BBC Media Action
Charitable company · registered 1999
What the charity does
BBC Media Action uses media and communication to reduce poverty and promote human rights, thereby enabling people to build better lives. We work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Central Asia. We have three main thematic areas: health, governance and humanitarian, and two subsidiary areas: education/livelihoods and climate.
Income and spending
Income Spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £32,913,000 | £33,033,000 |
| 31 March 2024 | £32,025,000 | £33,782,000 |
| 31 March 2023 | £34,969,000 | £35,823,000 |
| 31 March 2022 | £34,229,000 | £34,514,000 |
| 31 March 2021 | £39,949,000 | £40,028,000 |
Charity details
- Charity number
- 1076235
- Company number
- 03521587
- Registered
- 23 June 1999
- Latest income
- £32,913,000 (year to 31 March 2025)
- Latest spending
- £33,033,000
- Income from government
- £5,923,223
- Reporting
- Submission Received
- Gift Aid
- Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Contact
- Address
- British Broadcasting Corporation, Wogan House, Portland Place, London, W1A 1AA
- Phone
- 02036144272
- Website
- bbcmediaaction.org
Official record: Charity Commission register, charity number 1076235.
What the charity does
Who it helps
How it helps
Where it operates
Charitable objects
1. The education and training of journalists and all others engaged in the broadcast media in the principles and practice of journalism, programme production, broadcasting and related media skills including ethics and codes of conduct, technical presentation and writing skills, including ethics and codes of conduct, technical presentation and writing skills, interviewing techniques, press and news conferences, relevant law and newsroom roles and responsibilities so as to promote high standards of balance, fairness, integrity and professionalism; and 2. The education of the public in the arts and sciences including health, law, social policy, public administration, history, politics, economics, environmental protection, languages, and in the availability of education, and in particular through the production and broadcasting and other dissemination of educational films and radio and television programmes and the publication of other educational material for the benefit of the public.
Area of benefit: Not Defined
Governing document: Memorandum and articles incorporated 26/02/1998as amended by special resolution(s) Dated 06/06/1999as amended by special resolution(s) Dated 20/09/1999as amended by special resolution(s) Dated 01/11/2003as amended by special resolution(s) Dated 06/09/2005as amended by certificate of incorporation on change of name dated 16/12/2011
Employees earning over £60,000
- £60,001–£70,000 · 13 employees
- £70,001–£80,000 · 9 employees
- £80,001–£90,000 · 1 employee
- £90,001–£100,000 · 5 employees
- £100,001–£110,000 · 3 employees
- £120,001–£130,000 · 1 employee
- £140,001–£150,000 · 1 employee
- £150,001–£200,000 · 1 employee
- £200,001–£250,000 · 2 employees
Other names
- BBC WST · working name
- The BBC World Service Training Trust · previous name
- The BBC World Service Trust · previous name
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Questions and answers
What is the charity number of BBC Media Action?
BBC Media Action is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under charity number 1076235 and is also a company (number 03521587).
How much income does BBC Media Action have?
In the financial year ending 31 March 2025 the charity had an income of £32,913,000 and spent £33,033,000.
How many employees of BBC Media Action earn over £60,000?
36 employees received total benefits over £60,000 in the latest annual return.