Inquiry opened into The Park Charitable Trust
Regulator opens statutory inquiry into The Park Charitable Trust.
The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has announced a statutory inquiry into The Park Charitable Trust (registered charity number 1095541). The inquiry opened on 13 June 2014.
The charity, which was registered in 2002, has objects that include the advancement of the Jewish faith and the advancement of Jewish education.
The regulator is investigating concerns about the loss of investment capital by the charity and potential unauthorised trustee benefits.
The inquiry will examine the charity’s approach to investments and the associated decision making of the trustees. It will also examine the governance of the charity by the trustees with specific regard to conflicts of interest.
It is the Commission’s policy, after it has concluded the 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 by the Commission are available on its website.
You can view the charity’s details on the Register of Charities.
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PR 55/14
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