BBC MEDIA ACTION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
BBC Media Action uses media and communication to reduce poverty and promote human rights, thereby enabling people to build better lives. We work in more than 40 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Central Asia. We have three main thematic areas: health, governance and humanitarian, and two subsidiary areas: education/livelihoods and climate.
Latest income
£32.9m
Expenditure
£33.0m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £39.9m | £40.0m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £34.2m | £34.5m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £35.0m | £35.8m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £32.0m | £33.8m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £32.9m | £33.0m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £6.6m |
| Charitable activities | £26.0m |
| Trading | £212k |
| Investment income | £57k |
| Total income | £32.9m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £32.7m |
| Raising funds | £378k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £0 |
| Total expenditure | £33.0m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £1.4m |
| Total funds | £1.4m |
| — restricted | £34k |
| — unrestricted | £1.4m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £1.4m |
| Cash | £5.7m |
People
| Employees | 469 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Overseas Aid/famine Relief
Who it helps
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.