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| Kids Company: the emails allegedly sent by Camila Batmanghelidjh to staff at the children's charity | Kids Company: the emails allegedly sent by Camila Batmanghelidjh to staff at the children's charity |
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| The future of the charity Kids Company looks uncertain, as reports of imminent closure continue, despite receiving a £3 million Government grant just last week. | The future of the charity Kids Company looks uncertain, as reports of imminent closure continue, despite receiving a £3 million Government grant just last week. |
| The youth organisation has been hit by allegations of bad financial management, prompting its high profile founder Camila Batmanghelidjh to quit as chief executive. | The youth organisation has been hit by allegations of bad financial management, prompting its high profile founder Camila Batmanghelidjh to quit as chief executive. |
| Ministers agreed to give the extra cash to help restructure the charity despite objections from a senior civil servant who warned they did not think it would be "value for money". The national charity operates nine centres and two therapy houses supporting vulnerable, inner city children. | Ministers agreed to give the extra cash to help restructure the charity despite objections from a senior civil servant who warned they did not think it would be "value for money". The national charity operates nine centres and two therapy houses supporting vulnerable, inner city children. |
| Kids Company received the £3 million grant from the Cabinet Office last week after agreeing, on the orders of the Government, to make changes in its leadership, management and governance, reports have stated. | Kids Company received the £3 million grant from the Cabinet Office last week after agreeing, on the orders of the Government, to make changes in its leadership, management and governance, reports have stated. |
| But Ms Batmanghelidjh is said to have emailed staff within the charity last week to say they would be paid. | But Ms Batmanghelidjh is said to have emailed staff within the charity last week to say they would be paid. |
| Ms Batmanghelidjh wrote to staff last Tuesday stating: "I am so sorry you have not been paid yet. We are waiting for exchanges between the government and the philanthropists and trustees to be completed." | Ms Batmanghelidjh wrote to staff last Tuesday stating: "I am so sorry you have not been paid yet. We are waiting for exchanges between the government and the philanthropists and trustees to be completed." |
| On Wednesday, she allegedly wrote: "Everything has been agreed, we are going ahead with payroll. It will be done tomorrow as soon as the money hits our account. | |
| "Thank you for your patience. You have been amazing and I am so sorry that the machinery of Whitehall was slower than we would have liked." | "Thank you for your patience. You have been amazing and I am so sorry that the machinery of Whitehall was slower than we would have liked." |
| By Thursday, when the Cabinet Office's grant had arrived in the charity's bank account, she reportedly wrote: "I just want to let you know that we have just received our funding from the government and are processing payroll right now." | By Thursday, when the Cabinet Office's grant had arrived in the charity's bank account, she reportedly wrote: "I just want to let you know that we have just received our funding from the government and are processing payroll right now." |
| The charity said: "Kids Company's July payroll was two days later than usual whilst we waited for a grant from the Cabinet Office to arrive." | The charity said: "Kids Company's July payroll was two days later than usual whilst we waited for a grant from the Cabinet Office to arrive." |