A dozen more strictly Orthodox charities have been named by the Charity Commission as part of an investigation into more than £20 million of cashed cheques.
In May the regulator announced a statutory class inquiry after an “unannounced visit” by HMRC to a company in Hackney, saying that 105 charities were found to have cashed cheques with the company to a value of £22 million.
It named 10 charities under initial investigation, adding a further 10 in September.
A further 12 named today include Beis Chinuch Lebonos Ltd, which is linked to an independent girls’ school; the Bnei Zion Community Nursery; and the Satmar Kolel (a talmudic academy).
