{"id":84114,"date":"2017-09-08T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=d649dc5c169478c7f8851ccddd985c57"},"modified":"2017-09-08T09:00:02","modified_gmt":"2017-09-08T09:00:02","slug":"press-release-new-charity-investigation-kingdom-life-ministries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=84114","title":{"rendered":"Press release: New charity investigation: Kingdom Life Ministries"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has opened a statutory inquiry into Kingdom Life Ministries, registered charity number 1109664. The inquiry was opened on 9 June 2017.<\/p>\n

The charity\u2019s objects include providing a place of worship for those of Christian faith and to encourage and promote education. The charity\u2019s last reported income was \u00a3870,411.<\/p>\n

On the 26 July 2016 the charity was included in a class inquiry which was opened by the Commission to examine charities that had repeatedly defaulted on their accounting obligations. The charity had failed to submit accounting information required for the financial years ending 31 May 2014 and 2015 and the trustees were therefore instructed to submit the overdue accounting information.<\/p>\n

The charity submitted the outstanding documents to the Commission in April 2017 and, as a result, ceased to be a part of the class inquiry. However, despite receiving regulatory advice and being repeatedly reminded to meet their legal duties, the trustees again failed to file the statutory accounting information for financial year ending 2016 on time.<\/p>\n

The trustees have persistently failed to file their accounting documents on time for three consecutive years, and have shown repeated evidence of mismanagement in the administration of the charity and non-compliance with the Commission. Having been provided with regulatory advice and guidance, it is of serious regulatory concern to the Commission that the charity has continued to default on its statutory duties.<\/p>\n

To address these concerns, the inquiry will examine the following regulatory issues:<\/p>\n