Speaking to CYP Now in a telephone interview Batmanghelidjh claimed there had been a concerted campaign by civil servants briefing against her in recent weeks and also claimed the media had been paying young service users for negative stories about Kids Company.
“There has been a very concerted campaign to discredit me as an individual and the organisation," she said.
“It has caused the organisation such huge damage in relation to fundraising."
She also spoke of her hopes to create a new organisation to carry on the work of Kids Company.
News of the closure comes just weeks after Batmanghelidjh agreed to step down as chief executive in order to secure £3m in Cabinet Office funding to enable the organisation to restructure.
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