Kids Company: lessons to avoid learning the hard way

Ben Bourne  |  UK & Ireland
Date posted:  1 Apr 2016
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Kids Company: lessons to avoid learning the hard way

Camila Batmanghelidjh

The almost unthinkable collapse of Kids Company took place in August 2015.

Founded in 1996, the charity was set up to provide support to vulnerable and deprived inner city children and young people. At the time of its closure the charity employed more than 600 people and worked across a number of cities in the UK. In its years of operation it received more than £42 million of public funding. Its founder, the colourful Camila Batmanghelidjh, was its chief executive for 19 years and was awarded a CBE for her services to the charity and young people.

How did it happen?

So how did such a high profile and well connected charity get into such difficulty?

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