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Tag Archives: Charity Commission
Housing association CEO takes lead role at Whitgift Foundation
For the first time in more than 400 years, the Whitgift Foundation is to be led by a woman. “That’s if you don’t count Queen Elizabeth I,” confided a wag at the Whitgift Almshouses, where the charity and multi-million-pound property … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Charity, Fiona Fletcher Smith, Roisha Hughes, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Charity Commission, Christopher Houlding, Court of Governors, Croydon, Fiona Fletcher-Smith, Hammersfield, Old Palace, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Roisha Hughes, Trinity School, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Houlding’s decided not to hang on at the failing Foundation
CROYDON IN CRISIS: The man behind the closure of one of the Whitgift Foundation’s three large schools will be standing down from the troubled property developers’ governors. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Christopher Houlding is to step down as the chair … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Croydon, Charity Commission, Christopher Houlding, Court of Governors, Croydon, Hammersfield, Old Palace, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Trinity School, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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Charity Commission alerted to problems at Whitgift Foundation
CROYDON IN CRISIS: No chief exec in place for 12 months, accounts later than usual to be filed, and £50m wiped off its funds in five years. Now the borough’s biggest landowners are subject to a formal complaint to regulators. … Continue reading
Posted in Bishop of Croydon, Business, Charity, Education, Old Palace, Old Palace Parents' Alliance, Rosemarie Mallett, Schools, Stiles Harold Williams, Trinity School, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
Tagged Charity Commission, Charity Commission for England and Wales, Croydon, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace Parents Alliance, Old Palace Prep School, Old Palace School, Sarah Jones MP, Trinity School, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation, Whitgift School
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£7,000 ‘bribes’ prompt pupil exodus from doomed school
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Fewer than 300 girls returned to Old Palace after half-term, as the charitable foundation that runs the school offered cash inducements to their parents to withdraw their daughters promptly. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES Around half of the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Charity, Education, Old Palace, Old Palace Parents' Alliance, Schools, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Charity Commission, Christopher Houlding, Croydon, Justin Welby, Old Palace of John Whitgift School, Old Palace Parents Alliance, Old Palace School, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Banned pastor and his wife have resumed ‘normal’ services
‘Nothing can stop me’ says the man behind the Croydon-based evangelical church that was shut down by a Charity Commission investigation, as he continues to seek donations online and from the congregation at services held off the Purley Way and … Continue reading
Church leaders spent £95,000 charity cash on foreign holidays
The pastor of an evangelical church that used to stage its services in Croydon’s Fairfield Halls has been banned from acting as a charity trustee for 10 years after an official investigation found ‘serious misconduct and mismanagement, including misuse of … Continue reading
Cult Church of Bling wound-up over ‘suspicious’ operations
A Croydon-based church which worked closely with local Tories – and even got close to Boris Johnson – has been shut down after Charity Commission and Insolvency Service investigations found ‘suspicious or incorrect accounts’. By STEVEN DOWNES SPAC Nation has … Continue reading
Charity Commission probes SPAC for breaking ‘no politics’ rule
Now the subject of fraud investigations, the controversial SPAC Nation church is also under threat of losing its status as a registered charity, too, which could cost it an estimated £250,000 per year SPAC Nation, the money-grabbing cult-like church who … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Chris Philp MP, Church and religions, Fairfield, Mario Creatura
Tagged Charity Commission, Conservative, Fairfield, Jayde Edwards, SPAC Nation, Tobi Adeboyega, Tory
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Charity Commission launches financial probe into Tabernacle
An evangelical church based in West Croydon has been placed under investigation by the Charity Commission and had its bank accounts frozen. The Croydon Tabernacle is the second evangelical church based in Croydon to be placed under formal investigation by … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, West Croydon
Tagged Charity Commission, Croydon Tabernacle, West Croydon
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Commission finds Sutton elderly charity failed to report thefts
An investigation by the Charity Commission has found that Sutton Liberal Democrats may have been involved in preventing a prompt report to the police of serious concerns about the financial affairs of a local charity for the elderly. The Commission’s … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley
Tagged Alan Salter, Charity Commission, Conservative, Liberal Democrats, Nick Mattey, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tim Crowley, Tory
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Mum’s the word: LibDem fraudster’s link with council leader
Ruth Dombey, the leader of Sutton Council, is facing further questions over how much she knew, and when, about the fraud case involving a charity serving local old people which led to the resignation of one of her fellow Liberal … Continue reading
Consumer champions’ test standards that just won’t wash
At its annual general meeting today, the Consumers’ Association will be challenged by an Inside Croydon reader who reckons the charity needs to undergo some serious user testing of its own. PATRICK TAYLOR tells his story of how he started … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Business, Kenley
Tagged Charity Commission, Consumers' Association, Kenley, Patrick Taylor, Which?, Which? magazine
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Charity Commission report confirms block on council takeover
The Charity Commission, the official body responsible for supervising the management and running of the nation’s charities, has today published a report into the trust which runs the Fairfield Halls following an investigation instigated after seeing reports on Inside Croydon … Continue reading
Charity Commission forces council to drop Fairfield takeover
Croydon Council’s plans to take over the Fairfield Halls have collapsed, in yet another embarrassing and costly (for Council Tax-payers) reversal for the Conservative administration at the Town Hall. And this at a time when the costs of the much-needed … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Charity, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Education, Fairfield, Fairfield Halls, London Mozart Players, London-wide issues, Margaret Mead, Planning, Riesco Collection, Theatre, URV, Warehouse Theatre
Tagged Charity Commission, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, David Lean Cinema, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, London Borough of Croydon, Margaret Mead, Mike Fisher, Tory
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Commitment, Croydon-style: charity which benefits business
A Croydon-based charity which next month is staging a high-profile fund-raising abseil off Taberner House has been issued with an official warning that it is in default of its legal duties. Croydon Commitment – with the slogan “Charity is our … Continue reading
Charity Commission to examine takeover of Fairfield Halls
The Charity Commission is to look into Conservative-run Croydon Council’s plans to take over the running of the Fairfield Halls and London Mozart Players. The Commission’s decision follows reports on Inside Croydon. Papers for the decision-making cabinet last month suggested … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Charity, Croydon Council, David Fitze, Dudley Mead, Fairfield Halls, George Ayres, London Mozart Players, Lynne Hale, Margaret Mead, Music, Planning, Theatre, Timothy Godfrey, URV
Tagged Charity Commission, Croydon, Fairfield Hall, London, London Borough of Croydon, London Council, London Mozart Players
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