The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into Islamic Trust (Maidenhead), which has repeatedly failed to file its accounts on time
The charity, based in Maidenhead, has objects to provide facilities of worship and educational services for individuals practicing the Islamic faith.
In 2016 the charity was included in the Commission’s class inquiry into charities that are in default for submitting their statutory returns for two or more financial years.
The charity was removed from the inquiry after the overdue accounts were submitted, and the trustees wrote to the Commission and provided assurances that the charity’s future statutory returns would be filed on time.
However, in February 2017, the trustees again failed to meet their legal obligations to file the charity’s statutory returns for the financial year end March 2016 on time.
The Commission says their repeated failure to comply with their legal duties, particularly given the assurances previously provided, and the continued evidence of mismanagement and misconduct in the administration of the charity warrants further investigation.
Its inquiry will examine the charity’s financial controls and management, the administration, governance and management of the charity, and the conduct of the trustees, including whether or not they have complied with and fulfilled their duties and responsibilities as trustees under charity law.
Once the inquiry has concluded, the Commission will publish a report detailing what issues it considered, the actions taken and the outcomes.
