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media legal defence initiative

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and other defined groups. Media Legal Defence Initiative is a registered charity whose purpose is human rights, religious or racial harmony, equality, or diversity. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in Azerbaijan, Cameroon, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND LAWS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD IN PARTICULAR BY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) PROTECTING FREEDOM OF SPEECH AND THE RIGHT TO FREE EXPRESSION.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,011,724
Latest Expenditure
£2,961,680

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 95.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 97.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 5.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,994,024
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £13,015
Other Income £4,685

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,875,427
Raising Funds £86,253
Governance £73,896
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,011,724£2,961,680£2,875,427£1,259,654£1,056,44220 / 0
2023£2,866,885£2,949,701£2,843,330£1,209,611£578,58618 / 0
2022£2,642,048£2,289,942£2,189,264£1,292,428£357,50017 / 1
2021£2,092,657£1,991,876£1,870,023£940,322£357,50016 / 4
2020£2,805,049£2,771,240£2,678,729£839,541£350,00015 / 1

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers