A Charity Commission investigation revealed on Thursday September 26, 2024 that Fashion for Relief, the charity founded by Naomi Campbell, had demonstrated “excessive spending”.
Naomi Campbell is banned from running charities for the next five years over “financial misconduct”. This is what the report of the Charity Commission, published this Thursday, September 26, 2024. The investigation revealed that Fashion for Relief funds were notably used to pay for a stay in a luxury hotel in Cannes for the British model, cigarettes and even spa treatments. The latter founded the association in 2005 to raise funds for environmental and humanitarian causes.
Our inquiry into Fashion for Relief has concluded the charity was poorly governed and had inadequate financial management.
We’ve disqualified 3 individuals from trusteeship, recovered over £344,000 and protected a further £98,000 of charitable funds: https://t.co/xjlSvHMlRk pic.twitter.com/SgLtJpo7FG
— Charity Commission (@ChtyCommission)
Only 8.5% of funds spent on charity
The Charity Commission noted several cases of “poor governance“and of”poor financial management” of the association. In total, several thousand pounds collected were not paid. The report notes that between April 2016 and July 2022, only 8.5% of the funds collected were devoted to subsidies for charity More than £344,000 was recovered by the Commission, which was then redistributed to two other charities.
The investigation also found that unauthorized payments totaling £290,000 were made to a trustee of the charity, Bianka Hellmich, for consultancy services. The latter was also excluded from the charitable world for nine years. Veronica Chou, another member of the association, is excluded for four years.
“I did not have control of the association”
Recently named Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters by Rachida Dati, Naomi Campbell told the AP news agency that she “did not have control of the association“and she had some”entrusted to a legal employer.” “We’re investigating to find out what and how, and everything I do and every penny I’ve raised has gone to charity” she also added.
On March 15, 2024, Fashion for Relief was removed from the charity register.
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