:
making unauthorised payments to a connected person
entering into an informal loan agreement with a connected person
improperly delegating the administration and management of the charity
failing to keep proper minutes and other records of decision making
failing to properly implement and manage financial controls.
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Posted: 14th, August 2017 | In: Money, News Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
