Regulator investigates charity funding orphanage in Bangladesh

Friday, 12 May 2023 10:32

The Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry into Asia Pacific Childrens Fund to examine concerns about the trustees’ administration and management of the charity, including around payments to connected parties and overseas expenditure. The charity was established in 2008 to aid those in poverty, particularly in Asia. It is based in London but funds an orphanage in Bangladesh. The Commission first engaged with the charity in 2021 on a proactive basis over...Request free trial