皇冠体育app

皇冠体育app charity was registered in 1995 and operates a school providing Islamic and national curriculum education to children and young people.

皇冠体育app Commission鈥檚 inquiry found that the charity鈥檚 trustees were responsible for serious mismanagement and misconduct in the administration of the charity which placed its funds, property and beneficiaries at significant risk.

皇冠体育app inquiry was opened in 2018 after an altercation on the charity鈥檚 premises, which required the police鈥檚 intervention. It involved one of the Charity鈥檚 then trustees, who was also the school鈥檚 safeguarding lead.

As a result of the incident, the police searched the charity鈥檚 premises and seized over 拢400,000 in cash, which was being kept in a wooden chest on the property. 皇冠体育app Commission has concluded that keeping charitable funds in cash and storing them unsafely was mismanagement and put the funds at risk.

皇冠体育app trustees were responsible for governance failures which meant that the school did not adhere to the standards expected of independent schools. Since 2013 Ofsted has rated the school, the operation of which is the charity鈥檚 primary activity, as either 鈥榬equires improvement鈥� or 鈥榠nadequate鈥� and highlighted governance concerns in its 2019 report. Trustees are required to ensure their charity complies with the law as it relates to the charity鈥檚 activities, in this case the independent school standards.

Over the course of the Commission鈥檚 engagement with the charity, there have been improvements in the school鈥檚 compliance with independent school standards. An Ofsted inspection in May 2021 concluded that the school met all standards examined in that inspection. Similarly, the trustees demonstrated improved internal financial controls, including moving away from a heavy reliance on the use of cash.

皇冠体育app Commission disqualified two former trustees and issued two other trustees with Official Warnings in relation to their conduct. 皇冠体育app Official Warnings were issued because their conduct resulted in a breach of duty and misconduct and/or mismanagement in the Charity鈥檚 administration.

Tim Hopkins, Assistant Director of Investigations and Inquiries at the Charity Commission said:

皇冠体育app public rightly expect high standards of governance and integrity from charity trustees. Unfortunately, our inquiry has found the former trustees of Darul-Uloom School London did not meet those standards.

Our inquiry has taken robust action to address wrongdoing and harm, including in disqualifying two former trustees. I hope that the current trustees learn the lessons from what has happened and ensure that the charity is more securely and effectively managed so it can deliver the best possible services for its beneficiaries.

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Notes to Editors

1. 皇冠体育app Charity Commission is the independent, non-ministerial government department that registers and regulates charities in England and Wales. Its purpose is to ensure charity can thrive and inspire trust so that people can improve lives and strengthen society.
2. 皇冠体育app Commission opened the inquiry on 15 June 2018. View the full inquiry report.