# Mediale CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1189852
- **Other names:** YORK MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL CIO, YORK MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY, YORK MEDIALE, Mediale
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** June 9, 2020
- **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=1189852


## Contact

- **Address:** Mediale c/o Nunns, 50 Micklegate, SELBY, North Yorkshire
- **Postcode:** YO8 4EQ
- **Phone:** 01904829735
- **Email:** info@mediale.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.mediale.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE ARTS, ESPECIALLY MEDIA AND OTHER NEW TECHNOLOGY ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: A) ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION AND INCLUSION AT EVENTS, SUCH AS FESTIVALS; AND B) SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN THE PROVISION OF ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES, WHICH TAKE PLACE PRIMARILY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE YORKSHIRE REGION.

**Activities:** Mediale is an independent arts charity, originally founded in 2016 to celebrate the designation of York as the first and only UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts in the UK.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £335449 | £350519 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £465609 | £456714 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £474175 | £438700 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £230834 | £319162 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £452633 | £419128 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 22, 2021
- Dr Michelle Kasprzak — appointed July 17, 2025
- Ernst Hugo Weijers — appointed July 17, 2025
- Kay Hannah Watson — appointed Sept. 22, 2021
- Kristina Maurer — appointed Sept. 22, 2021
- Lisa Gray — appointed Oct. 17, 2025
- Theodora Vougiouka — appointed Oct. 17, 2025
- Thomas Charles John Feeney — appointed July 17, 2025