The Latest Breaking News from Charity Commission

Naomi Campbell banned from being charity trustee

Model barred for five years after watchdog found evidence of financial misconduct at charity she fronted

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2024

Naomi Campbell disqualified from being charity trustee after 'serious mismanagement of finances'

Charity Commission found evidence of unreasonable fundraising expenditure, including £7,800 on three-night stay at hotel in Cannes

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2024

Battle over Easy trademark puts fundraising site under scrutiny by Charity Commission

Easyfundraising has been accused by easyJet’s founder of misleading the public by adopting a ‘charity guise’ to market a profitable company

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2024

How Captain Tom Moore’s unvanquished legacy fell victim of controversy

From Captain Sir Tom Moore’s triumphant NHS fundraising feat to the disqualification of his daughter and son-in-law as charity trustees, we take a look at how a story of hope was overcome by controversy

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024

Captain Tom Moore’s daughter and her husband disqualified from being charity trustees

The pair were being investigated as part of an ongoing inquiry by the Charity Commission into the management of The Captain Tom Foundation

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2024

Revealed: Billionaire who funded climate science denial group's donations to Tories

AN Australian hedge fund billionaire who funded a climate science denial group has given the Conservative Party £366,790 since the last election…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 16, 2024

Charity Commission drops inquiry into Campaign Against Antisemitism

Regulator drops investigation four years after claims of political partisanship were raised

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024

Reform UK’s Blackpool byelection candidate denies wrongdoing amid charity probe

Charity Commission opens ‘compliance case’ into soup kitchen founded by Mark Butcher after allegations about use during campaign

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2024

Antisemitism campaign group say Rio Cinema's Eurovision snub 'betrays their Jewish heritage'

The east London cinema is refusing to screen the Eurovision final because Israel is taking part

Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2024

What is the Captain Tom Foundation and what is its future?

The charity was set up in the wake of mammoth fundraising efforts by a Second World War veteran who captured the nation’s hearts.

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023