[garinda]

Originally Posted by g jones

There is a lot more to this story than is out there. Doug Heyes personalised the issue. Why not just give the charities 10% and not bother with all this money moving from one pot and back to the first pot for no reason. The first donation landed before Xmas and the remainder in the new year. Taking the money so late means there was never an incentive to raise money to be topped up. Giving money to make money is against Charity Commision rules. As is giving money without any paperwork, which all of them have done and which means temporarily they can't have their money back. Unfortunately it has all been done on a nod and wink. There's £104,000 in total to be audited. £11,000 in expenses. One of them is kicking up because they are behind on rent and need it. The College, Mount Carmel, Hollins may not get their 10% as it is forbidden also under Charity rules to give to educational establishments I am led to believe. The mayoral fund is forbidden from giving to non Hyndburn residents so the Bethany Fund won't get 10%. Councils Audit and Investigations have been called in to sort out the mess.

What is clear is that most Charities turned down this arrangement. The ones that didn't all had connections or friendships of one kind or another. Political friends in Sea Cadets, Bethaney. Cllr Britcliffe runs Stray Dogs with Steve Wood. Tony went on the Board at Mount Carmel and not long after they handed over £30,000. Tony sometimes puts himself in some awkward positions!

Well I thought I'd understood it all, and my initial reaction was this really was a non-story, mixed in with a few sour grapes.

What you've posted as muddied the water.

It's shocking that the charities don't even have the money raised yet, and that one of them is now struggling to pay their rent.