Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Very static board: -5
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -12

MEDIA SUPPORT PARTNERSHIP

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male
The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Total income	£3,000	£12,200	£0	£0	£2,622	£0
Total spending	£12,010	£12,926	£18,424	£743	£3,450	£444
Surplus/deficit	-£9,010	-£726	-£18,424	-£743	-£828	-£444

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Established: 23 years

www.mediasupportpartnership.org

Listed activities

It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Other individual and family services

Purposes

The advancement of education
The advancement of health
The advancement of citizenship or community development','the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation

Where it operates

Overseas only, main operating location: Highland

Who it helps

Children or young people
People with disabilities or health problems
No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Directors (5)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 55-77

ADAM, Gordon Millen
Appointed: 2001
Occupation: Broadcaster

ANDERSON, Gavin Webster
Appointed: 2008
Occupation: Business Consultant

BATTERSBY HARFORD, Nicola Mary
Appointed: 2009
Occupation: Company Director

COLE-HAMILTON, Richard Simon
Appointed: 2012
Occupation: Chartered Accountant

PRAG, Thomas Gregory
Appointed: 2001
Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 04/04/2001, number: SC031594
Registered at Companies House on 09/04/2001, number: SC217971

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

1 Bellfield Drive, North Kessock, Inverness, IV1 3XT

Objectives

(1) to advance education in the treatment by the media of humanitarian problems, conflicts and crises and (2) to promote the relief of suffering and distress amongst the victims of humanitarian crises and conflicts through the appropriate use of the mass media.

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