The Charity Commission received a record high number of whistleblowing disclosures last year, new figures show.
The regulator said it received 594 disclosures in the year ending 31 March, a rise of almost 9 per cent on the previous year and the highest number since 2015/16, when it first started publishing the figure.
The previous high number of whistleblowing disclosures was the 561 received in 2023/24.
The commission said the majority of disclosures in 2025/26 came from employees and ex-employees, at 61 per cent – a seven percentage point increase on the previous year.
Governance failures emerged as the top issue reported as a primary concern (37 per cent), followed by financial harms (24 per cent) and safeguarding (23 per cent).
The commission said it opened a case in response to 465 of the 594 disclosures reported in 2025/26.
The remaining 129 disclosures related to charities that were already subject to an open case relating to the same issues, the regulator said.
It said that at the time of reporting, 193 of the 465 cases had been closed and the remaining 272 were ongoing.
Of the closed cases, it decided to take no further action in 163 instances. It issued regulatory advice and guidance in 23 cases and used its information-gathering powers in the seven remaining cases.
“We focus on dealing with concerns which may cause the greatest impact or harm to charities and public trust and confidence in charities,” the commission said.
“The regulatory action we take will be...
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