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the thomson foundation

The charity supports other defined groups. The Thomson Foundation is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in City Of London, Armenia, 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

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

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers