The full story behind one of the biggest academy trust collapses will remain secret after its founder dropped a legal challenge because allegations would have been made public.
Last year the government barred Trevor Averre-Beeson from managing schools citing “inappropriate conduct”.
The Lilac Sky Schools Trust he set up was shut down in 2016. Its nine schools were re-brokered amid a government investigation into allegations of financial “impropriety”.
Government troubleshooters parachuted into the trust found “inappropriate” spending on luxury alcohol, council grants paid straight into Averre-Beeson’s consultancy bank account and severance paid to staff who were then hired as consultants the next day, annual accounts stated.
