A charity in memory of the victims of the Glasgow helicopter disaster is embroiled in legal action against an energy company over almost £300,000 it says it lost in “hidden fees”.
The Clutha Trust, set up after 10 people died when a police helicopter crashed into the Clutha pub in 2013, is taking the French multinational TotalEnergies to the High Court in London in an attempt to get the cash back, the Scottish Sun reports.
Trust boss Alan Crossan said the row began after a broker set up contracts for TotalEnergies to supply electricity and gas to its Glasgow headquarters.
But the charity alleged the broker’s “hidden” fees were more than double the average UK rate.
Crossan said the payments were included in the overall prices for the charity’s hub, which is also home to about 20 other good causes, and cost it £285,357.
He added: “I’d rather it went to a worthwhile project. I wanted to use it to pay for credit on electricity meters for those on the lowest incomes.
“It would have helped hundreds of needy people. But we’ve had to put that on hold.”