Camila Batmanghelidjh died aged 61 on New Year s Day following a long illness - but who was the Kids Company founder and what scandals rocked the children s charity prior to her passing?
The charity run by founder Camila Batmanghelidjh and seven former directors including Alan Yentob went into liquidation in 2015, just weeks after it was handed a £3m grant by David Cameron.
Critics point out that the Charity Commission s inquiry into Kids Company has taken almost as long as the seven-year Chilcot Inquiry into the Iraq War.
Camila Batmanghelidjh asked why when poor children are given money it straight away becomes drugs money .
But the former chief executive added cash-strapped youngsters often did not use handouts to get illegal substances - because they are given it for couriering .
She was replying to Woman s Hour host Emma Barnett, who referenced a teenager who in 2015 boasted she spent Kids Company cash on weed.
Ms Batmanghelidjh also lashed out at Dominic Cummings as she claimed he briefed against her charity.
The heated interview was her first since she won a High Court disqualification battle to stop her holding company directorships as a result of her handling of the charity.