BBC cash reserves hit lowest level in a decade after big single-year spend
Staff questioned how the BBC’s finances had been allowed to deteriorate so badly. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/ReutersView image in fullscreenStaff questioned how the BBC’s finances had been allowed to deteriorate so badly. Its chief financial officer, chief technology officer and chief operating officer have all left in the last 18 months.
- ▪Staff questioned how the BBC’s finances had been allowed to deteriorate so badly.
- ▪Photograph: Isabel Infantes/ReutersView image in fullscreenStaff questioned how the BBC’s finances had been allowed to deteriorate so badly.
- ▪Its chief financial officer, chief technology officer and chief operating officer have all left in the last 18 months.
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| Publication time | Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:21:37 GMT |
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Staff questioned how the BBC’s finances had been allowed to deteriorate so badly. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/ReutersView image in fullscreenStaff questioned how the BBC’s finances had been allowed to deteriorate so badly. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/ReutersBBCBBC cash reserves hit lowest level in a decade after big single-year spendExclusive: Reserves at public service arm drop 66% as broadcaster undertakes large cuts in effort to save £500mMichael Savage Media editorFri 18 Sep 2026 10.21 EDTLast modified on Fri 18 Sep 2026 10.23 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe BBC has spent hundreds of millions of pounds of its cash reserves in a single year, increasing concerns at the corporation over the perilous state of its finances.Cash reserves at the BBC’s public service arm slumped by…
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