ETHICAL JOURNALISM NETWORK

Charity number: 1166150
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The EJN works with journalists and others in Europe (W. Balkans & Turkey), China, Africa and the Middle East to improve media ethics, good governance and self-regulation to address misinformation and abusive forms of public communications. We are active in European and global discussion on media policy to combat misinformation and propaganda and to promote ethical discourse in the public sphere.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £29,233
Total expenditure: £54,671

People

7 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Bosnia And Herzegovina
  • China
  • Jordan
  • Kenya
  • Kosovo
  • Lebanon
  • Macedonia
  • Montenegro
  • Occupied Palestinian Territories
  • Poland
  • Serbia
  • Turkey
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 March 2016: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
CHRISTOPHER CLARKE HIRD Chair 03 December 2020
None on record
Alf Bjarne Johnsen Trustee 07 December 2021
None on record
Simon Trevor Lloyd Trustee 07 December 2021
PUBLIC INTEREST NEWS FOUNDATION
Received: 59 days late
JAMES BALL Trustee 03 December 2020
None on record
EJIKEME GEORGE NZEREM Trustee 03 December 2020
None on record
JANE MARY CLEMETSON Trustee 03 December 2020
None on record
Salim Amin Trustee 20 January 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £233.28k £173.47k £168.69k £124.55k £29.23k
Total expenditure £277.03k £177.75k £191.19k £163.07k £54.67k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 02 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 02 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 19 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 19 January 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 12 MAR 2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11/03/2016 as amended on 11 Oct 2023

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT HIGH ETHICAL STANDARDS IN JOURNALISM, BASED ON PRINCIPLES OF TRUTH AND ACCURACY, INDEPENDENCE, FAIRNESS AND IMPARTIALITY, HUMANITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF JOURNALISTS AND THE PUBLICATION OF USEFUL RESEARCH.

Contact information

Address:
International House
36-38 Cornhill
London
EC3V 3NG
Phone:
07957298422
Email:
contactus@ethicaljournalismnetwork.org
Website:

www.ethicaljournalismnetwork.org Open in new window