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Charity Commission Freezes Gorgias Charitable Trust Assets After Accounting Concerns

The Charity Commission opened a statutory inquiry into the Gorgias Charitable Trust (registered charity number 1178051) on 26 January 2026 and has taken protective action to freeze the charity's assets under section 76(3)(d) of the Charities Act 2011. The regulator has serious concerns about understated income in 2019 filings, failure to file any accounting information since, and unauthorized trustee benefit payments including payments to a trustee for services rendered in the financial year ending 31 December 2020. The inquiry will examine trustees' compliance with statutory accounting and reporting responsibilities, the charity's financial management, and whether there has been any unauthorised private benefit to trustees and connected parties.