THE children's charity promised £6m by controversial businessman Mark Langford says it has received at least a million and will continue to work with him to raise funds.

The NSPCC says it has not received any significant donations from Mr Langford and his wife Debbie since his company The Accident Group collapsed in May, when many of his 3,000 staff were sacked by text message.

Last December, 39-year-old former solicitor Mr Langford promised to raise £6m needed for a listening centre for children in Manchester at a gala dinner in front of former US president Bill Clinton.

The couple, along with TAG's parent company Amulet, which they set up, donated at least £1m immediately after making the promise.

Agreement

After that, the charity received £3,500 every month from a staff scheme where workers donated a percentage of their monthly pay to charity. Charity bosses said today that the pledge was a matter between them and the Langfords.

"It is between us and them and we will abide by that agreement," they said.

A spokesman said the charity had an ethical code which regulates who it receives money from but said bosses felt the Langfords had done "nothing wrong".

On Sunday, Mr Langford took part in the Howard Keel Golf Classic at Mere Golf and Country Club which, along with a charity dinner in the evening, raised an estimated £50,000 for the NSPCC.

The Manchester Evening News confronted the Langfords at the meal, which was held at the Piccadilly Jarvis Hotel, and the reporter was asked to leave.

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