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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Patrick Butler Social policy editor

Families secure future of UK care home after uncovering management failures

A brick terraced cottage with white-framed windows, a central front door, and small potted plants by the entrance
William Blake House in Northamptonshire is home to 22 adults with learning disabilities, autism and complex care needs. Photograph: Google

A group of “accidental activist” families have succeeded in their efforts to secure the future of their adult children’s care home after uncovering serious alleged management failures that took the charity to the brink of bankruptcy.

The families launched a campaign after discovering that William Blake House, a residential learning disability care home charity in Northamptonshire, owed £1.5m in unpaid taxes, had paid its former chair £1m in fees, and was close to bankruptcy.

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