Impactful charity reporting – insights from PwC’s Building Public Trust Awards

Vicki Thornton, Chief Financial Officer, Age UK
Vicki joined Age UK in 2019 and is responsible for finance, procurement, risk, strategic planning, IT and data. She started her accountancy career in private practice and has held management roles in national and international private equity, public benefit and charitable organisations. Before joining Age UK, she worked at Royal Mencap Society overseeing finance, procurement and payroll, as well as deputising for the CFO. Following an undergraduate degree in theology and philosophy and a stint as an artist, Vicki worked in Kenya which led to co-founding an educational charity for disadvantaged children in East Africa and the start of her interest in the voluntary sector. She has been actively engaged as an employee, volunteer or trustee ever since. Vicki is an advocate of empowerment, collaboration and inclusion in the workplace and in society. She therefore feels she has found a good fit in working to support vulnerable people to have their voices heard and be respected as valued members of our communities.

Katie Turnbull, Charities Audit Director, PwC
Katie is a Director within London Audit at PwC UK and sits within the Retail, Hospitality and Third Sector industry group. She specialises in leading charity and education audits and has worked in this field for over 10 years. This includes signing some in her own right, but also working alongside more experienced partners as part of a larger team. She is also a key member of PwC's national charities team, and their Centre of Excellence designed to drive quality and consistency across its portfolio of charity clients. Katie is a member of PwC's Charities Management Board and manages the Charities Award as part of the PwC Building Trust Awards and runs the charities training and development programme.

Chair: Kristina Kopic FCA DChA, Head of Charity and Voluntary Sector, ICAEW
Kristina is a chartered accountant who has worked in and for the Not-for-Profit sector for over 15 years. Kristina trained at charity specialists Sayer Vincent and subsequently worked in finance roles at the Royal College of Nursing, Imperial College London and the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts. Kristina holds charity-specific qualifications in accountancy, law and governance and a Master in Voluntary Sector Management from Bayes Business School.