A charity watchdog is probing the alleged misuse of more than £70,000 at a Scots care home run by nuns.
St Francis Care Home in Glasgow’s Govan said it first discovered the “inappropriate use of funds” last year, with one of the nuns running the charity describing the allegations as a “shock to everyone”.
A statement within the home’s newly-published accounts confirmed the matter was being investigated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) and had been reported to police.
The care home, run by the Order of Franciscan Sisters Minoress, has recently been ranked as one of the best in Scotland, according to a Sunday Times league table.
The Record understands a 50-year-old woman who has been charged in connection with the investigation is yet to appear in court.
View 2 ImagesA 50-year-old woman has been charged(Image: Tony Nicoletti/Daily Record)
In a trustee report published in Companies House paperwork in recent days, Sister Patricia Jordan said: “During the previous financial year, it was discovered that the charity had been subject to instances of inappropriate use of funds by an employee relating to the prior periods totalling £71,063.30. This has been reported to the charities regulator, OSCR, as well as the police.
“As this is currently under police investigation further elaboration at this time is not possible. We would however say that this has been a shock to everyone at the Care Home but has resulted in significant changes to our book-keeping structure.”
In 1946 the Franciscan Minoress Sisters opened St Francis Maternity hospital on Govan’s Merryland Street which then became a nursing home for the elderly.
A new nursing home was opened on the same site in 1996 and has been a registered charity since 2015, with the Franciscan Sisters still among the staff.
The home says it is run on “non-denominational lines” and the has a “Christian focus”, regularly holding masses.
It provides 24-hour nursing and respite care for up to 40 elderly residents, many who are in their late 80s and 90s and living with dementia.
Accounts show the home had a total income of more than £2.3million last year and spent more than £2.2million on charitable activities.
Last year, a Sunday Times league table ranked it the fifth best in Glasgow and number 25 for the whole of Scotland.
Police Scotland yesterday confirmed an individual had been charged in connection with the incident.
A spokeswoman said: “Following a report relating to financial irregularities at a care home in Glasgow a 50-year-old woman was arrested and charged in April, 2026.
“A report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal.”
St Francis Care Home did not respond to our request for further comment.
The Record contacted the OSCR but did not receive a response.
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