Overview
- Charlotte Young, 45, received a three-year sentence at Amersham Crown Court on Friday after admitting two counts of theft by employee.
- Prosecutors said she took £125,681.92 from the Long Crendon Community Social Club and £29,498.41 from the Long Crendon Village Association between 2015 and 2023 while acting as treasurer and accountant.
- Thames Valley Police said they will seek to seize assets under proceeds-of-crime laws to return as much money as possible to the two groups.
- Detectives said Young had a prior fraud conviction and covered her tracks to fund a lavish lifestyle, harming a community that had raised money for charitable causes.
- She was arrested on October 19, 2023 and charged on October 21, 2025 after an investigation by the Central Fraud Unit and the Buckinghamshire Fraud Team.