International charity trustees ignore safeguarding risks

The trustees of international UK charities need to focus more on the risks associated with safeguarding and the impact of Brexit, which are being neglected in favour of a concentration on future funding and financial sustainability, according to research from Haysmacintyre.

The firm’s international charity benchmarking report, which analyses the annual accounts of 189 UK charities with an international focus, found that only 8% disclosed safeguarding as one of their principal risks.

Read more at the Accountancy Daily.