LONDON, Feb. 23 -- The government of the United Kingdom issued the following news:
Destiny Community Serviceswas registered with the Commission in 2015andhas charitable purposesincludingtheprevention or relief of povertyprimarilyinDagenham, Essex.
The charitycame totheattention of theCommission's double-defaulter class inquiryin February 2024forfailing to submitits accounts for thefinancial yearsending31 December 2021 and 2022.Despite afinal reminderbeingsent to thetrustees,thecharity entered thedouble-defaulter inquiryinMarch 2024 as itfailed tosubmittheoutstanding accounts.
As part of the double-defaulter inquiry, the charity was issued an officialorder by the Commission requiring it tosubmitits accounts,however the order was not fullycomplied withand some of the accounts remained outstanding.The accounts that weresubmittedwere found tobenon-compliant with the Commission's Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP).
Since then, the charity has fallen further into default of its accountingrequirementsandhas failed to engage meaningfully with the Commission.
Theseparateinquiry will examine the extent to which the trustees are complying or havecompliedwiththeir legal duties in respect of the administration,governanceand management of thecharity, withparticular regardto:
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the trustees' compliance with their statutory accounting and reportingresponsibilities.
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the operation of thecharity, itsviabilityand the extent to which it is carrying out itspurposes for the public benefit.
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whether there has been any unauthorised private benefit to the trustees and/orconnected parties including whether conflicts of interest have beenproperlymanaged.
The Commission may extend the scope of the inquiry ifadditionalregulatory issuesemerge.
It is the Commission'susualpolicy, after it has concluded an inquiry, to publish a report detailing the issues examined, any action taken, and the inquiry's outcomes.
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The Charity Commission is the independent, non-ministerial government department that registers and regulates charities in England and Wales. Its ambition is to be an expert regulator that is fair, balanced, and independent so that charity can thrive. The Commission has a wide range of regulatory powers which it can use to support charities and protect charitable assets. Further information about the Charity Commission and its work is availableat The Charity Commission - GOV.UK.
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As part of the double-defaulters inquiry,an order under section 84 of the Charities Act 2011 was issued to the charity's trustees in March 2024 requiring them to submit to the Commission by 29 April 2024 the outstanding accounts forthe financialyearsending31 December 2021 and 31 December 2022 and ensure that the accounts submitted compliedwith the Commission'sStatement of Recommended Practice ('SORP').
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The Commission's class inquiry for double defaulters examines charitiesthathave failed tosubmittheir annual accounting information for two or more years in the last five years.
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On5 January 2026the Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into the charity under section 46 of the Charities Act 2011as a result ofitsregulatory concerns that there is or has been misconduct and/ or mismanagement in the administration of thecharity.
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A statutory inquiry is a legal power enabling the Commission to formally investigate matters of regulatory concern within a charity and to use protective powers for the benefit of the charity and its beneficiaries, assets, or reputation.The Commission has not reached any conclusions and the opening of the inquiry is not a finding of wrongdoing.
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