London tribunal upholds Campbell’s appeal against ban on serving as trustee — Daily Maverick

In London, United Kingdom, the First-tier Tribunal upheld supermodel Naomi Campbell’s appeal against a five-year ban on serving as a trustee of a charity. The tribunal ruled that unauthorized payments and improper use of funds at Fashion for Relief, founded by Campbell, had been concealed from her.

Tribunal findings

According to Daily Maverick, the tribunal found that serious misconduct and mismanagement had occurred in the operations of Fashion for Relief. At the same time, it determined that Campbell was not responsible for the improper use of the organization’s resources or unjustified expenses during her hotel stay in 2018.

The tribunal also stated that Campbell bore ultimate responsibility for the lack of proper protocols and the late submission of reports. However, in the judicial body’s view, this does not mean that she is unfit to serve as a trustee of a charity.

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Fashion for Relief investigation

Campbell founded Fashion for Relief in 2005 to raise funds for humanitarian causes through fashion shows. In 2024, the organization was removed from the Charity Commission’s register, and Campbell was subsequently banned from serving as a trustee following complaints of mismanagement and violations.

According to the Charity Commission’s findings, large-scale irregularities were uncovered in the organization’s finances. In particular, funds raised for charitable purposes were spent on spa treatments, cigarettes and room service during Campbell’s stay at a five-star hotel near Cannes in southern France in May 2018.

The commission also reported that a lawyer who was a trustee of the organization received about £290,000 in unauthorized payments, allegedly for consultancy services. Campbell stated that she did not know her expenses were being paid by the organization and that another trustee had misled her about those payments.