Probe launches into animal charity's finances

The Charity Commission has launched a statutory inquiry into the management of an animal welfare charity, after it failed to file its accounts for more than two years.

Four Paws Animal Rescue (South Wales) charity has failed to file accounts with the regulator for the last two financial years. The charity’s financial records are now overdue by 733 days.

Its last available accounts for the year ending 31 December 2018 showed it had a total income of £113,984 but spent £121,608.

According to latest records the charity has just two trustees, chair Kirsty Thomas and trustee Colin Thomas, as well as 87 volunteers.



The move has been taken by the regulator as part of its doubler defaulter class inquiry into charities that have failed to file their accounts for two or more of the last five years.

It also follows the Commission’s “attempts to engage over the past year” with the charity, that included issuing an order to trustees to file late accounts.

The inquiry will investigate whether the trustees have met their legal duties, failing or weaknesses in its administration as well as possible failure to comply with its statutory reporting duties.

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