{"id":58926,"date":"2015-07-09T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T11:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=2aca76b591a370c280c08254a17c7da4"},"modified":"2015-07-09T11:05:00","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T11:05:00","slug":"press-release-new-charity-investigation-healthy-planet-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=58926","title":{"rendered":"Press release: New charity investigation: Healthy Planet Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has opened a statutory inquiry into Healthy Planet Foundation (registered charity number 1122475)<\/a>. The charity\u2019s objects include promoting the conservation, protection and improvement of the natural environment. The inquiry was opened on 18 June 2015.<\/p>\n

The commission had been engaging with the charity as part of an operational compliance case since September 2014, when the charity reported the loss of \u00a3345,000 as a consequence of alleged fraud to the regulator. The charity also reported the alleged fraud to the Police. <\/p>\n

The commission\u2019s compliance case highlighted a number of wider regulatory concerns, including concerns about payments from the charity\u2019s subsidiary company to companies linked to individuals connected with the charity, including trustees. Other concerns included the charity\u2019s involvement in rates relief schemes, which have resulted in the charity incurring losses following legal action taken by a local authority.<\/p>\n

The commission is also concerned that the charity has only two trustees, while the charity\u2019s governing document requires that there be three trustees for quorate decision making.<\/p>\n

Taken together, these concerns prompted the commission to open the statutory inquiry. <\/p>\n

The issues the inquiry will examine include:<\/p>\n