The Charity Commission has launched a statutory inquiry into GiftingHumanity after the charity failed to act on a legal Order issued by the regulator.
GiftingHumanity was set up to provide relief and assistance to homeless people and victims of natural, or other kinds of disaster.
The charity was already under investigation as part of the Commission's 'double defaulters' class inquiry, after the charity failed to supply financial accounts for five consecutive financial years.
In December 2023, the Commission issued an Order requiring the charity to file all outstanding financial information. The trustees failed to comply with the Order and the financial information remains outstanding. This amounts to misconduct and/or mismanagement in the administration of the charity.
The charity is also currently operating with an insufficient number of trustees, which is in breach of its governing document.
On 13 September 2024 the Commission escalated its engagement to a separate statutory inquiry which will examine the extent to which the trustees are complying with their legal duties in respect of the administration, governance, and management of the charity and in particular:
The trustees' compliance with their legal obligations for the content, preparation and filing of the charity's accounts and annual returns.
The extent to which the trustees have complied with previously issued regulatory guidance.
If the charity has a sufficient number of trustees who are willing and capable of managing it and have managed it in accordance with its governing document.
The extent to which any failings or weaknesses identified in the administration of the charity during the inquiry are a result of misconduct and/or mismanagement by the trustees.
The Commission may extend the scope of the inquiry if additional regulatory issues emerge.
