Families call for inquiry into residential care charity that ran up £1.6m debt

William Blake House in Northants accused of mismanagement after revelation it paid one of its own trustees 1m

A group of families have called for an urgent inquiry into a charity caring for their highly vulnerable disabled relatives which is under threat of closure after running up debts of 1.6m in unpaid taxes and paying 1m to one of its own trustees.

Earlier this month, a judge gave the charity, William Blake House, just weeks to pay off its debts to HMRC or face a winding up order. The charity's accounts show auditors have routinely questioned whether it is a viable business.