WIKIMEDIA UK

About WIKIMEDIA UK

WIKIMEDIA UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1144513). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Platinum" rating with a CharityScore of 95/100 — one of the highest-rated charities in England and Wales for governance and transparency. This places it among the top-rated charities in our database, reflecting strong performance across governance, financial health, and regulatory compliance. In its most recent reporting year (2025), WIKIMEDIA UK reported a total income of £1,269,305 and total expenditure of £1,029,346, a spending ratio of 81% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, WIKIMEDIA UK describes its activities as follows: WMUK exists to help collect, develop and distribute freely licensed knowledge (and other educational, cultural and historic material). We do this by bringing the Wikimedia community in the UK together, and by building links with UK-based cultural institutions, universities, charities and other bodies, and with overseas bodies within the Wikimedia Movement. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for WIKIMEDIA UK. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Financial History

Latest spending ratio: 81.1% of income spent on charitable work