CharitEpulse: Diversity, disclosure and debt

29 January 2026 / Insight posted in Articles, CharitEpulse

Happy New Year from our chatters James Saunders, Charles Mesquita and Catherine Rustomji who start the year with big questions, honest conversations, and plenty of energy for what’s ahead in their latest CharitEpulse podcast.

  • The Sackler Trust: Whether redacting information in charity accounts is ever a good idea, and the transparency issues it raises.
  • Henry Smith Foundation: A new initiative to boost trustee board diversity, launched in partnership with several sector organisations.
  • National Fund: The future of a 1928 fund, now worth £607m, originally established to help pay off the national debt following the First World War.
  • ACEVO and The Covenant: The growing pressures on charity CEOs and what measures could genuinely support sector leadership.
  • Wellcome: A near £40bn investment portfolio alongside a charitable spending rate of around 5%.

The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and YouTube.

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