A CHARITY has been given an official warning by regulators over its financial management including diverting cash to help pay for the building of a new £1.3million mosque.
The Islamic Educational Society of Blackburn (IES) was reprimanded by the Charity Commission after a statutory inquiry into its affairs.
The investigation found the society had inadequate financial controls and had repeatedly failed to submit its accounts as required by law.
The probe highlighted the charity’s decision to divert funds towards the building of the Noorul Islam mosque in Audley Range where it is now based.
The Commission says the society, founded in 1969, failed to change its original constitution to allow it to pay towards the construction of the place of worship which opened in July 2010. [Lancashire Telegraph] Read more
