# WIKIMEDIA UK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1144513
- **Other names:** WIKI UK LIMITED, WIKIMEDIA UK
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 3, 2011
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1144513


## Contact

- **Address:** Wikimedia UK, C/O The British Library, Level 4, Room 46018, 96 Euston Road
- **Postcode:** LONDON
- **Phone:** 02033720760
- **Email:** info@wikimedia.org.uk
- **Website:** http://www.wikimedia.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE WIDEST POSSIBLE PUBLIC ACCESS TO, USE OF AND CONTRIBUTION TO OPEN CONTENT OF AN ENCYCLOPAEDIC OR EDUCATIONAL NATURE OR OF SIMILAR UTILITY TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR THE OPEN CONTENT SUPPORTED AND PROVIDED BY WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION, INC., BASED IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA.“CONTENT” MEANS TEXTUAL OR NUMERICAL INFORMATION, STILL OR MOVING IMAGES, SOUND OR MUSIC OR OTHER DATA DISSEMINATED ON PRINTED, ELECTRONIC AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEDIA AND SERVICES. CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO EDITORIAL POLICIES AND SAFEGUARDS DESIGNED TO ENSURE ITS OVERALL ACCURACY AND QUALITY.CONTENT IS "OPEN" WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE FOR NO CHARGE AND WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WITH LEGAL RIGHTS TO VIEW, COPY, SHARE, ADAPT, IMPROVE AND OTHERWISE USE AND REUSE THAT CONTENT AND WHEN TECHNICAL MEASURES ARE IN PLACE TO SUPPORT SUCH USAGE.

**Activities:** 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.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2025 | £1269305 | £1029346 | £645526 | 14 |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | £1095569 | £1130426 | £405567 | 16 |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | £977202 | £976142 | £440424 | 15 |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | £860254 | £832110 | £439364 | 13 |
| Jan. 31, 2021 | £867439 | £694263 | £411220 | 10 |



## Trustees

- **Lucy Yu** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 18, 2025
- Adrian Beidas — appointed July 9, 2022
- Alex Ashby — appointed Sept. 15, 2023
- Andrew Russell — appointed Sept. 21, 2024
- Caroline Ball — appointed July 10, 2021
- Douglas Scott — appointed Sept. 27, 2025
- Ian Watt — appointed Sept. 27, 2025
- Mark Cruickshank — appointed March 29, 2022
- Monica Westin — appointed Sept. 21, 2024
- Sarvesh Ramachandran — appointed Sept. 15, 2023