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Families bid to take over their children’s care home that amassed huge tax debts
UK News•February 16, 2026 at 6:00 AMNational

Families bid to take over their children’s care home that amassed huge tax debts

By Patrick Butler Social policy editor•The Guardian - UK News

Parents wish to ‘take matters into our own hands’ as William Blake House faces potential winding up orderA group of families have launched an audacious bid to take over their disabled children’s residential care home after it emerged the charity running it faces closure after amassing huge tax debts and paying £1m in fees to one of its trustees.William Blake House faces a potential winding up order in seven weeks and is under investigation by regulators over serious financial governance concerns. The families said they no longer trust that the charity’s board has their children’s best interests at heart. Continue reading...

Parents wish to ‘take matters into our own hands’ as William Blake House faces potential winding up order

A group of families have launched an audacious bid to take over their disabled children’s residential care home after it emerged the charity running it faces closure after amassing huge tax debts and paying £1m in fees to one of its trustees.

William Blake House faces a potential winding up order in seven weeks and is under investigation by regulators over serious financial governance concerns. The families said they no longer trust that the charity’s board has their children’s best interests at heart.

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