There is no evidence that Tony Blair had too much influence over the decisions of trustees at a charity he set up, the Charity Commission said in a case report published today.

The Commission opened an operational compliance case to look into the Tony Blair Faith Foundation in August last year, after former employee Martin Bright accused the charity of putting the former prime minister’s interests before its charitable objectives.

The Commission said it engaged with the Foundation’s trustees and senior staff, meeting them at the charity’s headquarters, to test whether the trustees were able to make independent decisions.

Mr Blair is the charity’s founder and patron, but it is against the principles of charity law to put an individual’s interests before the charity’s.

The Commission said: “We found no improper interference in the affairs of the charity or any activities that affect its status as a charity.

“The trustees were able to demonstrate that they were aware of and fulfilling their duty to uphold the charity’s independence from the patron and other stakeholders, such as donors. For instance, the charity had agreed a memorandum with the patron.”

The Tony Blair Faith Foundation was established in 2008 to prevent religious prejudice, conflict and extremism. It provides schools with education programmes and leaders with analysis of the role religion plays in conflicts. It employed around 28 people – three of them on salaries of more than £60,000 – and had a £2.6m income in the last eight months of 2013.