▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁reported ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁This ▁report ▁concluded ▁that ▁there ▁had ▁been ▁serious ▁mis con duct ▁and ▁mis management ▁in ▁the ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁char ity . ▁At ▁an ▁early ▁stage ▁in ▁the ▁investigation , ▁it ▁was ▁considered ▁that ▁the ▁char ity ' s ▁assets ▁were ▁at ▁risk , ▁and ▁control ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁existing ▁trust ees ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁an ▁independent ▁external ▁company ▁( the ▁account ancy ▁and ▁management ▁consult ancy ▁practice ▁K PM G ), ▁who ▁regular ised ▁the ▁char ity ' s ▁affairs . ▁The ▁Char ity ▁Commission ▁reported ▁that ▁senior ▁past or ▁Matthew ▁Ash im ol owo ▁acted ▁as ▁both ▁a ▁trust ee ▁and ▁a ▁paid ▁employee ▁of ▁the ▁char ity , ▁in ▁contra vention ▁of ▁char ity ▁law . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁responsible ▁for ▁appro ving ▁pay ments ▁and ▁benefits ▁to ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Y em isi , ▁tot alling ▁more ▁than ▁£ 3 8 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁Ben ef its ▁received ▁included ▁free ▁accommod ation ▁for ▁himself ▁and ▁family , ▁an ▁£ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁car , ▁purchase ▁of ▁a ▁times h are ▁in ▁Florida ▁for ▁£ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁using ▁a ▁char ity ▁credit ▁card , ▁and ▁over ▁half ▁a ▁million ▁pounds ▁paid ▁out ▁to ▁Ash im ol owo ' s ▁private ▁companies , ▁which ▁were ▁operated ▁from ▁church ▁property ▁and ▁had ▁unclear ▁business ▁relationships ▁with ▁the ▁char ity