The plumber behind Depher, the community plumbing and heating company who has been accused of faking stories to raise cash, has apologised and said he is "only human" and will "own up to any mistakes" he has made.

James Anderson said he would step down from running the organisation and that he had put things in place to "rectify mistakes" including hiring a social media manager after the account featured an image of a noose they claimed was at the home of a beneficiary.