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Activities & Mission

Primary activities are concerned with the training of television, radio, newspaper, magazine and news agency personnel; the encouragement of good management practices; technical assistance in print and broadcasting; and help and advice in the development of new outlets for journalists and broadcasters, including the internet.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,310,542
Latest Expenditure
£3,734,510

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 111.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 98.9%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,439,000
Charitable Activities £693,000
Other Trading £0
Investments £178,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,692,260
Raising Funds £42,250
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,310,542£3,734,510£3,692,260£13,294,000£602,00012 / 0
2023£2,444,000£3,437,000£3,397,000£12,535,000£590,00012 / 0
2022£2,419,000£2,941,000£2,900,000£12,660,000£1,093,00011 / 0
2021£2,553,000£2,666,000£2,623,000£14,506,000£1,174,00012 / 0
2020£2,599,000£2,641,000£2,603,000£13,742,000£1,094,00012 / 0

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Details

Address
2nd Floor
6 Greenland Place
London
Registration Date
4 December 1962
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
313750
Charity Number
313750

Trustees

THOMSON FOUNDATION (TRUSTEE) LIMITED

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • THE THOMSON FOUNDATION
  • THOMSON MEDIA FOUNDATION
  • THOMSON MEDIA FOUNDATION