Charles Turner and Emma Mifsud of Opus Business Advisory Group LLP have been appointed as interim managers of Liverpool charity CG Community Council, to the exclusion of the charity’s trustee, the Charity Commission has announced.
Their responsibilities include assuming responsibility for the day-to-day management and administration of the charity, ensuring any rents due to the charity are collected and banked appropriately, and assessing the charity's financial viability as the investigation continues.
The charity, formed in the 1960s with the aim of improving lives in the Croxteth and Gillmoss areas of Liverpool, has been under investigation by the regulator since 2025. The Charity Commission launched a statutory inquiry into CG Community Council in May 2025, after concerns were raised about its governance and financial management. The charity was placed under the inquiry in April 2025.
Property and finances
When the probe was announced, the commission said information obtained through its regulatory compliance work suggested CG Community Council property could be at risk. The charity holds the leasehold for 16 properties but recorded nil income and expenditure in its annual return for the financial year ending 31 March 2023, and failed to submit financial returns for the year ending 31 March 2024.
The regulator issued an order preventing CG Community Council property from being sold or otherwise disposed of without its prior consent.
Trustee duties under scrutiny
The inquiry remains ongoing and is examining whether trustees have complied with their legal duties in respect of the administration, governance and management of the charity. It is also looking at whether the charity is accounting for its funds and assets in line with legal requirements, and whether it has suffered financial loss as a result of any misconduct or mismanagement.
According to the Charity Commission website, CG Community Council has one registered trustee, Peter Allan Sealey, who was appointed in November 2024.
The Charity Commission's role
The Charity Commission is the independent, non-ministerial government department that registers and regulates charities in England and Wales. It says its ambition is: "To be an expert regulator that is fair, balanced, and independent so that charity can thrive."
This ambition, it says, helps create and sustain an environment where charities further build public trust and fulfil their essential role in enhancing lives and strengthening society.
The ECHO has attempted to contact CG Community Council for a response.
