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MEDIA DIVERSITY

Registered charity 1110263 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MDI, MEDIA DIVERSITY INSTITUTE

Training for Journalists; media relations training for NGOs; training for journalism academics and setting up specialist curricula in Universities; research and media monitoring.

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Latest income
£659k
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £362,785 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing to £1,101,681. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have adopted the going concern basis of accounting. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy is to seek funds well in advance of activities to ensure it can continue its current objectives.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £60k)
“In the band £90,001 - £100,000 1” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2024 2023 No. No. In the band £90,001 - £100,000 1 1” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: funds are sought well in advance of its activities (held: £924k)
“It is the policy of the charity that funds are sought well in advance of its activities in order to ensure that it will be able to continue the charity's current objectives while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Desaur LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£659k
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£156k
Reserves (reported)
£924k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~10.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 23.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Algeria · Austria · Azerbaijan · Belgium · Bosnia And Herzegovina · Bulgaria · China · Croatia · Cuba · Cyprus · Czech Republic · Denmark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£659k£1.0m
31/12/2023£913k£1.1m
31/12/2022£1.5m£1.5m
31/12/2021£2.2m£1.5m
31/12/2020£1.3m£1.3m

Common questions

Is MEDIA DIVERSITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £362,785 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing to £1,101,681. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and have adopted the going concern basis of accounting. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy is to seek funds well in advance of activities to ensure it can continue its current objectives. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Desaur LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of MEDIA DIVERSITY earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.