A charity that supports Sikh communities across the UK is being investigated amid concerns about how it is being managed.
Charity Commission inspectors have asked the Asthan Babe Ke Trust to turn over £1.8m of assets, but say this has not happened. The charities watchdog will look at whether trustees had "sufficient oversight and control" over operations.
The trust, based in Birmingham, has been approached for comment.
Charity Commission staff began a statutory inquiry on 11 May after an internal dispute at the trust, which aims to advance the Sikh religion, raised "serious regulatory concerns" over how it was being run.
An initial case was opened last year amid allegations of conflicts of interest, the "invalid" appointment of trustees, undeclared income and poor financial controls.
The commission gave the charity, based at the Gurdwara Babe Ke an action plan to help resolve the issues.
But it said trustees had failed to make "meaningful progress", which had led to its formal inquiry.
The commission said it also had concerns over the management of the charity's £1.8m of freehold assets and called for them to be given to the Official Custodian, which holds land on behalf of charities.
