# PUBLIC INTEREST NEWS FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1191397
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 22, 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=1191397


## Contact

- **Address:** PUBLIC INTEREST NEWS FOUNDATION, 4th Floor, 18 St. Cross Street, LONDON
- **Phone:** 02033254286
- **Email:** contact@publicinterestnews.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.publicinterestnews.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: - TO PROMOTE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF INVESTIGATING, REPORTING AND DISSEMINATING PUBLIC INTEREST NEWS, INCLUDING RELEVANT LAW, ETHICS, CODES OF CONDUCT AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF RELATED ACTIVITIES; - TO PROMOTE CITIZENSHIP AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE INFORMED PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING BY SUPPORTING THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC INTEREST NEWS BY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE MEANS; AND- TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT AND BEST PRACTICE IN JOURNALISM AND THE EDITING AND PUBLICATION OF NEWS IN THE PRINT AND OTHER MEDIA FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC, HAVING REGARD TO THE NEED TO ACT WITHIN THE LAW AND TO PROTECT BOTH THE PRIVACY OF INDIVIDUALS AND FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION.

**Activities:** Public Interest News Foundation (PINF) operates in the UK and works to promote public understanding and knowledge of the principles and practice of investigating, reporting and disseminating Public Interest News; promote citizenship and civic responsibility and encourage informed participation and engagement by the public; promote high standards of ethical conduct and best practice in journalism.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** 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 | £613339 | £718874 | £62537 | 4 |
| March 31, 2024 | £436747 | £553466 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £449315 | £335495 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £223519 | £244899 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £125633 | £30412 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Julius Weinberg** (Chair) — appointed June 12, 2020
- Alison Sarah Gow — appointed July 28, 2023
- Isabelle Roughol — appointed April 1, 2020
- Joan Hannah Oluwayemisi Adetunji — appointed Nov. 18, 2020
- Polly Elizabeth Curtis — appointed March 16, 2022