Citizens Advice Scotland has confirmed the sacking of its chief executive Margaret Lynch, following her suspension from her post in August.

The charity has not revealed the reasons for Lynch’s dismissal but it follows an internal investigation into her conduct.

A spokesman for Citizen’s Advice Scotland told Civil Society News: "We can confirm that the chief executive has been the subject of an investigation, and has now been dismissed. CAS takes great care to ensure that public funds are spent appropriately. There remains a right of appeal and therefore CAS will not provide further comment at this time."

A request to Margaret Lynch for comment went unanswered this morning but a report by another charity publication suggests that she has threatened legal action against the charity.

A report yesterday by Third Force News said a complaint against Lynch was allegedly prompted by a whistleblower with concerns over a misused credit card. Lynch has been chief executive of the consumer, money and welfare advice charity since July 2012 and “led the organisation through a considerable period of growth and change”, according to a statement on her Linkedin profile.

Lynch was formerly director of the Scottish Mediation Network and quality matters coordinator for the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations.

She describes herself on Linkedin as a “strategic thinker with an ability to lead organisations which punch above their weight”.

CAS went through a succession of chief executives in the years before Lynch took up her post, losing two leaders in two years. In her three years at the helm of CAS, Lynch increased its income from £5.2m per annum to £14m, according to her Linkedin statement.

Today’s announcement follows the resignation of the charity’s finance director Jon Dye last month, prompting a call by Conservative shadow minister for communities and housing in Scotland, Alex Johnstone, for a government investigation into the charity.