The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into an addiction recovery charity after it repeatedly filed late accounts.
New Wineskins Charitable Trust was first investigated in July 2022 as part of the Commission’s “double defaulter” class inquiry which included charities that failed to file its reports late for two or more years.
The London-based charity, which offers a residential treatment programme for men recovering from drug and alcohol addictions, had failed to file its annual accounts for the financial years ending March 2020 and 2021.
Since then, the charity submitted its outstanding accounting information (680 and 315 days late, respectively) but the regulator said they did not meet all accounting requirements.
Meanwhile, Its accounts for the financial year ending March 2022, which show an income of £247,000 and expenditure of £246,000, were filed 140 days late.
The Commission opened an inquiry into the charity, which operates as U-Turn Recovery Project, in May this year.
Inquiry
The inquiry will examine whether any failings in administration, governance and management were the result of misconduct or mismanagement by the trustees.
It will also investigate whether trustees are complying with their legal duties regarding the administration and management of the charity.
The regulator may extend the scope of the inquiry’s aims if additional concerns arise.
According to the regulator’s website, there are three trustees of the charity which have all been in post for over 10 years.
Civil Society contacted the charity for comment, but has yet to receive a response.
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