Naomi Campbell is banned from being charity trustee

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Naomi Campbell has been banned from being a charity trustee after a UK watchdog found charity funds were spent on luxury hotels and spa treatments.

I’ve just found out today about the findings, and I am extremely concerned,” said Naomi. She added that she was not in control of the charity.

Naomi has been banned from charity involvement for five years with two other trustees, Bianka Hellmich, and Veronica Chou, being banned for nine years and four years respectively.

The inquiry that was held found unauthorized payments totaling £290,000 for consultancy services that were made to Ms. Hellmich, which was in breach of the charity’s constitution.

A sum of nearly £345,000 was recovered from the charity by investigators establishing further protection for  £98,000 of charity money.

The funds have been used to make payments to two other charities – Save the Children Fund and the Mayor’s Fund for London – and to cover the cost of Fashion for Relief’s liabilities.

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The inquiry at Fashion for Relief’s expenses also found out that between April 2016 and July 2022, just 8.5% of funds raised were spent on grants to charity.

Further to the inquiry, both Save the Children Fund and the Mayor’s Fund for London made complaints to the commission regarding Fashion for Relief.

Fashion for Relief held fundraising events for the two charities, but the inquiry found that it failed to manage its partnership arrangements.

Tim Hopkins, a part of the investigations team, stated: “Trustees are legally required to make decisions that are in their charity’s best interests and to comply with their legal duties and responsibilities”.

He further added: “Our inquiry has found that the trustees of this charity failed to do so, which has resulted in our action to disqualify them”.

Fashion for Relief was removed from the register of charities on 15 March 2024.

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