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The PFA Charity is threatening to withdraw its support for dementia campaign group Head for Change, after details of a meeting between the two organisations were reported by Sportsmail last week.
In a subsequent letter sent to Head for Change on Monday, the chair of the PFA charity — Brendon Batson — makes a clear threat, warning that the charity is considering ceasing communications with the group. In his role as chair, Batson has oversight of £62million of the PFA’s cash reserves, which are held in trust by the charity rather than the union itself.
The former West Bromwich Albion defender’s influence has grown following the decision by new PFA chief executive Maheta Molango not to join the charity’s board, leaving the organisation in the hands of Batson and seven other trustees.
Chair of the PFA charity Brendon Batson (above) made the threat in a latter to Head for Change
As chief executive of the PFA, Molango is entitled to become a trustee of the PFA Charity but has declined due to concerns about a potential conflict of interest. The Charity Commission launched an inquiry into the PFA Charity three years ago, with a lack of separation between the union and the charity one of the main
