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Rossendale Valley Mencap鈥檚 charitable objects are to support people with learning disabilities through help and support to them and their families, as well as the provision of meeting and leisure activities and facilities.

皇冠体育app Commission began engaging with the charity in December 2017 and has since issued two action plans to trustees, to address overdue and outstanding accounting records and issues around the charity鈥檚 governance. 皇冠体育app charity did not comply with either of these action plans and the regulator is concerned that the charity鈥檚 assets may now be at risk.

皇冠体育app inquiry will examine whether the charity鈥檚 trustees are complying with their legal duties, including:

• whether the charity has a sufficient number of trustees who are willing and capable of managing it in accordance with its governing document
• the extent to which the trustee(s) have responsibly managed the charity鈥檚 resources and whether assets are secure or have been lost and/or misapplied
• their compliance with legal obligations for the preparation and filing of the charity鈥檚 accounts and other information or returns
• the extent to which the trustee(s) of the charity have complied with previously issued regulatory guidance
• whether there are appropriate policies and procedures in place to safeguard vulnerable beneficiaries

皇冠体育app Commission may extend the scope of the inquiry if further issues emerge.

Mencap advised the Commission in 2019 that the Rossendale charity is no longer affiliated with it and the group had informed Royal Mencap Society they intended to operate under the name of Rossendale Open House. 皇冠体育app charity is also known locally as the 鈥楻ossendale Valley Gateway Club鈥�. It was previously known as 鈥楻ossendale Society for mentally handicapped children and adults鈥� until it changed its name on 12 March 2011. Its registered charity number is 513296.

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Notes to editors:

1. It is the Commission鈥檚 policy, after it has concluded an inquiry, to publish a report detailing what issues the inquiry looked at, what actions were undertaken as part of the inquiry and what the outcomes were. Reports of previous inquiries are available on GOV.UK.
2. 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.