One World Media Trust

Analysis

One World Media Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08127016). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, One World Media Trust reported income of £223k and spending of £301k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £272k to £223k (-18%), an average of -4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, One World Media Trust sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leicester Print Workshop Studios and Resource (£223k), The Michael Marks Charitable Trust (£223k) and Jba Trust Limited (£223k).

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.