UK Government Blasts Charities for Being ‘Too White’

Charities must do more to ensure boards “reflect the communities they serve”, the charity watchdog has warned, after a report found the vast majority of trustees are white.

The Charity Commission urged charities to encourage applications from women, young people, and ethnic minorities, presenting research which revealed that 92 per cent of trustees are white and more than half are retired.

“There is a danger that charity trustee boards might become myopic in their views,” said the report, which was commissioned by the Office for Civil Society and the Charity Commission.

According to the survey of 3,500 trustees in England and Wales, men outnumber women by two to one on charities’ boards, with the average age between 55 and 64.

“Trustees make a vital contribution to our society and communities up and down the country rely on their voluntary efforts,” said Helen Stephenson, chief executive of the Charity Commission.

But she warned charities must take action to “promote diverse trusteeship”, stating: “Trustees do not reflect the communities charities serve.

“Charities are therefore at risk of missing out on the widest range of skills, experience and perspective at board level,” she added, claiming that the underrepresentation of certain demographics “also puts charities at risk by creating a culture of ‘group think’ where decision making can go unchallenged.”

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