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Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Spending declining: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -9 ?

MEDIA STANDARDS TRUST 

To promote and advance the education of the public in the understanding and knowledge of the media in a modern society.
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Spending is declining
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22*£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19*£5£11£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18*£0£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17£0£1£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£24£24£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£115£351£-236£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£319£340£-21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£339£355£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£486£407£79£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£364£343£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£166£240£-73£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£404£317£87£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£467£233£233£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£152£132£20£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 18 years

www.mediastandardstrust.org

contact@mediastandardstrust.org

02037731362

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Media Standards Trust
£220,000 06/02/2012
Towards core costs to foster higher standards in news media.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Media Standards Trust
£150,000 29/01/2009
36
Towards Core costs Towards core costs to raise awareness about news standards.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/04/2006, number: 1113680
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/07/2005, number: 05514310
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR22: 3 days late, AR19: 120 days late, AR18: 480 days late, AR15: 24 days late,
Main office

35 BELITHA VILLAS
LONDON
N1 1PE

Objectives

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE MEDIA IN A MODERN SOCIETY.(2) THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF ETHICAL STANDARDS OF CONDUCT INCLUDING HIGH STANDARDS OF BALANCE, FAIRNESS, ACCURACY, INTEGRITY AND PROFESSIONALISM AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW BY ALL THOSE ENGAGED IN OR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MEDIA IN THE UK AND ELSEWHERE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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