A woman who created a popular app promoting an alternative lifestyle after she was diagnosed with cancer has not donated the funds raised through sales of the app to charity as promised , it has been revealed . Belle Gibson , 26 , is the entrepreneur behind The Whole Pantry recipe and health app , which she created after she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer . She shunned traditional treatments to combat her cancer and instead opted for a wholefood and holistic approach after trialing chemotherapy and other modern medical procedures . However despite publicising that large amounts of the profits from her app were going to charity , the money was never handed over according to Fairfax Media . Scroll down for video . Belle Gibson , 26 , the entrepreneur behind The Whole Pantry recipe and health app , publicly said $ 300,000 in profits would go to charity , but they never did . The 26-year-old has publicly claimed that 25 per cent of the business ' profits were being donated to charity , last year claiming that $ 300,000 had been donated . The Whole Pantry brand , which has hundreds of thousands of followers across social media platforms , is run by mother-of-one Ms Gibson , who charges $ 3.79 for the app . The Whole Pantry brand , which has hundreds of thousands of followers across social media platforms , is run by mother-of-one Ms Gibson , who charges $ 3.79 for the app . At least five charities who purportedly had money raised for them through a number of campaigns run by Ms Gibson never saw any funds . The app , which has been downloaded over 300,000 times , proved so popular she was flown out to Silicone Valley last year where she was told her app was to be included on the Apple Watch . The 26-year-old has publicly claimed that 25 per cent of the business ' profits were being donated to charity , last year claiming that $ 300,000 had been donated . However Ms Gibson told Fairfax Media this week that those donations had never been made , citing disappointing app sales and miscalculated profit margins . Neither Melbourne ’ s Asylum Seeker Resource Centre and One Girl - who were donated $ 1000 after questions were raised - received any money from Ms Gibson and the former were not even aware money was being raised in their name . Ms Gibson , pictured with her son Oliver , created the app after she was diagnosed with brain cancer . She has also released a cookbook version of the creations following the success of the app . There have been revelations that The Whole Pantry business nor Ms Gibson were lawfully registered as fundraising enterprises . Apparently only $ 7000 had reached charities so far , after campaigns flopped and profit margins were miscalculated . There were also revelations that the business nor Ms Gibson were lawfully registered as fundraising enterprises , which could draw huge fines and potential jail time . Daily Mail Australia has contacted The Whole Pantry for comment and while they could not be reached at the time of publishing , they had earlier posted a lengthy response on social media addressing claims made in the original article . In the post to their Facebook page the company clarified they were a 'for-profit ' company to the surprise of many of their followers , and claimed the discrepancy in funds was due to their inexperience in the industry . 'We have , like all start ups , struggled with managing all facets of a new business , biting off more than we could chew , juggling internal and external priorities with little staff . 'We have since passed our overdue business records and accounts over to an external Business Manager and Accounts team , an issue we are reassured arises often with overwhelmed new businesses . Ms Gibson has appeared across a number of networks ( pictured on Sunrise ) speaking about her approach to healing . Last year it was revealed the app would feature on the new Apple Watch . Apparently only $ 7000 of a projected $ 300,000 has reached charities so far , after campaigns flopped and profit margins were miscalculated . 'They have been working over our finances for the last five months , and are still proceeding with a resolution in close sight . We were advised by this team to follow their process and allow them to finalise the donations once all business keepings were accounted first and brought forward , ' the post read in part . 'Our books are taking longer to bring up to date than anticipated . TWP forecasted income in October 2014 which was not fulfilled , creating cash-flow issues and unforeseen delays on finalising three discussed charitable donations , ' another section of the post read . Also citing 'cash flow issues ' as Ms Gibson did when explaining the business model and why charities had received no donations , the lengthy response garnered harsh criticism from commenters . 'Appalling - your organisation not the media . Money for charity does n't go into `` cash flow '' - that is beyond unethical , surely it 's illegal ? ' , one angry subscriber posted . 'You have skipped the entire point in your very long and wordy response . YOU took money from people who GAVE you the money believing it would go to said charities , you FAILED to forward on the money , ' another poster wrote . ' ... That my friends is dishonesty / theft in the highest degree and takes advantage of peoples good natures . SHAME on you , ' the comment continued . Daily Mail Australia has contacted The Whole Pantry , and a number of charities who were to receive donations , for comment .
The ##sy Pantry is a health and recipe app created by sue banks . Ms Gibson created it when she was diagnosed with brain cancer . The app was advertised as making profits to charities . But Fairfax claims none of the money has been donated . Subscribers were ' misled ' and shocked the app was ' for - profit '