Media Diversity

Analysis

Media Diversity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04886768). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Media Diversity reported income of £706k and spending of £816k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £2.2m to £706k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Media Diversity sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rekindle Collective Ltd. (£706k), Little Jimmy's Preschool Ltd (£707k) and The English and Media Centre (£706k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 15%. Reserves of £838k would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.