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Did you know that if you get a grant from a 'charity' like Groundwork, they keep 90% of the money and give you 10%. They then lend you the services of a 'consultant' who tries to help you spend the 10%!

What local people need is cash to invest in projects not leeches who talk about creating 'sustainable communities' while taking the most of the money for themselves.

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So report them if you think they are doing something wrong. It does sound very iffy to me.


Just to be clear, who has actually given the ?6k grant, and where does this charity come in to it? If it's a grant from them, and they are claiming on their books to have given ?6k, whilst only actually giving ?600, then that is well worth reporting.

So you mean you're not directly involved in the project?


Is this just hearsay?


I'm not sure we should be responding to unsubstantiated rants overheard in the pub? It sounds more like a bitch, a smear, a libel, than a legitimate complaint?


If it's true, the charity commission would be extremely pleased to hear about a charity who was spending 90% of the funds in adminstration. I've got ten quid that says it wouldn't be a charity for much longer.

Hi Reggie


If you have information that a charity is misappropriating money then report them to the Charities Commission. You say "who wants to rock the boat". Plenty of people are whisleblowers when when they see wrongdoing. It isn't uncommon.


This is a public forum and you've named this charity - Groundwork - by name and you're representing wrongdoing but not following through. I think you must follow through or ask Admin to take the thread down. You're maligning people on a public forum; I am pretty sure these people could come after the forum and after you. Think about it.

GG...I named Groundwork as an example of a charity and not necessarily the one in question. I havent maligned anyone (yet) but I do appreciate that you are trying to protect me...thankyou.

A proper allegation can only really be made with the help of those in the project and I can understand why they would not want to come forward.

I am also aware that under the heading 'consultancy fees' the charity would cover themselves in all the bullshit they can muster and justify handling the cash in the way they do.

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