Aid charity Muslim Aid has appointed an entirely new board of trustees in an effort to improve its governance, the charity announced last week.
The charity was placed under interim management by the Charity Commission in October last year, as a result of failures in governance. The interim manager, Michael King of law firm Stone King, took over control of the charity to the exclusion of trustees.
The interim manager has now appointed a new board, which will be announced shortly.
Muslim Aid announced the information in response to a Civil Society News story which said the charity had filed its 2015 accounts more than seven months late. The charity has said it may also file its next accounts late as a result of its restructure.
“Muslim Aid confirms and regrets that, as the Civil Society article states, our organisation submitted the 2015 Accounts late,” the charity said. “This was due to failings in the former governance and administration of the organisation which has taken time to rectify.
“Muslim Aid management is working to strengthen our compliance and to improve our governance. We have made considerable progress, building the capacity of senior staff and working alongside the interim manager, who has appointed an entirely new board of trustees which we will announce in the near future. When the new trustees take over the governance of the Muslim Aid, the interim manager will be discharged.”
Michael King said: "Since my appointment as interim manager, Muslim Aid has worked tirelessly in building capacity and strengthening its compliance whilst continuing its important efforts for people in need in the UK and throughout the world. I am satisfied that significant progress has been made and that we are close to the end of interim management.”
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