| Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | for theperiod | for theperiod | for theperiod |
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| From | Period start date | To | Period end date | ||||
| 04 | 12 | 2023 | 31 | 03 | 2025 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Media and Information Literacy Alliance
Other names charity is known by MILA
Registered charity number (if any) 1206054
Charity's principal address
c/o Parent Zone Units 1-4, 80-82 White Lion Street London Postcode N1 9PF
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Dr Elinor Carmi | from 01/05/2024 | |||
| Stéphane Goldstein | Secretary | |||
| Dr Melissa Highton | until 03/12/2025 | |||
| Bryden Joy | from 06/01/2026 | |||
| KirstyLingstadt | from 01/05/2024 | |||
| Prof Julian McDougall | Chair | |||
| Dr Luis Pereira | from 01/05/2024 | |||
| Vicki Shotbold | ||||
| Dr Jane Secker | from 01/05/2024 | |||
| TiffanySmyly | from 10/11/2025 | |||
| Caitlin Webb | until 22/03/2024 | |||
| Frances Yeoman | from 01/05/2024 |
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Not applicable. MILA did not employ any staff during the reporting period
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution, dated 23/11/2023 and not amended since then – this may be Type of governing document found at https://mila.org.uk/about-us/constitution/ (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Recruitment and appointment by existing trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
MILA has in place a conflict of interest policy – this may be found at You may choose to include https://mila.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/MILA-conflict-of-interestadditional information, where policy.pdf relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The objects of MILA are for the public benefit to advance the education of the public (including marginalised and under-represented groups) on the subject of media and information literacy in particular, but not exclusively, by (a) furthering their skill and ability to access and engage with media and information and developing their understanding of media and information literacy, and (b) promoting collaboration and research on all aspects of the subject and publishing the useful results.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
MILA’s activities undertaken for the public benefit are structured around three broad strands, as set out in its Mission and Strategy ( https://mila.org.uk/about-us/ ):
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Advocacy for media and information literacy, including partnershipbuilding; public/media engagement; political engagement and influencing; contributing to policy development.
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Capacity-building, including building a knowledge hub; practitioner training; embedding media and information literacy into school and college curricula; networking.
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Research, including systematic review; bringing the evidence base together; mapping existing activity; alignment of existing models
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and approaches; participating in or facilitating targeted research projects; developing evaluation and/or impact frameworks for media and information literacy.
For these activities, MILA serves as an enabler and facilitator. It focuses on fostering dialogue between the large number of organisations and initiatives in the UK with and interest in media and information literacy, and on generating collaborations covering the three strands.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include None. further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
MILA was registered as a charity on 04/12/ 2023, so this report covers its first full year from 01/04/2024 to 31/03/2025 as well as the four-month period between its registration and the start of the year in April 2024.
This has been a foundational period, during which MILA started to establish itself by gradually building up its network of contacts and partnerships, making itself known and offering its expertise as outlined in section C. On that basis, initial achievements have included:
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Establishing a database of organisations and individuals with which MILA is developing relationship (over 300 names by the end of the reporting period), including third sector organisations, public agencies, universities and commercial undertakings.
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Running a webinar as part of UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy week in November 2024, and a stakeholder event in January 2025 with around thirty organisations.
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Developing a draft framework to illustrate how media and information literacy is relevant to people’s aspirations.
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Collaborating with Bournemouth University on an evaluation framework for media literacy interventions.
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Commissioning and overseeing a study on the impact of information literacy on society (NB this project was funded by some of our partners).
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Undertaking an evaluation of media literacy teaching resources/lesson plans for Parent Zone (NB income for this project was not generated until FY 2025-2026).
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Responding to public consultations on Ofcom’s Media Literacy Strategy and on the Department for Education’s review of the school curriculum.
During the reporting period, MILA has operated solely on volunteer basis, without paid staff, relying on the pro bono effort and time put in by its trustees and other partners. Inevitably, this has meant that progress has sometimes been slow and hampered by the lack of financial resources. MILA has not raised any funds during the reporting period, although that is changing for the following reporting period in 2025-2026.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
MILA does not hold any reserves and does not have a reserves policy.
Not applicable
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
MILA did not engage in any financial activity during the reporting period, nor did it have any assets or liabilities. In future, MILA expects to raise funds through project grants and consultancy work. It does not raise funds from the public.
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
None.
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) Full name(s) Prof Julian McDougall Stéphane Goldstein Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair Secretary Date 23 January 2026 23 January 2026 |
Signature(s) Full name(s) Prof Julian McDougall Stéphane Goldstein Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair Secretary Date 23 January 2026 23 January 2026 |
Signature(s) Full name(s) Prof Julian McDougall Stéphane Goldstein Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair Secretary Date 23 January 2026 23 January 2026 |
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| 23 January 2026 23 January 2026 |
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| 23 January 2026 |
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This template is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trustees-annual-report-template
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| #VALUE! | Charity Name Media and Information Literacy Alliance |
Charity Name Media and Information Literacy Alliance |
Charity Name Media and Information Literacy Alliance |
No (if any) | CC16a |
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| For the period from |
Period start date 12/4/2023 |
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Period end date 3/31/2025 |
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| A1 Receipts 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sub total 0.00 Total receipts 0.00 A3 Payments 0.00 Sub total 0.00 0.00 0.00 Sub total 0.00 Total payments 0.00 Net of receipts/(payments) 0.00 A5 Transfers between funds 0.00 A6 Cash funds last year end 0.00 Cash funds this year end 0.00 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Details Details Details Details Signature #VALUE! Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 0.00 - 0.00 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ 0.00 - Cost (optional) 0.00 - Cost (optional) 0.00 - 0.00 - Print Name Prof Julian McDougall Stéphane Goldstein Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| #VALUE! | Prof Julian McDougall | 1/23/2026 | |
| Stéphane Goldstein | 1/23/2026 |