AN ANDOVER charity is under investigation over alleged connections with ‘extreme right-wing organisations’.

The Saint George Educational Trust is being investigated by the Charity Commission over reports of misconduct and/or mismanagement in the administration.

The trust, which has a registered address of ‘Andover House, George Yard’, claims it has charitable purposes that include the advancement of the Catholic religion.

However, the trust is now being investigated after concerns were identified in relation to activities carried out by the charity that do not appear to further its religious purposes.

This includes material it had posted online and political activity or campaigning. A bank account holding the charity’s funds has now been frozen by the commission so that no one can access or move them without prior consent.

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