The Charity Commission, the regulator of charities in England and Wales, has appointed interim managers to Barnabas Fund, which is also known as Barnabas Aid.
The charity was placed under statutory inquiry in September 2024 to investigate serious governance and financial concerns including allegations of unauthorised payments to some of the current and former trustees and related parties.
Edwina Turner and Catherin Gibbon of Anthony Collins LLP have been appointed as interim managers of the charity to the exclusion of the charity's trustees. The Interim Managers will:
take full control of the charity's administration, assets, records, banking and governance
investigate historic decision-making and related-party arrangements
protect and recover charity assets where necessary
regularise governance and report back to the Charity Commission
The Commission's inquiry into the charity remains ongoing.
