The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into the
Have A Heart Foundation.
The regulator of charities has launched an inquiry into
the Have A
Heart Foundation over serious concerns about its
financial management.
The charity was set up in 2013 to raise awareness of and support
patients with heart disease. It is based in Cheshire.
Despite engagement and guidance from the Commission, the trustees
have failed to file any of the charity’s accounts since 2019. The
Commission is also concerned about the trustees’ financial
record-keeping more widely, and the level of charitable
expenditure.
It therefore escalated its engagement with the charity to an
inquiry on 17 April 2023. The inquiry will examine:
- the trustees’ failure to comply with their statutory
reporting duties including the timely submission of the charity’s
accounts and annual returns to the Commission
- the extent to which the trustees are complying with their
legal duties in respect of their administration, governance and
management of the charity, including compliance with the
charity’s governing document and whether the charity is operating
in line with its objects
- whether potential conflicts of interest and connected party
transactions have been properly managed
- whether there has been any unauthorised trustee benefit
The Commission may extend the scope of the inquiry if additional
regulatory issues emerge.
It is the Commission’s normal policy, after it has concluded an
inquiry, to publish a report detailing the issues examined, any
action taken, and the inquiry’s outcomes.
ENDSNotes to editors
- The Charity Commission is the independent, non-ministerial
government department that registers and regulates charities in
England and Wales. Its purpose is to ensure charity can thrive
and inspire trust so that people can improve lives and strengthen
society.
- The inquiry was opened on 17 April 2023, under section 46 of
the Charities Act 2011.
