# RELIGION MEDIA CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1169562
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 10, 2016
- **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=1169562


## Contact

- **Address:** Collaboration House, 77-79 Charlotte Street, London
- **Postcode:** W1T 4PW
- **Phone:** 0203 970 0709
- **Email:** info@religionmediacentre.org.uk
- **Website:** www.religionmediacentre.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN WORLD RELIGION, INCLUDING THE BAHA’I FAITH; BUDDHISM; CHRISTIANITY; HINDUISM; ISLAM; JAINISM; JUDAISM; SIKHISM AND ZOROASTRIANISM BY: THE DISSEMINATION OF ACCURATE, AUTHORITATIVE, INDEPENDENT AND IMPARTIAL INFORMATION AND RESEARCH ABOUT RELIGIOUS FAITHS TO THE MEDIA; AND THE PROVISION OF MEDIA TRAINING TO RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS.

**Activities:** Providing information to journalists on stories about religion, including research briefings and access to reputable sources of expertise and a range of informed opinion on a particular topic. Offering events where people connected with stories about religion engage and discuss issues with journalists. Providing religious literacy training to journalists and media training to religious leaders.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Religious Activities, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £126217 | £126889 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £84587 | £157589 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £133360 | £120711 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £120560 | £114723 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £128500 | £136246 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MICHAEL PAUL WAKELIN** (Chair) — appointed Oct. 10, 2016
- BENEDICT SAMUEL RICH — appointed Oct. 10, 2016
- Dr Hassan Abdein — appointed March 27, 2023
- Dr Lois Lee — appointed Nov. 26, 2020
- KEVIN JAQUISS — appointed March 29, 2017
- Opinderjit Kaur Takhar Dr — appointed July 1, 2024
- Roger Bolton — appointed June 27, 2019